新电脑常见问题解答

  • The specs of my new computer aren’t any better than my (3 year) old 一个!

Your new laptop or desktop is faster than your old 一个 in every way.  而数字 like clockspeed and Core i5 or Core i7 give you some information about the expected general performance to non-technical users, they don’t tell you everything.  一个新的 Core i5 that is the same rated clockspeed as a 3-year old Core i7 is still ‘faster’ 比它.  2.昨天的0GHz不等于2 ghz.0 ghz今天.

另外，请随意阅读这篇文章 比较 of Intel Core i3/i5/i7 CPUs (note the exceptionally small performance gap between I5和i7).

"Benchmarks improve, real world experience does not."
     ——The Verge， MacBook Pro评测(2015年更新版)

  • My new computer has less storage than my previous 一个.

A lot of the old desktops and laptops used 320GB+ mechanical hard drives. 所有新 machines are ordered with 256GB solid state drives.  While they are smaller in capacity, they are 8-10 times faster than mechanical drives. Storage speed is the #1 bottleneck in PC performance today so this is where our m一个y is best spent to get you a machine that stays zippy over it's 3+ year deployment.

  • My new computer doesn’t have a DVD drive.

The only computers we order now that include a DVD drive are the PC desktops.  Mac Minis, Retina MacBook Pros, and the new Dell Latitudes are too thin/small to house 光驱.  At this point, you should be working on converting any physical media to digital and storing it either on our servers or on your laptop/desktop locally.  There is little reason to continue using them.  If you have software that’s ‘only available’ on a CD or DVD, it’s time to upgrade.  Chances are the publisher provides a digital download, and if they don’t, you probably won’t be able to use the software for very long after Windows 10 and later are available when it becomes incompatible.  If you still need a DVD drive you may order 一个 through standard TR&D购买使用 your own funding (they’re only ~$20).

  • 为什么我一定要买戴尔的?

To make things simpler for the tech support team.  Your personal preference in laptop brands makes no difference in the workplace.  By ordering only 一个 model of PC laptop (XPS 13) and 一个 model of PC desktop (Optiplex 7040) we are able to more quickly deploy new PCs and service problem machines.  Dell is the University’s preferred vendor and as long as that is the case we will be ordering from Dell.

  • This laptop is too heavy, I need something else.

All laptops we order now are VERY light:

  • MacBook Pro 13": 3.2磅
  • 戴尔XPS 13:2.7磅
  • 微软Surface Pro 4:1.8磅

  • Can I buy my old laptop/desktop/tablet?

No.  In the past you were able to purchase old equipment for its depreciated value.  This policy was in conflict with a CSU-level property policy.  所有通过 State, University, research, or grant funds are property of 菠菜网lol正规平台.  当财产是 returned to BT Tech Services, it is either reused by the College in some other way, returned to the Property Office for University reuse, or returned to the Property Office to go out for public auction.  There is no way for us to directly remove assets by accepting payments at a College level.