PC Purchasing Recommendations
The Astro IT group has leveraged our knowledge and relationships with various computer vendors to provide hardware recommendations for business and research applications here in PMA. Below you will find a list of hardware recommendations and vendors with which we have worked closely to ensure the best possible pricing and service.
Desktop computers
Dell Pro Micro: administrative and business applications
- Latest processor with 4 - 16 Cores
- Windows 11 Pro
- 1 TB SSD OS
- 1 TB SSD Backup SSD
- 16 - 64GB Memory
BOXX Apex S3 Workstation: engineering applications
Boxx (Custom for SolidWorks 3D rendering)
- Latest processor with 16 - 32 Cores
- Windows 11 Pro
- 1 TB SSD OS
- 1 TB SSD Backup SSD
- 32 - 64 GB Memory
Laptop Computers
Apple MacBook Pro
- M4 14 Core processor
- 1 TB SSD OS
- 16 - 64 GB Memory
Dell Pro Plus
- Latest processor with 14 Cores
- 1 TB SSD OS
- Windows 11 Pro or Linux RHEL 9
- 16 - 64 GB Memory