Standard IT equipment
We offer the following standard hardware to our staff:
- Linux desktop computer: e.g. Esprimo Q958 with 8-Core Intel i7
- Mac desktop computer: e.g. Mac Mini with 6-Core Intel i5 or Apple Silicon
- Linux laptop computer: e.g. ThinkPad X1 Yoga, ev. ThinkPad X1 Carbon; or a Laptop that is up to 4 years old
- Mac laptop computer: e.g. MacBook Pro 14″ with Apple Silicon; or a MacBook Pro that is up to 4 years old
Additionally you can get 1 screen (EIZO 24″ or 27″) (upon request 2, if supported by the hardware) and a docking station and some adaptors if you have a laptop.
You can get a desktop computer more or less immediately (1-2 days). New laptops are usually ordered during the Neptun period, ie. 2 times a year (middle of February – middle of March and September). They have a delivery time of 6-10 weeks (or even longer).
If you decide to have a laptop computer and we don’t have one in stock, you can start with a desktop computer and change later or you can use your private laptop computer until the one provided by the department has arrived.
Rules
We have the following rules concerning laptops:
- PhD students should contact their supervisors about the choice of model and operating system (Fedora Linux or macOS)
- we only support Fedora Linux and macOS
- the laptop belongs to ETH (as it is paid by D-MATH)
- the laptop is managed and installed by ISG D-MATH, but you’re allowed to install additional software (but e.g. not a different operating system)
- the laptop should be handled with care
- repairs etc. are handled by ISG D-MATH
- you can have either a laptop or a desktop; you can have an external screen, keyboard and mouse with the laptop
- you don’t necessarily get a new laptop, we use old laptops again
- there is no backup of the data on a laptop unless you make a backup (we can help with that)
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