University of Pennsylvania Desktop Computer Recommendations

Recommendations

Quarterly Purchasing Guides

• April 2008 Performance PC Purchasing Guide (revised April 28, 2008)
• April 2008 Value PC Purchasing Guide (revised April 2, 2008)
• April 2008 Notebook Computer Purchasing Guide (specifications for three different classes of notebook, revised April 2, 2008)
• April 2008 Desknote Purchasing Guide (specifications for large portable workstations, revised April 2, 2008)
• April 2008 Tablet PC Purchasing Guide (revised April 2, 2008)

Operating System Specifications & Life-Cycles

• Windows System Specifications
• Mac OS System Specifications


• Windows Operating System Life-Cycles
• Mac OS Operating System Life-Cycles

Other University Desktop Information

• 2002-2006 Comparative History (CPU and RAM Specs)
• 2002-2006 Desktop Recommendations Overview
• Computer Connection PC & Macintosh hardware offerings

Vendor Information

• Apple Product Information
• Dell Product Information
• ThinkPad/ThinkCentre Product Information