the department of Industrial, Interior, and Visual Communication Design
  Computer Purchase Program
 

We have evaluated the needs of a Design student over the entire program and have determined a hardware and software configuration for this laptop that will meet the needs of the student in his or her classes. The Lenovo computer below is a solution that best fits the goals of the Industrial Design program. Lenovo has worked with the Department of Design to give us a price for this computer that is lower than any price in any store or online vendor. They have also created a procedure for purchasing this software and hardware with minimal effort to insure that each student will have it by the beginning of the school year. The hardware and software bundle available under this purchase agreement is:

Department of Design Recommended PC Bundle: Lenovo Thinkpad T60 education model: T60 2007

  • Core 2 Duo T7200 / 2 GHz
  • 15” TFT XGA display
  • ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 64MB
  • 80 GB Hard Drive - 5400RPM
  • 1 GB, DDR II SDRAM 667MHz (max. 3 GB),
  • Li Ion Battery - 1 year warranty
  • CD RW/DVD ROM combo - plug-in module
  • Wireless operation: 802.11g
  • Gigabit Ethernet and 56 Kbps modem
  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Pro
  • PC Doctor, InterVideo WinDVD, ThinkVantage Access Connections, ThinkPad Utilities, Symantec Client Security, Sonic RecordNow, Google Toolbar, ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery, Sonic Solutions Drive Letter Access (DLA), Adobe Reader, Fingerprint Software, ThinkVantage Client Security, Lotus Notes Stand-alone Client license, Lotus SmartSuite Millennium license, ThinkVantage System Update, Diskeeper Lite, Google Desktop, Google Picasa, ThinkVantage Productivity Center with Away Manager, Multimedia Center for Think Offerings
  • 3-year parts and labor warranty

Total Hardware cost without shipping and taxes: $1,254

Go to the OSU Design Lenovo store to order. Enter Part # 2007J2U

Required Software

Microsoft Office XP Pro & Windows XP Professional (MSRP $349 ) is required and is avilable from OSU under a special licensing agreement (Buckeye Bundle 2) for only $70.

This productivity package includes:

  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Outlook with Business Contact Manager
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft FrontPaqge
  • Microsoft Publisher

[ OSU Buckeye Bundle site ]

The Adobe Creative Suite 2.0 (msrp $1299) is required. Due to Adobe licensing restrictions we are not able to bundle this software with the PC laptop. It is available at a reduced price for students at several online stores, including journeyed.com ($379.98), edu-software.net ($394.95), or Campus Tech ($378.95). The Adobe Creative Suite is an integrated design environment that combines full, new versions of the tools you rely on most for image editing, illustration, page layout, and cross-media output.

The Premium edition combines full versions of:

  • Adobe Photoshop CS2
  • Adobe Illustrator CS2
  • Adobe InDesign CS2
  • Adobe GoLive CS2
  • Version Cue CS2
  • Adobe Bridge
  • Adobe Stock Photos
  • Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional

SolidWorks & COSMOSWorks Student Edition 2005-2006 (MSRP $4995) is required during junior year. it is available at a reduced price for students at several online stores, including journeyed.com ($149.98)

Robert McNeel Rhino 3.0 / Flamingo is required during Junior year. It is available at the IDSA Student member cost from www.rhino3d.com for $195 each for educational licenses for Rhino and Flamingo, printed manuals, and unlimited technical support.
Recommended Software

Auto.Des.Sys Form Z RadioZity 1-Yr Student (recommended for interior design students) $195 (journeyed.com)

Studio 8 (MSRP $999) contains the latest versions of the leading tools for every aspect of web design and application development

  • Dreamweaver 8
  • Flash Professional 8
  • Fireworks 8
  • Contribute 8
  • Flashpaper 2

(journeyed.com)

Alias StudioTools 13 Win Student Version for one year

$139.98 (www.journeyed.com)

Autodesk AutoCAD 2007 Student Edition (recommended for interior design students) is available from several online vendors, e.g., Journey-Ed ($349.98)

Note: this may change and be less expensive with an OSU purchase agreement that is being negotiated.

Other Products To Consider
  • Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6.0 - $49.95 (www.edu-software.net)
  • Laptop carrying case
  • Kensington lock
  • Digital camera
  • Inkjet or laser printer
  • Additional RAM or larger hard drive
  • Scanner
Purchase On-line

Go to the OSU Design Department Lenovo Store to purchase your bundle. For more information, contact us by email at design@osu.edu.
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