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HARDWARE
When it comes to hardware purchases for faculty and staff in their professional lives, we do have certain standards to keep our campus technology unified. OIT maintains minimum technology requirements to ensure our faculty, staff and students are working and learning on hardware that will provide a consistent, quality experience. In addition to these minimum standards, we set a four-year lifespan for faculty and staff computers. This helps prevent build-up of old, slow machines with failing hardware or unsupported features.
Requests to purchase new configuration computers and accessories can be done via the Purchase Request Form. If a different computer or a custom configuration is desired please provide that detailed information in the “Custom System Requirements” box on the Purchase Request Form.
Current Computer Standards
Current Computer Standards
Rice Dell Standards list found here.
*Standard Rice University/Rice Business specs shown and can be modified if needed. Please submit your request for an official quote.
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Windows Technical Specifications Dell Pro 13 Plus Laptop (Intel)
- Intel Ultra 5 vPro
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB of system memory
- 15.6" screen
- 4-year warranty
Dell Pro 13 Plus Laptop (AMD) - AMD Ryzen processor
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB of system memory
- 13.3" screen
- 4-year warranty
Dell Pro 14 Plus Laptop (Intel) - Intel Ultra 5 vPro
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB of system memory
- 14" screen
- 4-year warranty
Dell Pro 14 Plus Laptop (AMD) - AMD Ryzen processor
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB of system memory
- 16" touch screen
- 4-year warranty
Dell Pro 16 Plus Laptop (Intel) - Intel Ultra 5 vPro
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB of system memory
- 15.6" touch screen
- 4-year warranty
Dell Pro 16 Plus Laptop (AMD) - AMD Ryzen processor
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB of system memory
- 4-year warranty
Dell Pro Micro Plus Desktop - Intel i5 vPro
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB of system memory
- 4-year warranty
Dell Pro Slim Plus Desktop - Intel i5 vPro
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB of system memory
- 4-year warranty
Dell Pro Tower Plus Desktop - Intel i5 vPro
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB of system memory
- 4-year warranty
Dell Pro Max Tower T2 - Intel i5 vPro
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB of system memory
- 4-year warranty
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*Standard specs shown and can be modified if needed. Approval for staff is required and is at the discretion of the Senior Director of Technology.
Mac OS Technical Specifications Apple MacBook Pro 14" or 16" - Apple M4 processor
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB of system memory
- 4-year AppleCare warranty
- Silver or Space Black
*specs can be modified
Apple MacBook Air 13" or 15" - Apple M2 or M4 processor
- 512 GB SSD
- 16 GB of system memory
- 4-year AppleCare warranty
*specs can be modified
Apple iPad Pro Wi-Fi 11" or 13" - Apple M4-chip
- 512 GB SSD
- 4-year AppleCare warranty
- Silver or Space Black
*specs can be modified
Apple iMac 24" or Retina 4.5K Display - Apple M4-chip
- 16 GB of system memory
- 512 GB SSD
*specs can be modified
Asset Disposal
Need to dispose of old Rice-owned computers or other hardware in your office? Contact the OOT department by submitting a help ticket, and we’ll make sure it is recycled responsibly.
SOFTWARE
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For standard software requests of already vetted software, fill out and submit the form to the JGSB Office of Technology.
Note: Central OIT provides university-wide software. Please review the Software for Faculty/Staff or Software for Student KB Pages for more information which includes licensing for both Rice-owned and personal systems.
For all software requiring a purchase, please allow 3-5 business days for the order to be completed.
Software/Hardware – Personal Purchases
Faculty, staff and students may be eligible for Rice discounts on hardware purchased with a PERSONAL credit card (not a Rice purchasing card or Rice fund /org). To purchase, follow the links below.