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Given I haven't seen any other responses, would this one be agreeable ???</div>
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</b>AMD Chip - 1920 x 1080 - Windows 11 Pro - AMD Radeon Graphics - Twisted nematic (TN) - Front Camera/Webcam - IEEE 802.11ax Wireless LAN Standard</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 26, 2025 10:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bill Baer <bill.baer@uwaterloo.ca>; acostaff@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca <acostaff@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: Laptops - Any input ???</font>
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If these are to be used for the loaner pool, I would suggest we entertain looking at the AMD Ryzen laptops. They are just as good as Intel, but somewhat cheaper.</div>
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Do we want the base spec for these to be 16GB of RAM, or as these are for the loaner pool, could we get away with 8GB of RAM?</div>
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<b>From:</b> Acocoops <acocoops-bounces@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca> on behalf of Bill Baer <bill.baer@uwaterloo.ca><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 26, 2025 9:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> acostaff@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca <acostaff@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Acocoops] Laptops - Any input ??? </div>
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Hello,</div>
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Have received the following list of laptops from WStore.</div>
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Typically we purchase MS Surface devices but given they are back ordered till December, WStore providing following alternatives. Please respond if you have any preferences or concerns. </div>
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Essentially we're looking at lower costs units given the financial budget contraints and these are essentially our loaner pool.</div>
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<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">The most affordable Microsoft Surface laptop is the:<br>
<b>SURFACE LAPTOP7 14IN P/16/256 COMM ENG PLT W11P</b></span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">Microsoft Surface Laptop for Business, 13.8 inches, Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100), 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, English, Platinum, Copilot+ PC, Windows
11 Pro, Canada, Touchscreen</span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">$1496.99/each<br>
<b>However, it is currently out of stock and on backorder till early-mid-December so if you’re in need of these quickly, it is not the best option.</b><br>
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If you’re interested in moving away from Microsoft, we can source the following:<br>
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<b>Lenovo V15 G4 ABP 83CR0016US 15.6" Notebook - Full HD - AMD Ryzen 5 7430U - 8 GB - 256 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Business Black<br>
</b>AMD Chip - 1920 x 1080 - Windows 11 Pro - AMD Radeon Graphics - Twisted nematic (TN) - Front Camera/Webcam - IEEE 802.11ax Wireless LAN Standard</span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">$804.99/each</span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">7 in stock<br>
<b>Also available in 14”</b> – same price – 29 in stock<br>
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<b>Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 21M5000HUS 16" Notebook - WUXGA - AMD Ryzen 5 7535U - 8 GB - 256 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Black</b></span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">AMD Chip - 1920 x 1200 - Windows 11 Pro - AMD Radeon 660M Graphics - In-plane Switching (IPS) Technology - Front Camera/Webcam - IEEE 802.11ax
Wireless LAN Standard</span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">$969.99/each</span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">67 in stock<br>
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<b>Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3000RUS 14" Notebook - WUXGA - AMD Ryzen 5 7535U - 8 GB - 256 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Black</b></span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">AMD Chip - 1920 x 1200 - Windows 11 Pro - AMD Radeon 660M Graphics - In-plane Switching (IPS) Technology - Front Camera/Webcam - IEEE 802.11ax
Wireless LAN Standard<br>
$991.99/each<br>
17 in stock (11 ship within 2 days, 6 may take longer to ship)<br>
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<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>HP ProBook 4 G1a 14" Notebook - WUXGA - AMD Ryzen 5 230 - 16 GB - 256 GB PCIe NVMe SSD - English Keyboard - Pike Silver</b></span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">AMD Chip - 1920 x 1200 - Windows 11 Pro - AMD Radeon 760M Graphics - In-plane Switching (IPS) Technology - Front Camera/Webcam - IEEE 802.11be
Wireless LAN Standard</span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">$1173.99/each<br>
11 in stock (4 ship within 2 days, 7 may take longer)</span></p>
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<b>Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3000NUS 14" Notebook - WUXGA - AMD Ryzen 5 7535U - 16 GB - 256 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Black</b></span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">AMD Chip - 1920 x 1200 - Windows 11 Pro - AMD Radeon 660M Graphics - In-plane Switching (IPS) Technology - Front Camera/Webcam - IEEE 802.11ax
Wireless LAN Standard<br>
$1168.99/each<br>
22 in stock</span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M70006US 14" Notebook - WUXGA - Intel Core Ultra 5 125U - 16 GB - 256 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Black</b></span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">Intel Chip - 1920 x 1200 - Windows 11 Pro - Intel - In-plane Switching (IPS) Technology - Front Camera/Webcam - IEEE 802.11ax Wireless LAN Standard</span></p>
<p style="direction:ltr; margin:0px"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">$1288.99/each<br>
100+ in stock</span></p>
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