Telework Computing Recommendations

Brand

Tier

Series

Model

Screen

Tech Specifications

Price

Availability

Short or long term

Notes/Ports

Laptop
Dell 

Good

5000 Series Latitude

5420

14" 1920x1080

11TH GEN I5/16 GB/512 SSD

$1,310

01/18/22

Long

Dell

Good

5000 Series Latitude

5520

15.6" 1366x768

11TH GEN I5/16 GB/256 SSD

$1,228

5-7 business days

Long

Dell

Better

9000 Series Latitude

9420

14" 1920x1200

11TH GEN I5/16 GB/256 SSD

$1,587

12/9/21

Long

Dell

Better

9000 Series Latitude

9520

15" 1920x 1080

11TH GEN I5/16 GB/256 SSD

$1,712

12/9/21

Long

Dell

Best

5000 Series Precision

5520

15.6" 1920X1200

11TH GEN I7/32 GB/512 SSD

$2,987

12/9/21

Long

Dell

Best

5000 Series Precision

5760

17" 1920X1200

11TH GEN I7(W/ NVIDIA TRX A2000)/32 GB/512 SSD

$3,254

12/17/21

Long

Laptop
Apple

Good

MacBook Air

N/A

13"

8 CORE M1/8 GB/512 SSD

$1,149

Immediately 

Priced without AppleCare Plus. All MacBooks will likely need a USB-C adapter purchased as well for use when not docked.

Apple

Better

MacBook Pro

N/A

13"

10 core M1/16GB/1TB SSD

$2,499

Immediately 

Priced without AppleCare Plus.

Apple

Best

MacBook Pro

N/A

16"

10 core M1/32GB/1TB SSD

$3,499

Immediately 

Priced without AppleCare Plus. Shipping for 16" MacBook Pros has had varied availability dates.

Desktop
Dell

Good

3000 Series Optiplex

3080 SFF

N/A

10TH GEN I5-10505/16GB/256 NVME SSD

$879

12/9/21

Short

DisplayPort and HDMI

Dell

Better

5000 Series Optiplex

5090 SFF

N/A

10TH GEN 15-10700/16 GB/256 NVME SSD

$1263

01/10/22

Short

Included Wi-fi card with internal antenna. 
2 DisplayPorts.

Dell

Best

7000 Series Optiplex

7090 SFF

N/A

10TH GEN 15-10505/16GB/512 NVME SSD

$1,063

01/10/22

Short

2 DisplayPorts.

Desktop
Apple

Mac Mini, M1

N/A

N/A

8 CORE CPU-8 CORE GPU M1/8GB/256 SSD

Apple

iMac, M1

Apple

iMac, M1

Apple

iMac

Monitor
Dell

Good

Dell display

P2319H

23" 1080p

IPS

$172

37-41 DAYS

Short

HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA. 
2 USB Type-A.

Dell

Better

Dell display

P2419HC

24" 1080p

IPS/USB-C

$234

01/13/22

Long

USB-C (65 W), 2 DisplayPorts, HDMI.
2 USB Type-A.

Dell

Best

Dell display

P2422HE

24" 1080p

IPS/USB-C HUB

$321

02/8/22

Long

USB-C (65 W), 2 DisplayPorts, HDMI.
2 USB Type-A.

Docking Station
Dell

N/A

Docking Station

WD19TB 130W

N/A

USB-C W/USB 3.0 ADAPTER/ETHERNET/HDMI/2xDISPLAYPORT

$280

12/9/21

Provides 135W of charging. No headphone port.

Dell

N/A

Docking Station

WD19S 180W

N/A

USB-C W/USB 3.0 ADAPTER/ETHERNET/HDMI/2xDISPLAYPORT

$266

02/22/22

Provides 180W of charging. No headphone port.

Dell

N/A

Docking Station

DA310

N/A

USB-C TO HDMI/VGA/ETHERNET/USB 3.0

$60

50-54 DAYS

Great for travel.

Caldgit

N/A

Docking Station

TS3 PLUS

N/A

USB-C W/USB 3.0 ADAPTER/ETHERNET/HDMI/2xDISPLAYPORT

$269

Immediate

Made for Macs. Has many port options.  Currently only available from Amazon third-party sellers.

Keyboard and Mouse
Dell

N/A

Keyboard
and Mouse

KM5221W

N/A

Wireless
with USB receiver

$40

12/08/21

Chiclet Keys w/10 key.

Logitech

N/A

Keyboard
and Mouse

N/A

N/A

Wireless
with USB receiver

$80

12/09/21

Rubber dome keys w/10 key. Ergonomic design.

Logitech

N/A

Keyboard
and Mouse

MK540

N/A

Wireless
with USB receiver

$48

12/09/21

Rubber dome keys w/10 key. Wrist rest.

Apple

N/A

Magic Keyboard

N/A

N/A

Bluetooth keyboard

$99

Immediate

Chiclet leys w/o 10 key

Apple

N/A

Magic Mouse

N/A

N/A

Bluetooth mouse

$79

Immediate

Low Profile.  The charging port is located on the bottom.

Apple

N/A

Magic Trackpad

N/A

N/A

Bluetooth trackpad

$129

Immediate

Low profile.  Uses Apple trackpad gestures.