Overall Laptop Recommendations:
Below are the guidelines we prefer users to follow when purchasing a laptop through the university:
- Purchase from one of the following vendors:
- Dell
- Lenovo
- Microsoft
- Apple (limitation with Mac OS)
- Purchase a minimum of 3 years NBD (Next Business Day) onsite warranty
- Purchase an enterprise machine
We recommend the following spec for daily tasks and internet browsing:
- Latest gen core i5 processor
- 8GB of RAM
- 256 solid state drive
For research or multitasking we recommend the following:
- Latest gen core i7 processor
- 16GB of RAM
- 512 solid state drive
Laptop Models We Recommend and Support:
The below models are available through our university vendors and are spec to meet a 3 to 5-year refresh. We recommend added a 3 to 5 year warranty Next Business Day with all orders
Standard laptop recommendation:
X1 carbon gen 8: https://www.govconnection.com/product/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-carbon-g8-core-i7-16gb-1tb-w10/20u9005pus/38345805?cac=Result
- core i7
- 16GB of RAM
- 1 TB SSD
2 in 1 recommendation:
Dell Latitude 7410:
- core i7
- 16GB RAM
- 512 SSD
X13 yoga: Part # 20SX001LUS
13 in laptop:
Lenovo X13: Part # 20T2003VUS
Surface laptop: Item # 37714162
Budget machine:
E14: Part # 20RA0073US
Apple recommendation:
MacBook pro 13in
- core i7
- 16GB of RAM
- 512 SSD
- 3 year apple care