Hardware Standards
Computer Lifecycle Recommendations
A computer lifecycle is the process of purchasing, funding, installing, maintaining, and recycling of computer equipment and associated software. Following the Physical Sciences recommended computer lifecycle improves security, cuts down on loss of staff disruption time, and promotes a predictable maintenance cadence, lessening emergency work tickets for the Physical Sciences Help Desk.
Physical Sciences Desktop Support Strongly Recommends the Following:
- Computers dedicated to full-time staff: Replace every 4 years
- Shared computers/labs/kiosks: Replace every 5 years
All Physical Sciences-ordered and maintained computers have a 4-year hardware warranty. Computers past the warranty period will fall under “best effort” support. IT staff will try their best to troubleshoot any issues, but if hardware fails or the computer is too slow due to hardware, a replacement will be prescribed.
How to Order
If you are interested in purchasing one of the below machines, monitors, or printers please work with your Department purchaser
Windows Computers
Dell Precision 3591 Workstation (Standard Laptop)
Processor
Up to Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 185H
OS
Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, or Ubuntu® Linux®
Graphics
Up to NVIDIA® RTX™ 2000 Ada Generation or Intel® Integrated Graphics
Memory (RAM)
Up to 64 GB
Storage
Up to 2 TB
Display
15.6"
Dell Precision 7780 Workstation (Premium Laptop)
ProcessorUp to Intel® Core™ i9-13950HX
OS
Windows 11 Pro or Ubuntu® Linux®
Graphics
Up to NVIDIA® RTX™ 5000 Ada Generation or Intel® UHD Graphics
Memory (RAM)
Up to 128 GB
Storage
Up to 4 TB
Display
17.3"
Dell XPS Desktop (Standard Desktop)
Processor13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900
OS
Windows 11 Home
Graphics
Intel® UHD Graphics 770
Memory
16 GB: 2 x 8 GB, DDR5, 4800 MT/s; up to 64 GB
Storage
1 TB SSD
Dell New XPS Desktop (Premium Desktop)
Processor
14th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-14900 processor
OS
Windows 11 Home
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Ti
Memory
32 GB DDR5
Storage
1 TB SSD
Dell Thunderbolt Docking Station – WD22TB4

Apple Computers
Apple MacBook Air (Thin and Light Laptop)
Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (Standard)
Apple MacBook Pro 16″ (Advanced)
Monitors
Dell OptiPlex 7020 SFF Plus (Standard model)
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Dell Optiplex 7020 SFF Plus (Premium Desktop)
Dell Latitude 5450 (Standard Laptop)
Dell Latitude 7450 Ultrabook (Thin and Light Laptop)