Secure Devices for International Travel
Please note: Requests for 2025 will be accepted through December 21, 2025. Loaner requests submitted after this date will not be reviewed or processed over the MIT special holiday closing.
Hardware
Zoom Rooms for Community Use
The Office of the Provost, in collaboration with the Office of Campus Planning, is piloting a new program of sharing meeting space across campus. IS&T has partnered with Zoom to equip these spaces with Zoom Rooms solutions offering a consistent experience across diverse locations.
Use of these spaces is available to MIT faculty, students, and staff through reservations made via the Spaces feature within the MIT Atlas mobile application.
Self-Service Accessories
IS&T provides IT accessories for instructors to use in MIT classrooms, as well as ethernet cables for staff and students, through a set of self-service vending machines in several convenient locations on campus. These machines also provide KF94 face masks to any MIT community member who has an active MIT ID.
These supplies are provided at no charge. Tap your digital MIT ID on your phone or your MIT ID card to the machine’s reader and select the item you need.
Laptop Recommendations for Students
IS&T is here to provide you with advice and support on IT issues during your time at the Institute. Below are minimum computer hardware configurations for incoming MIT students.
NOTE: These are general recommendations for MIT students. Incoming students should check with their academic departments and subjects of interest for additional or more specific hardware requirements.
If at any point you have questions or need help, contact the IS&T Service Desk 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Zoom Rooms for DLCs
To provide the core infrastructure needed to support collaboration through virtual and hybrid meeting experiences, IS&T offers two options for Zoom Rooms solutions to MIT departments, labs, and centers (DLCs):
DLC Direct Support
DLC Direct serves as an on-demand ‘one-stop-shop’ to handle anything from routine IT tasks to consultations and implementation of IT services.
Computing Equipment Loan Program
Please note: Requests for 2025 will be accepted through December 21, 2025. Loaner requests submitted after this date will not be reviewed or processed over the MIT special holiday closing.
Computer Repair
MIT Hardware Service Center
The MIT Hardware Service Center is now open at its new location in 56-129. A partnership with ComputerCare, the center is available to all MIT students, faculty, and staff.
Laptop Recommendations for Staff
IS&T assists the MIT community with computing needs analysis and purchasing advice. Laptop computers running the Windows or macOS operating system (OS) are strongly recommended for Institute faculty and staff since they provide the maximum flexibility needed to work anywhere on campus.
Printers and Printing
MIT provides centrally-managed printers as well as network connectivity for department or personally owned printers. Both color and black-and-white printers are now available in all MIT dorms.
