Review the 2 Tiers below to identify which group applies to the user's computing needs.
Tier 1 Users
Standard users whose daily work and job functions require basic system applications with low system requirements. Some application examples are:
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, Access, etc.)
- Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project
- Web-based applications
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Panopto
- SPSS and SAS *Basic analysis
- Zoom
- Creative Cloud (Photoshop, etc.) *Small basic projects
Tier 2 Users
Users whose daily work and job functions require advance system applications with specific system requirements beyond what is included in Tier1 models. Some application examples are:
- Creative Cloud (Photoshop, etc.) *Daily complex projects
- Analytics applications for complex statistical analysis and research
- SPSS and SAS *Complex analysis
- Geographic Information System (GIS) software
- Basic video editing software
All Tier 2 models will incur an additional cost to the departments.
If there are any questions as to which Tier is best, please place a Help Desk Ticket Request (Pace credentials required).
Tier 1 Options Assigned To The University Funded Replacement Program:
Note: Vendor model, specifications, and price are subject to change based on product availability.
Dell Latitude 5450 Laptop w/ dock
[Cost: $0.00 with University Replacement Program]
- Processor: Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 135U vPro® (12 MB cache, 12 cores, 14 threads, up to 4.4 GHz Turbo)
- Memory: 16 GB: 1 x 16 GB, DDR5, 5600 MT/s
- Video Card: Intel Integrated Graphics, TBT4
- Hard Drive: 512 GB, M.2 2230, TLC, Gen 4 PCIe NVMe, SSD
- Screen: 14.0", FHD 1920x1080, 60Hz, IPS, Non-Touch, AG, 250 nit, 45% NTSC, FHD Cam
- Optical Drive: NONE
- Operating System: Windows 11 Education
- Color: Dark Silver
- Web Cam: FHD Camera
- Wireless Card: Intel AX211 WiFi 6e 2x2 AX+ BT 5.2
- Warranty: 4 Year Basic Hardware Service, 3 Year Extended Battery Service
- Battery: 3Cell, 54 Wh, ExpressCharge™ Capable
Absolute DDS (Computrace) Theft Protection - Weight: 3.09lbs
Optional: Carrying case, external optical drive, and additional monitors are not included and must be purchased separately.
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch w/ dock
[Cost: $751.21 with University Replacement Program]
- Processor: Apple M3 chip with 8 core CPU, 10 core GPU, 16 core Neural Engine
- Memory: 16GB unified memory
- Video Card: M3 10-core GPU
- Storage: 512GB SSD Storage
- Screen: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone
- Optical Drive: NONE
- Operating System: macOS Sonoma
- Color: Space Gray
- Web Cam: 1080p FaceTime HD camera
- Speakers: Stereo Speakers
- Warranty: 4 Year AppleCare+
- Battery: Integrated 52.6-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
- Computrace Theft Protection
- Weight: 2.7lbs
*Note: This device contains Two (2) Thunderbolt 3/USB Type-C ports only. Standard USB Flash drives and devices, display cables such as VGA, HDMI, etc. require adapters to be functional.
Faculty Members: receive One (1) Apple Digital A/V Adapter and Apple MacBook University Replacements.
Optional: carrying case, external optical drive, Thunderbolt 3/USB Type-C Adapters, and additional monitors are not included and must be purchased separately.
Tier 2 Options Assigned To The University Funded Replacement Program:
Additional cost to the Department/Organization is reflected in the pricing information below each model. Note: Vendor model, specifications, and price are subject to change based on product availability.
Dell Precision 5490 w/ dock
[Cost: $1,343.49 with University Replacement Program]
- Processor: Intel Core Ultra 7 165H vPro Enterprise (24 MB cache, 16 cores, 22 threads, up to 5.0 GHz, 45W)
- Memory: 32 GB, LPDDR5x, 7467 MT/s, dual-channel (onboard)
- Video Card: Nvidia RTX 1000 Ada Generation, 6 GB GDDR6
- Storage: 512 GB, M.2 2280, Gen 4 PCIe NVMe SSD, Class 40
- Screen: 14" FHD+ Non-touch, 1920 x 1200, 60Hz, 500 nits WLED, 100% sRGB, Low Blue Light, IR Camera and Mic
- Optical Drive: NONE
- Operating System: Windows 11 Education
- Color: Silver
- Web Cam: HD/IR Camera and Mic
- Wireless Card: Intel(R) Wi-Fi 7 BE200, 2x2, 802.11be, MU-MIMO, Bluetooth(R) wireless card
- Speakers: Stereo Speakers
- Warranty: 4 Year Basic Hardware Service
- Battery: 4 Cell, 72 Wh
- Computrace Theft Protection
- Weight: 3.26lbs
Optional: Upgraded Memory to 64GB, 1TB Solid State Drive. Carrying case, docking station, external optical drive, and additional monitors are not included and must be purchased separately.
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (Apple M4 PRO Chip) w/ dock
[Cost: $1,281.21 with University Replacement Program]
- Processor: Apple M4 Pro chip with 12-core CPU, 16-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
- Memory: 24GB unified memory
- Video card: Apple M4 Pro chip 16-core GPU
- Hard drive: 512GB SSD storage
- Screen: 14.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR Display; 3024-by-1964 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch
- Optical Drive: NONE
- Operating System: MacOS Sequoia
- Color: Space Black
- Web Cam: 1080p FaceTime HD camera
- Speakers: Stereo Speakers
- Warranty: 4 Year AppleCare+
- Battery: 72.4-watt lithium-polymer battery
- Computrace Theft Protection
- Weight: 3.5lbs
Note: This device contains Three (3) Thunderbolt 5/USB Type-C ports only. Standard USB Flash drives and devices require adapters to be functional.
Faculty Members: receive One (1) Apple Digital A/V Adapter for Apple University Replacements.
Optional: carrying case, external optical drive, Thunderbolt 5/USB Type-C Adapters, and additional monitors are not included and must be purchased separately.