Hardware & Equipment

The Medford Data Lab maintains a variety of equipment and resources for use by Tufts students, researchers, faculty, and staff. Click on these links to skip to the following sections:

  1. Computer Hardware
  2. Printers
  3. Scanners & Digitizers

Computer Hardware

Computing Lab & Collaborative Space Hardware

  • 19 Windows 10 Desktops with 24″ LCD Monitors
  • 1 High Processing Computer (HPC) – Dell Precision Tower (6C, 3.5GHz), 64GB RAM, NVIDIA Quadro  8GB Video Card
  • 2 Fixed Collaborative Stations running Windows 10 with 43″ LCD Monitors (additional multimedia connections available)
  • 1 Mobile Collaborative Station running Windows 10 with a 63″  LG Monitor (additional multimedia connections available)

Instructional Classroom

  • 24 Desktops running Windows 10 with 24″ LCD Monitors
  • A Teaching Podium with networked Windows 10 Desktop and various multimedia connections
  • Mounted overhead Epson projection system with built in classroom speakers
  • 3 Additional Windows 10 Dell laptops

Printers

HP Color LaserJet 5500 Printer

  • Printing is “Pay for Print” in the Data Lab. You must have a Tufts ID or temporary print card to access the printer.
  • Printer Name = “Color_Medford“
  • Cost = $0.30 per page
  • This is a color printer only. Currently, we do not have a black and white printer in our lab. You can send jobs to the Color_BW printer que and print the job from any tufts Black and White printer on the Medford campus.

HP DesignJet Z6100 Large Format Plotter

The Digital Design Studio, located on the 3rd floor of Tisch Library, is now the primary resource for large format printing. They make their services available for students, faculty, and staff.  Here are their hours of operation.

  • The Data Lab large format printer is only used for GIS Poster Expo printing and can only be used by a Lab Assistant during staffed hours.
  • Printing Dimensions = Max 42″ width on one side.
  • Please have your file in PDF format sized at the final printing size.
  • We recommend using MS Publisher, Adobe Illustrator, or Adobe InDesign to make your posters. We do not recommend Power Point as it is designed for digital presentations not for print. Please have your files in PDF format when it’s time to print.

Scanners & Digitizers

VIDAR Large Format 42″ Scanner

The Data Lab provides large format scanning services by appointment. Only Data Lab staff are permitted to use the large-format scanner.  Scanning work is usually complete within two working days. Please contact DataLab-support@elist.tufts.edu to schedule assistance with your large-format scanning needs. We do not provide on-demand, walk-in scanning.

Desktop Scanner

Tisch Library provides several flatbed scanners throughout the library.  There is a Scanner Room around the corner from the Data Lab in the Tisch Library. It is located next to the Circulation Desk and has three scanners and two copiers.

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