Some students and their families choose to wait until after their first semester at ECU to evaluate the need to buy a Personal Computer. Students can bring any kind of computer they wish, but to make full use of campus resources or to connect to the Internet we have provided a recommendation list of basic and advanced performance systems to help you make purchasing and upgrade decisions. Students should contact the department of their Intended major for more information. The ECU Student Stores carry a variety of computers and software packages at special student prices. There are computer labs located all around campus with both Macintosh and PC computers.
Some labs offer specific services and some are only open to specific majors.
All labs require students to bring their student ID and they also should bring a disk on which to save their work. In 1998, ECU was 25th on the list of the Top 100 Wired College Campuses in the Country. One of the reasons ECU made the list, is that we have an computer network port for each student living in the residence halls. This network for on-campus students is called RezNet . ECU provides the port in the student's room, Internet service and basic technical support at no additional charge, the student needs to provide the Ethernet card for their computer meeting our requirements , and any Internet software they choose to use.