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Recommended Desktop Purchasing Standards - June 2009

Please contact your Divisional Liaison for assistance with purchase recommendations.

Configuration Prices:
All prices have been negotiated with Apple and Dell and do not include taxes, shipping, or CA environmental fees.

Please look at the computer specifications page for detailed system comparisons.

Dell Ordering Info		Apple Ordering Info
		4 year AppleCare part numbers are not published and must be entered manually when ordering.
Recommended Desktops
Dell Optiplex 960 (Small Form Factor) 3.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB RAM / 250 GB Hard Drive Dell 20" UltraSharp 2009FPW Display Dell Keyboard and Optical Mouse Next Business Day On-Site Service (4 Years) ProSupport for End Users (4 Years) Windows XP Professional SP2 - Downgrade from Windows Vista Business	$1076	Apple iMac 20-inch MB417LL/A 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB RAM / 320 GB Hard Drive 20" Integrated Display Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse	$1149
		AppleCare Protection Plan (4 Years) S3043LL/A	$199

Total Price	$1076	Total Price	$1348
Recommended Laptops
Dell Latitude E6400 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB RAM / 160 GB Hard Drive 14.1" Integrated Display Next Business Day On-Site Service (4 Years) ProSupport for End Users (4 Years) CompleteCare (4 Years) Windows XP Professional SP2 - Downgrade from Windows Vista Business	$1301	Apple MacBook - White MB881LL/A 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GB RAM / 160 GB Hard Drive 13.3" Integrated Display	$949
		Mini-DVI to VGA Adapter	$17
		AppleCare Protection Plan (4 Years) S3045LL/A	$329
Total Price	$1301	Total Price	$1295

Display Standards

Please contact your Divisional Liaison for assistance with purchase recommendations.

LCD Displays only
17" minimal
19"/20" standard
Height adjustment capability is recommended

Dell is the preferred vendor for displays.

Dell UltraSharp 1708FP 17-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor, TAA Compliant
Dell UltraSharp 1907FP 19-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor
Dell UltraSharp 2007FP 20-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand
Dell UltraSharp 2009W 20-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand
Dell UltraSharp 2208WFP 22-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand

Desktop/Laptop Computers - Supported Models

Standards for desktop hardware supported by ITS – Standard Desktop Support

Windows

Macintosh

Windows desktops require CD-ROM drive for support

Microsoft Windows System Requirements

Vista Business Edition
1 GHz x86 or x64 Processor, 1 GB RAM, Windows Aero-capable graphics card with at least 128 MB graphics memory, 40 GB hard drive with 15 GB free disk space, DVD drive (SDS image available)

Windows XP Pro - SP2
Pentium 300 MHz or faster, 128 MB RAM, 1.5 GB free disk space, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, video adapter with SVGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution. (SDS image available)

Built-in DVD drive and Firewire required for Macintosh computer support.

Mac OS X System Requirements

10.5 Leopard
Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (867 MHz or faster) processor, 512 MB of RAM, 9.0 GB free disk space, DVD drive for installation (SDS image available)

10.4 Tiger
PowerPC G3 or later, built-in FireWire, 256 MB of RAM, 3.0 GB free disk space, DVD drive for installation (SDS image available)

10.3 Panther
PowerPC G3 or later, built-in USB, 128 MB of RAM, 3.0 GB free disk space, CD or DVD drive for installation

Desktops
Dell Optiplex
IBM/Lenovo ThinkCentre

Laptops
Dell Latitude
IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad

Desktops
Mac Pro
Power Mac G5/G4
iMac intel/G5/G4
Mac Mini
eMac

Laptops
MacBook Pro
MacBook
PowerBook G4
iBook G4

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