Laptop, Desktop, Tablet, and Monitor Recommendations

Hardware recommendations for university faculty and staff

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Apple 13" MacBook Air M4

4.3 GHz 10-core Apple M4, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 13.6" (2560 x 1664)
Battery life: Up to 18 hours
Weight: 2.7 lb
Carbon emissions footprint: 155 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $1,331
Lead time: 10 - 15 business days

Apple 13" MacBook Air M4

Apple 24" Retina 4.5K iMac M4

8-core Apple M4, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 24" (4480 x 2520)
Carbon emissions footprint: 346 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $1,661
Lead time: 10 - 15 business days

Apple 24" Retina 4.5K iMac M4

Apple iPad Pro 13"

3.5 GHz 9-core Apple M4, 256 GB SSD, 8 GB RAM

Display: 13" (2752 x 2064)
Battery life: Up to 10 hours
Weight: 2.4lb with keyboard
Carbon emissions footprint: 107 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $1,310
Bundle price with tax: $2,022
Lead time: 5 - 10 business days

Apple iPad Pro 13"

Apple Mac Mini M4 with 27" 4K Display

10-core Apple M4, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 27" (3840 x 2160)
Carbon emissions footprint: 32 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $818
Bundle price with tax: $1,184
Lead time: 15 - 20 business days

Apple Mac Mini M4 with 27" 4K Display

Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro 14"

12-core Apple M4 Pro, 512 GB SSD, 24 GB RAM

Display: 14" (3024 x 1964)
Battery life: Up to 22 hours
Weight: 3.5 lb
Carbon emissions footprint: 218 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $2,169
Lead time: 20 - 25 business days

Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro 14"

Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro 16"

14-core Apple M4 Pro, 512 GB SSD, 24 GB RAM

Display: 16" (3456 x 2234)
Battery life: Up to 24 hours
Weight: 4.7 lb
Carbon emissions footprint: 279 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $2,629
Lead time: 20 - 25 business days

Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro 16"

Dell 27 4K USB-C Hub Monitor - P2723QE

Display

27" (3840 x 2160)

Connectivity

HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort 1.4
USB-C (Power delivery up to 90W)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
LAN (RJ-45)

Carbon emissions footprint

727 kg CO₂e

Price with tax

$480

Dell 27 4K USB-C Hub Monitor - P2723QE

Dell 34 Curved USB-C Monitor - P3424WE

Display

34" (3440 x 1440)

Connectivity

HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort 1.2
RJ45 Ethernet
USB-C (Power delivery up to 90W)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 upstream
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 downstream

Carbon emissions footprint

777 kg CO₂e

Price with tax

$500

Dell 34 Curved USB-C Monitor - P3424WE

Dell Latitude 7350 Ultralight

Ultra 5 135U (12 cores, up to 4.40 GHz) 15W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 13.3" (1920 x 1200)
Battery life: Up to 12 hours
Weight: 2.3 lb
Carbon emissions footprint: 103de kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $1,486
Lead time: 21 business days

Dell Latitude 7350 Ultralight

Dell Latitude 7450 Ultralight

Ultra 5 135U (12 cores, up to 4.40 GHz) 15W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 14" (1920 x 1200)
Battery life: Up to 14 hours
Weight: 2.4 lb
Carbon emissions footprint: 110 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $1,529
Lead time: 14 business days

Dell Latitude 7450 Ultralight

Dell Latitude 7650

Ultra 5 135U (12 cores, up to 4.40 GHz) 15W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 16" (1920 x 1200)
Battery life: Up to 11 hours
Weight: 4.1 lb
Carbon emissions footprint: 122 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $1,414
Lead time: 10 business days

Dell Latitude 7650

Dell OptiPlex Micro (Plus 7020)

i5 14600T (14 cores, up to 5.1 GHz) 35W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 24" (1920 x 1200)
Carbon emissions footprint: 96 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $996
Bundle price with tax: $1,316 with Dell U2421E monitor
Lead time: 12 business days

Dell OptiPlex Micro (Plus 7020)

