For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals (Length: 5 pages)

August 6, 2007

Answering 10 Of The Most Frequently Asked Corporate PC Configuration Questions

Windows Vista And Office 2007 Plans Affect Enterprise Buying Criteria

by Benjamin Gray

with Simon Yates, Chris Silva, Christine E. Atwood


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

The PC market is going to heat up in mid-2008 with wider-scale deployments of Windows Vista and Office 2007 into the corporate environment. Today, we are experiencing the long tail-end of the most recent corporate PC refresh cycle as desktop operations managers extend the life of existing PCs while they prepare for Windows Vista and Office 2007. But that's not the only key theme for desktop managers in 2008. To maximize end user productivity, more companies are making the switch to mobile computing solutions. This means that PC buyers now need to worry about new wireless and storage technologies, smaller form factors, and the hardware requirements of a new operating system, in addition to the standard processor, memory, hard disk, and display concerns. Here we address desktop operations managers' top questions about Forrester's recommended corporate PC configurations for 2008.

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QUESTIONS

item1. How do Windows Vista and Office 2007 affect the hardware requirements of PCs?

item2. What are the benefits of buying PCs with an Intel or AMD processor?

item3. When should we consider changing our standard configuration from 1 GB to 2 GB of memory in desktops and laptops?

item4. What wireless technologies should our mobile PCs come integrated with?

item5. What are solid-state drives and should I buy them for our mobile PCs?

item6. Is widescreen the way to go for all future purchases?

item7. What are your hardware recommendations for enterprise-class desktops?

item8. What are your hardware recommendations for enterprise-class standard laptops?

item9. What are your hardware recommendations for enterprise-class ultralight laptops?

item10. What are your hardware recommendations for enterprise-class tablet PCs?

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Analyst: Benjamin Gray
Technology: Client Computing Hardware, Client Operating Systems & Software, Client Security & Management, Client Systems, Enterprise Mobile Devices, Enterprise Mobility, Information & Knowledge Management, IT Infrastructure & Operations, Office Productivity, Telecommunications Services
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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