When it comes to quality, many brand names do live up to their reputations. General recommendations for those purchasing a new computer. Memory 96 Megabytes RAM or better. Hard Drive 4 Gigabytes or better. Most students enjoy the convenience of a small desktop ink-jet printer.
Network printers are available for all to use in each of the student computer centers.
Suggested A Surge Protector is strongly advised for both laptops and desktops. A large part of the communication within the Loomis Chaffee community is done via email. Class assignments, group projects, clubs, tag sales and the like are found on email. All students are given an email account the first day of school and all are expected to check their email daily. About 100 public computers in all class buildings allow students to check their email or work on their papers and other assignments throughout the school day.