Tech. Purchasing Recommendations
By: Lyndsey Murphey
Overview
Graphic Designer Recommendation
Specifications (For mid-range model)
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64bit (Includes Windows 10 Pro License)
Processor: Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-2620 v3 (6C, 2.4GHz, Turbo, HT, 15M, 85W)
Memory: 16GB (4x4GB) 2133MHz DDR4 RDIMM ECC
Hard Drive: 1TB 3.5" Serial-ATA (7,200 RPM)
Ports:
Front
1 USB 3.03 USB 2.0
2 RJ45
Internal
1 USB 2.0
1 2x5 USB 2.0 header
4 SATA/SAS 6Gb/s
2 SATA 6GB/s for optical drives
Rear
3 USB 2.0
3 USB 3.0
2 PS2,
Serial
RJ45 intel Gigabit Ethernet
Slots:
5 Slots, all Full length except Slot 2
PCIe x16 Gen 3 (plus 2 additional
PCIe x16 Gen 3 with second processor Option)
PCIe x16 Gen 3 wired x4 external (Slot 1)
PCIe x16 Gen 2 wired x4
1 PCI 32 bit/33MHz
Price Range
Cashier Recomendation
Specifications
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 processor
Memory: 4 GB DDR3-1600 SDRAM
Hard Drive: 500 GB 7200 rpm SATA
Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics
Price
Sales Representative Recomendation
Specifications
Processor: Intel® Core™ M-5Y71 with Intel HD Graphics 5300
Memory: 8 GB DDR3-1600 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB)
Hard Drive: 180 GB M.2 SSD
Display: 12.5" diagonal FHD UWVA anti-glare ultra slim LED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 5300
Camera: 720p HD webcam
Keyboard: Spill-resistant backlit keyboard and drain
Security: TPM 1.2/2.0 (Infineon, soldered down)
Fingerprint reader
Full Volume Encryption
Preboot Authentication (Password)