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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 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"
Ports
2 Thunderbolt™ 4 (40 Gbps) with DisplayPort™ Alt Mode/USB Type-C/USB4/Power Delivery
1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare
1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port
1 HDMI 2.1 port
1 universal audio port
1 RJ45 Ethernet port
Slots
1 microSD-card slot
1 wedge-shaped lock slot
1 nano-SIM card slot (optional)
1 Smart card reader slot (optional)

Dell OptiPlex 7020 SFF Plus (Standard model)

TEST

Dell PrecisionOptiplex 77807020 WorkstationSFF Plus (Premium Laptop)Desktop)

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"
Ports
2 ThunderBolt™ 4 ports with (USB Type-C™)
1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port with DisplayPort alt mode
1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port with PowerShare
1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port
1 HDMI 2.0a port (UMA)/1 HDMI 2.1 port (DGPU)
1 RJ45 Ethernet port
1 headset (headphone and microphone combo) port
Slots
1 SmartCard Reader
1 Nano-SIM-card slot
1 Nano MicroSD-card slot
1 Wedge-shaped lock slot
Camera
1080p at 30 fps FHD, RGB camera with Omni-directional digital Microphone
1080p at 30 fps FHD, IR camera with Omni-directional digital Microphone + Proximity sensor

Dell XPSLatitude Desktop5450 (Standard Desktop)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 NewLatitude XPS7450 DesktopUltrabook (PremiumThin Desktop)and Light Laptop)

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″13"
  • Apple M4 Chip with 9-core CPU and 16-core Neural Engine
  • 13" 1.28 pounds (Advanced)579 grams), 38.99 Wh battery
  • 120GB/s memory
  • 512GB SSD Storage 
  • 20W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 13-inch Ultra Retina XDR display
  • USB 4 Port
  • Warranty: 4-Year AppleCare + 

OPTIONAL: Apple Pencil Pro

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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