Telework Computing Recommendations

Brand

Tier

Series

Model

Screen

Tech Specifications

Price

Availability

Short or long term

Notes/Ports

Laptop
Dell 

Good

5000 Series Latitude

5511

15.6" 1080p

10TH Gen, 
I7-10850H,
1X16 GB,
512 NVME SSD

$1,735

10-13 days

Short

3 USB 3.2 Type-A, 1 USB Type-C, HDMI, Ethernet, Num Pad 

Dell

Good

5000 Series Latitude

5520

15.6" 768

11TH Gen I7,
1X16 GB, 
256 NVME SSD

$1,228

30-34 days

Long

3 USB 3.2 Type-A, 1 USB Type-C, HDMI, Ethernet, Num Pad.

This is on the TS Desktop Standard Configurations page.

Dell

Better

7000 Series Latitude

7410

14" 1080p

10TH Gen, 
17-1061OU, 
1X16 GB,
256 NVME SSD

$1,151

8/27/21

Long

2 USB Type A, 2 USB Type-C, HDMI 

Dell

Better

7000 Series Latitude

7310

13" 1080p

10TH Gen,
15-10310U,
16 GB, 
256 NVME SSD

$1,016

14-18 days

Short

1 USB Type A, 2 USB Type-C, HDMI 

Dell

Best

5000 Series Precision

5550

15" 1200p

10TH Gen,
17-10850H,
8 GB,
256 NVME SSD,
QUADRO T1000

$2,265

31-35 days

Long

3 USB Type-C

Dell

Best

5000 Series Precision

5550

15" 1200p

10TH GEN,
17-10750H,
32 GB, 
512 NVME SSD,
Quadro T1000

$2,535

7/30/21

Short

3 USB Type-C

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"

8 Core M1, 
8 GB, 
512 SSD

$1,399

Immediately 

Priced without AppleCare Plus.

Apple

Best

MacBook Pro

N/A

16"

9TH Gen 17,
16 GB,
512 SSD, 
Radeon Pro 5300M

$2,199

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

$835

7/16/21

Short

 DisplayPort and HDMI

Dell

Better

5000 Series Optiplex

5080SFF

N/A

10TH Gen,
15-10500,
16 GB, 
256 NVME SSD

$835

21-25 days

Short

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

Dell

Best

7000 Series Optiplex

7090SFF

N/A

10TH Gen,
15-10505,
16GB, 
512 NVME SSD

$1,062

7/23/21

Short

2 DisplayPorts.

Desktop
Apple

Mac Mini, M1

N/A

N/A

8‑core CPU,
8‑core GPU,
16‑core Neural Engine,
8GB,
256 SSD

Apple

iMac, M1

Apple

iMac, M1

Apple

iMac

Monitor
Dell

Good

Dell display

P2319H

23" 1080p

IPS

$171

1-3 days

Short

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

Dell

Better

Dell display

P2419HC

24" 1080p

IPS/USB-C

$304

Temporarily out of stock

Long

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

Dell

Best

Dell display

U2421HE

24" 1080p

IPS/USB-C HUB

$364

8/6/21

Long

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

Docking Station
Dell

N/A

Docking Station

D6000

N/A

USB-C W/USB 3.0 Adapter,
Ethernet,
HDMI, 
2x DisplayPort

$160

8/13/21

Good all around. It only provides 65W of charging.

Dell

N/A

Docking Station

WD19S 130W

N/A

USB-C W/USB 3.0 Adapter,
Ethernet,
HDMI, 
2x DisplayPort

$224

7/27/21

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, 
2x DisplayPort

$274

7/20/21

Provides 180W of charging. No headphone port.

Dell

N/A

Docking Station

WD19TBS 240W

N/A

USB-C W/USB 3.0 Adapter,
Ethernet,
HDMI, 
2x DisplayPort

$299

9/3/21

Provides 240W of charging. No headphone port.

Dell

N/A

Docking Station

DA200

N/A

USB-C TO HDMI,
VGA,
Ethernet,
USB 3.0

$39

6/16/21

Great for travel.

Caldgit

N/A

Docking Station

TS3 PLUS

N/A

USB-C W/USB 3.0 Adapter,
Ethernet,
HDMI, 
2x DisplayPort

$269

6/21/21

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

6/16/21

Chiclet Keys w/10 key.

Logitech

N/A

Keyboard
and Mouse

N/A

N/A

Wireless
with USB receiver

$85

7/19/21

Rubber dome keys w/10 key. Ergonomic design.

Logitech

N/A

Keyboard
and Mouse

MK540

N/A

Wireless
with USB receiver

$51

6/16/21

Rubber dome keys w/10 key. Wrist rest.

Apple

N/A

Magic Keyboard

N/A

N/A

Bluetooth keyboard

$99

6/17/21

Chiclet leys w/o 10 key

Apple

N/A

Magic Mouse

N/A

N/A

Bluetooth mouse

$79

Immediately

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

Apple

N/A

Magic Trackpad

N/A

N/A

Bluetooth trackpad

$129

Immediately

Low profile.  Uses Apple trackpad gestures.