Dell OptiPlex Mini Tower (Plus 7020)

i7 14700 (20 cores, up to 5.3 GHz) 65W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 24" (1920 x 1200)
Carbon emissions footprint: 257 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $1,343
Bundle price with tax: $1,664 with Dell U2421E monitor
Lead time: 12 business days

Dell OptiPlex Mini Tower (Plus 7020)

Dell OptiPlex Small Form Factor (Plus 7020)

i5 14500 (14 cores, up to 5.2 GHz) 65W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 24" (1920 x 1200)
Carbon emissions footprint: 197 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $1,008
Bundle price with tax: $1,329 with Dell U2422HE monitor
Lead time: 12 business days

Dell OptiPlex Small Form Factor (Plus 7020)

Dell Precision 5690

Ultra 7 155H (12 cores, up to 4.80 GHz) 45W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 16" (1920 x 1200)
Battery life: Up to 11 hours
Weight: 4.5 lb
Carbon emissions footprint: 246 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $2,510
Lead time: 10 business days

Dell Precision 5690

Dell UltraSharp 27 Monitor - U2724DE

Display

27" (2560 x 1440)

Connectivity

HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort 1.4 in and out
RJ45 Ethernet
Thunderbolt 4 downstream (90W Power delivery)
Thunderbolt 4 upstream
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 upstream
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 charging 15W
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 downstream
Audio line-out (mini-jack)

Carbon emissions footprint

649 kg CO₂e

Price with tax

$390

Dell UltraSharp 27 Monitor - U2724DE

Dell UltraSharp USB-C Hub Monitor - U2421E

Display

24" (1920 x 1200)

Connectivity

DisplayPort 1.4
HDMI 1.4
USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (Power delivery up to 90W)
USB-C 3.2 Gen 1
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
Audio line-out (mini-jack)
Network (RJ-45)

Carbon emissions footprint

610 kg CO₂e

Price with tax

$390

Dell UltraSharp USB-C Hub Monitor - U2421E

Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 3

i5 12500 (6 cores, up to 4.6 GHz) 65W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Carbon emissions footprint: 699 kg CO2e
Price with tax: $737

Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 3

Lenovo ThinkCentre M90s Gen 5 Small Form Factor

i5 14500 (14 cores, up to 5.2 GHz) 65W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 24" (1920 x 1080)
Carbon emissions footprint: TBD kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $797

Lenovo ThinkCentre M90s Gen 5 Small Form Factor

Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Gen 5 Mini Tower

i5 14500 (14 cores, up to 5.2 GHz) 65W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 24" (1920 x 1080)
Carbon emissions footprint: TBD kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $808

Lenovo ThinkCentre M90t Gen 5 Mini Tower

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3

2.6 GHz 6-core Intel Core i7, 256 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 15.6" (1920 x 1080)
Battery life: Up to 16 hours
Weight: 3.8 lb
Carbon emissions footprint: 699 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $2,080

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 3

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5

Ultra 5 135U (12 cores, up to 4.40 GHz) 15W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 14" (1920 x 1200)
Battery life: Up to 14 hours
Weight: 2.8 lb
Carbon emissions footprint: ~208 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $1,255

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12

Ultra 5 135U (12 cores, up to 4.40 GHz) 15W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 14" (1920 x 1200)
Battery life: Up to 12 hours
Weight: 2.4 lb
Carbon emissions footprint: ~210 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $1,517

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 5

Ultra 5 135U (12 cores, up to 4.40 GHz) 15W, 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 13.3" (1920 x 1200)
Battery life: Up to 12 hours
Weight: 2.5 lb
Carbon emissions footprint: ~210 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $1,280

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 5

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 - 13.5"

i5 (10 cores, up to 4.40 GHz), 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 13.5" (2256 x 1504)
Battery life: Up to 18 hours
Weight: 2.9 lb
Carbon emissions footprint: 255 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $1,742

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 - 13.5"

Microsoft Surface Pro 9

i7 (10 cores, up to 4.80 GHz), 512 GB SSD, 16 GB RAM

Display: 13" (2880 x 1920)
Battery life: Up to 15.5 hours
Weight: 2.6 lb with Type Cover and Pen
Carbon emissions footprint: 207 kg CO₂e
Price with tax: $2,345

Microsoft Surface Pro 9