Buying a New Computer

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Arts ISIT offers recommendations for Windows desktops, laptops, and computer monitors. These suggestions offer great performance and reliability at a fair cost and are capable of running general office tasks and even some photo/video editing. They also come with three years of warranty support from the manufacturer, including next business day parts replacement. For Macs, visit the Apple Store website for pricing or contact us for a consultation. Arts ISIT will also provide guidance on how to customize your own Windows or Mac computer. New in 2017, we are now actively recommending that all computers should have 8GB of ram minimum and 256GB of SSD for disk storage.

Buying Your Own Computer

We support a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) environment if you want to buy your own computer. However, there will be differences in our level of support.

Warranty: We will not be able to arrange warranty work with the manufacturer. If there is a hardware defect, you will have to work with the manufacturer to arrange to have the item shipped to them for repair.
Compatibility: We cannot guarantee that UBC applications or systems will work with your device, as it is impossible to test every device for compatibility.
Support: We may not be familiar with the device you own, so troubleshooting and support will be on a best effort basis.

How to Order

Select the item you wish to purchase using the webform below.
Arts ISIT will contact you via phone or email with discounted pricing and to answer any questions regarding the purchase.
Visit the Help Desk in person to enter your credit card information, billing address, and shipping address into the vendor’s website. The order will be placed using your own information.
The vendor will ship the item to your specified shipping address. If the vendor is having issues processing the order, they will contact you. If you wish to modify or cancel your order, please contact the vendor directly.

Computer Request

CWL Username*
Preferred Contact Method*
- email
- phone
Phone*
Preferred Email Address*
Windows Desktop
Desktops have i5, 8GB of RAM and 256GB storage, suitable for most office work.
- Dell Optiplex 7000 SFF $930
Windows Laptop
Laptops are 13", 14" and 15", have i5, 16GB RAM and 256GB storage, suitable for most office work and even multimedia work.
- Dell Latitude 7330 $1450
- Dell Latitude 7430 $1420
- Dell Latitude 7550 $1450
Monitor
Monitors are 24" and 27", cheaper models are 1080p resolution, mid range models are 1440p resolution, and high end model is 4k resolution.
- Dell P2422H $240
- Dell P2722H $300
- Dell P2423D $315
- Dell P2723D $365
- Dell Q2723QE $585
Custom Windows or Mac Computer
For Macs, please go to http://store.apple.com/ca_edu_108250 and place your order. For Windows, please specify your custom specs and use cases for your computer.
- Specifications or Model under Comments text area
Standard software: Upon receiving the computer, we will install the following applications onto your computer as part of our standard setup: Microsoft Office, McAfee Agent for Management of Native Encryption, Chrome, Firefox, Java, Flash, VLC, Malwarebytes, CCleaner, CutePDF, ImgBurn, 7-Zip. If you require any other software, please mention it in the Comments box below.
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