- Current Recommended Hardware
With Windows 10 being EOL in October of 2025, and the minimum requirements to run Windows 11, purchasing a new computer may be the only option to keep your business secure. Windows 11 will not install on any hardware that is Intel 7th generation or older and I believe the latest Windows 11 build (24H2) wants the hardware to be 10th generation or newer. Keep in mind, based on those generation names, the current Intel generation 15th generation with the new “Ultra” series of processors. Due to the major architecture change with the 15th generation Ultra series, we DO NOT recommend purchasing them. They are not cost effective and the performance isn’t any better than 14th generation (and sometimes even worse). As we receive requests to provide replacement computer hardware recommendations, we will add them here as well. If you are in the market for a new desktop, this is our current recommendation: Dell OptiPlex SFF 7020 – $829.00Amazon Affiliate LinkOS: Windows 11 ProCPU: Intel i5-14500RAM: 16GBStorage: 512GB NVMe SSD If you are in the market for a new laptop, this is our current recommendation: Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 – $789.00Amazon Affiliate LinkOS: Windows 11 ProCPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7735URAM: 16GBStorage: 512GB SSD Lastly, what is James using? Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 – $1,063.99Amazon Affiliate LinkOS: Windows 11 ProCPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7735HSRAM: 64GBStorage: 1TB SSD - Tech Acceleration
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