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Overview
These hardware recommendations are provided by University IT for Stanford University faculty and staff purchases. This website will help you select a computer or printer system to meet your personal and departmental needs.
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Computer Recommendations
The fastest processors available and enough RAM and storage to easily keep up with the latest software releases over the next three years. Recommended models are suitable for:
- MS Office, web browsing, email
- databases, statistics, programming
- Photo, music, and PDF editing, web development, and much more!
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Printer Recommendations
University IT recommends printers based upon a set of guiding principles. The printers are categorized into black & white, color, and multi-function printers and then arranged by group size. Depending on user/group requirements, more than one class of printers may be appropriate.