PC Hardware Vote 2014
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History
- Proposed: future
Background
Some new computer hardware would be nice.
Purchased hardware should have the following traits:
- Large Display: Important for design work
- Responsive: Interuptions are very costly to creative processes, and frustrate users
- longevity: All machines would be expected to be highly useful for 4 years.
- Uniform: Nearly Identical hardware is desireable
- Warrantied: It's a Hackerspace, the probably of a thing breaking is multiplied by the size of the membership using it.
Considerations
- Washable keyboards - Especially in the shop
- Decent mouse!
- Monitor included in unit price?
- 19" minimum
Options
| link | price | CPU | Ram | HDD | warranty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M83 10AL | $943.99 | Core i7 4770 3.4Ghz | 8GB | 1TB | 4 year $55.99 | |
| Apple iMac 27-inch | $1,999.00 | Core i5 3.4Ghz | 8GB | 1TB | 3-year $169.00 | includes peripherals |
| Avadirect Desktop PC | $1,023.49 | Core i7 3.1Ghz | 8GB | 1TB | 3-year $0 |
Computer Locations
| Area | Location | Computer | price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNC | Epilog Laser Engraver Replacement | ||
| CNC | LulzBot PC Replacement | ||
| CNC | Chinese CNC Router PC replacement | ||
| Art | Design PC | Apple iMac 27-inch | $1,999.00 + $169.00 |
| Electronics | Electronics Area replacement | ||
| Lounge | Registration PC (paypal) (linux) |
- Research moving vinyl cutter software to new machine
- Donald said that he doesn't own the vinyl cutter machine, and that we're free to try to migrate the software.
- Does the shapoko need a machine
Language
Authorize the board to spend up to $X on Y computers, including peripherals, related accessories, shipping, et cetera. Authorization expires 90 days after the vote is accepted. Receipts will be linked below.