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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 OptiPlexPrecision 70203591 SFF PlusWorkstation (Standard model)Laptop)

TEST

Processor
Up

to
Intel®
Core™
Ultra
9 Dell185H
OS
Windows Optiplex11 7020Home, SFFWindows Plus11 Pro, or Ubuntu® Linux®
Graphics
Up to NVIDIA® RTX™ 2000 Ada Generation or Intel® Integrated Graphics
Memory (PremiumRAM)
Up Desktop)to

64

GB
Storage
Up to 2 TB
Display
15.6"

Dell LatitudePrecision 54507780 Workstation (StandardPremium Laptop)

Processor
Up

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 LatitudeXPS 7450 UltrabookDesktop (ThinStandard and Light Laptop)Desktop)

Processor
13th

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

 

Dell Thunderbolt Dock

 

Apple Computers

Apple MacBook Air (Thin and Light Laptop)

     

  • Supports one external display
  • Apple M2 with 8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine 
  • 13.6″, 2.7 lb, 52.6 Wh battery
  • 24GB unified memory
  • 512GB SSD storage
  • 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter
  • Liquid Retina display
  • Magic Keyboard – US English
  • Touch ID
  • Force Touch trackpad
  • Two Thunderbolt 3 ports / USB 4 ports
  • Warranty: 4-Year AppleCare+

Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (Standard)

     

  • Supports up to two external displays
  • Apple M2 Pro with 10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU and 16‑core Neural Engine
  • 14″, 3.5 lb, 70.0 Wh battery
  • 32GB unified memory
  • 512GB SSD storage
  • 96W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display
  • Three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port
  • Magic Keyboard with Touch ID – US English
  • Force Touch trackpad
  • Warranty: 4-Year AppleCare+

IPadApple MacBook Pro 13"16″ (Advanced)

 

Monitors


Dell OptiPlex 7020 SFF Plus (Standard model)

TEST

Dell Optiplex 7020 SFF Plus (Premium Desktop)

 

Dell Latitude 5450 (Standard Laptop)

 

 

 

 

Dell Latitude 7450 Ultrabook (Thin and Light Laptop)

 

 

 


Printers


Dell OptiPlex 7020 SFF Plus (Standard model)

TEST

Dell Optiplex 7020 SFF Plus (Premium Desktop)

 

Dell Latitude 5450 (Standard Laptop)

 

 

 

 

Dell Latitude 7450 Ultrabook (Thin and Light Laptop)

 

 

 







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