Equipment

Laptops are available to Hunter students on loan for one semester at a time. Students must be enrolled for the term in which the loan is being requested.

Please review the eligibility criteria and participation terms on the request form. After submitting your request, a staff member will contact you with additional details.

Students may borrow equipment, at no charge, to support their Hunter College classes, clubs, organizations or events with permission of the course instructor, staff mentor or department head.

Hunter’s Audio Visual (A/V) Department does restrict the use of its equipment to the college campus. Requests for equipment use off-campus will be reviewed individually on a case-by-case basis by the A/V director or manager. Equipment is not provided for the personal use of employees, students or the public.

Equipment is loaned for the length of time needed. Typically, that is a day or two but can be longer if the situation warrants it. This is for two reasons:

1. If the equipment is at A/V, it is available for the next person who needs it.
2. Since the person borrowing the equipment is financially responsible for its loss and damage, it is in their interest to return it to A/V when they aren’t using it. The longer a person has borrowed equipment, the greater chance of it being misplaced, stolen or forgotten.

The A/V Department does not provide equipment to the public. The only non-Hunter college events A/V supports occur on the Hunter campus and are scheduled and billed by the Office of Central Reservations.

The person who borrows equipment is responsible for returning it on time and undamaged:

1. Costs for damage and theft will be billed to the borrower. (The authorizing department may be held partially responsible if the equipment use was required.)
2. Late returns may result in suspension of borrowing privileges.

Equipment may be returned during A/V’s business hours. In the event A/V is closed during the time of your scheduled return, the equipment must be returned the following business day, in which case the equipment must be kept in a double lock room.

Laptops are loaned for: 

• Short-term use, normally up to one week.
• Occasional use, such as several times per semester.
• Long-term use may be accommodated upon review by the A/V manager.

Laptops are not loaned for:

• Sabbaticals, extended lengths of time, back-to-back renewals, or because the borrower needs an extra computer in their home or office.

Because laptops are such an appealing theft-target, users are required to personally pick up a laptop when borrowing it. The A/V staff will not deliver laptops to classrooms unless the student or instructor has a physical impairment.

Laptops are available to Hunter students on loan, for one semester at a time. You must be enrolled for the term in which the loan is being requested.

Please visit Emergency Support and Resources for more details.

Hunter purchases a computer (laptop/desktop) for each new full-time faculty member, lecturer and doctoral lecturer on a certificate of continuous employment (CCE) eligible track at the beginning of her/his appointment. While the computer remains the property of the college, the computer is dedicated to the exclusive use of the faculty member as long as s/he is employed at Hunter College. This machine is supported by Instructional Computing and Information Technology (ICIT).

Please note that any purchase made with college funds remains the property of Hunter College including computers, peripherals and electronic devices.

Some faculty members’ teaching and research warrants computing power beyond the standard configuration. Upgrades and additional computers will be approved on the basis of pedagogical/research need and the added costs must be funded from departmental funds (the central budget only covers the standard configuration).To request an upgrade, email the Hunter College Help Desk at helpdesk@hunter.cuny.edu with a simple statement of the research/pedagogical need and the funding source. Once approved, ICIT will authorize the order and installation.

Pre-approval is also required to purchase peripherals that are already provided centrally by the college (printers, scanners, copiers, etc.) as well as all other electronic mobile devices (iPods, iPod Touches, etc.).

For faculty members whose teaching and research warrants a tablet computer, including iPads, the approval and purchase process is the same as for upgrades and additional equipment. As with all other purchases made with college funds, the tablet/iPad remains the property of the college.

PC Desktop

Dell OptiPlex 7400 AIO Series (All-in-One)

• Intel Core i7 (8 Cores/12MB/8T/up to 4.8GHz/65W); supports
• Windows 10
• 16GB 1X16GB DDR4 Memory
• 256/512GB Solid State Drive
• Intel UHD Graphics
• 23.8″ FHD 1920×1080 IPS Display
• Integrated Camera
• Intel Wireless-AC 9560, Dual-band 2×2 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO + Bluetooth 5
• Dell Multimedia English Keyboard – KB216
• Dell MS116 Wired Mouse
• Windows 10 Enterprise 64 English

PC Notebook

Dell Latitude 14 5400 Series Laptop

• Intel Core i7 (6 Core, 12MB Cache, 2.6 GHz, 4.6GHz
• 16GB, 1x16GB, DDR4 Memory
• 256/512GB Solid State Drive
• Intel UHD Graphics with Thunderbolt 3 for Intel i7-9850HLight Sensitive Webcam and
• Noise Cancelling Digital Array Mic
• 14″ FHD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Non Touch, RGB Camera & Microphone, WLAN/WWAN
• Capable
• Intel Wireless-AC 9560, Dual-band 2×2 802.11ac Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO + Bluetooth
• Dual Pointing Backlit US English Keyboard
• 4 Cell 68Whr ExpressCharge Capable Battery
• 1 USB Type CTM 3.1 Gen 2 with Power Delivery & Thunderbolt 3 with Power Delivery; 3
• USB 3.1 Gen 1 (one with PowerShare) ;1 HDMI 2.0; Windows 10 Enterprise 64 English

Mac Desktop

Apple iMac Desktop 24-inch with Retina 4K display

• 3.0GHz 6-core Intel i5/M1 Processor
• 16GB DDR4
• 256/512GB SSD storage
• Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB video memory
• 4 USB 3 ports
• 2 Thunderbolt ports
• 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
• Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Rated EPEAT Gold
• FaceTime HD camera
• Full specifications are on Apple’s website

Mac Notebook

13/14-inch MacBook Pro

• Intel Core i5/M1/M2 processor
• 16GB SDRAM
• 256/512GB PCIe-based SSD
• Intel Iris Plus Graphics
• 13″ Retina display with True Tone
• Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
• Backlit Keyboard
• 802.11ac Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
• 720p FaceTime HD camera
• Built-in battery (10 hours)
• Full specifications are on Apple’s web site