PC Purchasing Recommendations

We leverage our knowledge and relationships with vendors to provide optimal hardware recommendations for research here in PMA. We have a number of vendors with whom we have built and maintain our professional services with to provide that upmost quality of service and hardware. Below you will find a list of hardware recommendations and vendors which Caltech Procurement and our IT Group works closely with to ensure the best possible pricing and quality.

Computer recommendations based upon our standard support model.

Dell OptiPlex 7060 Small Form Factor: Admininistrators

Latest Processor with 2-4 Cores
1 TB SSD OS
1 TB SSD Backup SSD
16 - GB Memory
2 Each 27" Dell Monitor U2721DE

Dell or BOXX Workstations: Engineerings

Precision Tower 5810 or Boxx (Custom for SolidWorks 3D rendering)

Latest Processor with 4 - 16 Cores
1 TB SSD OS
1 TB SSD Backup SSD
32 - GB Memory
2 Each 27" Dell Monitor U2721DE

Laptops:

Apple

MacBook Pro

Latest Processor with 4 - 8 Cores
1 TB SSD OS
16 GB Memory
1 Each 27" Dell Monitor U2721DE
Apple Magic Keyboard
Apple Magic Touchpad
IOGEAR Ultra-Slim USB-C Docking Station w/ Power Delivery Pass-Through - Silver

Dell

XPS
Latest Processor with 4 - 8 Cores
1 TB SSD OS
16 GB Memory
1 Each 27" Dell Monitor U2721DE
Apple Magic Keyboard
Apple Magic Touchpad
IOGEAR Ultra-Slim USB-C Docking Station w/ Power Delivery Pass-Through - Silver