[Acocoops] Laptops - Any input ???

[Jameson Schildroth]

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.

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?


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Subject: [Acocoops] Laptops - Any input ???

Hello,

Have received the following list of laptops from WStore.

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.

Essentially we're looking at lower costs units given the financial budget contraints and these are essentially our loaner pool.

Thanks in advance, Bill


The most affordable Microsoft Surface laptop is the:
SURFACE LAPTOP7 14IN P/16/256 COMM ENG PLT W11P

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

$1496.99/each
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.

If you’re interested in moving away from Microsoft, we can source the following:

Lenovo V15 G4 ABP 83CR0016US 15.6" Notebook - Full HD - AMD Ryzen 5 7430U - 8 GB - 256 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Business Black
AMD Chip - 1920 x 1080 - Windows 11 Pro - AMD Radeon Graphics - Twisted nematic (TN) - Front Camera/Webcam - IEEE 802.11ax Wireless LAN Standard

$804.99/each

7 in stock
Also available in 14” – same price – 29 in stock

Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 21M5000HUS 16" Notebook - WUXGA - AMD Ryzen 5 7535U - 8 GB - 256 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Black

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

$969.99/each

67 in stock

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3000RUS 14" Notebook - WUXGA - AMD Ryzen 5 7535U - 8 GB - 256 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Black

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
$991.99/each
17 in stock (11 ship within 2 days, 6 may take longer to ship)


HP ProBook 4 G1a 14" Notebook - WUXGA - AMD Ryzen 5 230 - 16 GB - 256 GB PCIe NVMe SSD - English Keyboard - Pike Silver

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

$1173.99/each
11 in stock (4 ship within 2 days, 7 may take longer)

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3000NUS 14" Notebook - WUXGA - AMD Ryzen 5 7535U - 16 GB - 256 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Black

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
$1168.99/each
22 in stock



Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M70006US 14" Notebook - WUXGA - Intel Core Ultra 5 125U - 16 GB - 256 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Black

Intel Chip - 1920 x 1200 - Windows 11 Pro - Intel - In-plane Switching (IPS) Technology - Front Camera/Webcam - IEEE 802.11ax Wireless LAN Standard

$1288.99/each
100+ in stock



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