Both Macintosh and Windows machines are sold by the bookstore and supported on campus. Many students purchase laptop computers. Laptops are very handy if you will be traveling with an athletic team or spending a semester abroad. Laptop locks are available at the bookstore if you are concerned with security. Desktop computers usually offer a little more machine for the money and are more easily upgraded.
Laptops offer greater flexibility allowing a student to work anywhere on campus, abroad or at home.
Ethernet is the way that Colgate students connect to the Internet and e-mail. It is 1,000 times faster than the fastest modem. If you purchase a machine through the bookstore, we will deliver and install it for you. The machines purchased at the bookstore will be in the residence hall lounges on Thursday and Friday, August 24th and 25th. All you have to do is stop by and tell them who you are, and your computer will be brought to your room.