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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 PrecisionOptiPlex 35917020 WorkstationSFF Plus (Standard Laptop)model)

Processor
Up

TEST

to

Intel®
Core™
Ultra
9
185H
OS
WindowsDell 11Optiplex Home,7020 WindowsSFF 11 Pro, or Ubuntu® Linux®
Graphics
Up to NVIDIA® RTX™ 2000 Ada Generation or Intel® Integrated Graphics
MemoryPlus (RAM)
UpPremium toDesktop) 64

GB
Storage
Up

 to 2 TB
Display
15.6"

Dell PrecisionLatitude 7780 Workstation5450 (PremiumStandard 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 XPSLatitude Desktop7450 Ultrabook (StandardThin Desktop)and Light Laptop) 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+
Apple MacBookIPad Pro 16″ (Advanced)13"

 

Monitors


DellSAMSUNG OptiPlex27" 7020T35F SFFSeries PlusFHD 1080p Computer Monitor (27" model)

TEST

SAMSUNG UJ59 Series 32-Inch 4K UHD (3840x2160) Computer Monitor, HDMI, Display Port, Eye Saver/Flicker Free Mode, FreeSync (LU32J590UQNXZA),Black (standard model)

 

Printers


Brother HL-L2460DW Wireless Compact Monochrome Laser Printer with Duplex, Mobile Printing, Black & White Output (Standard model)

TEST

DellHP OptiplexColor 7020LaserJet SFFEnterprise PlusM554dn Duplex Printer (Premium7ZU81A),White Desktop)(high output color laser)

 

DellHP LatitudeLaserjet 5450Pro MFP 4101fdw Wireless Laser All-in-One Monochrome Printer (Standardincludes Laptop)document feeder scanner)

 

 

 

 

Dell
Latitude
7450
Ultrabook
(Thin
and
Light
Laptop)

 

 

 







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