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In order of preference.
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* replace all of the old printers in sector: four in student rooms.
 
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= Printers =
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Replace the four old printers in the big rooms (360, 358, 378, 380).
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Option 1, buy 4x HP P3005x approx 2500ukp.
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Option 2, move the colour printer to one of the big rooms and buy 3x HP P3005X and 1x HP p2015x approx 2200ukp
   
 
The HP P3005x is about the same price as the Lexmark with equivalent specs- it's the smallest HP serious workgroup printer (the next one down only has 32Mb ram which isn't enough) and HP is a known quantity so I'd buy that rather than Lexmark. 440 plus vat for the DTN model. We'd want extra RAM which puts the price up.
  
The HP P3005x is about the same price as the Lexmark with equivalent specs- it's the smallest HP serious workgroup printer (the next one down only has 32Mb ram which isn't enough) and HP is a known quantity so I'd buy that rather than Lexmark. 440 plus vat for the DTN model. We'd want extra RAM which puts the price up.
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Alternatively move eclipse to a student room and buy a p2015x (230 plus VAT) for 375 plus three workgroup machines.
 
Alternatively move eclipse to a student room and buy a p2015x (230 plus VAT) for 375 plus three workgroup machines.
   
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= Backup server =
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* new backup server with greater capacity (8Tb pedestal) 3.5K inc VAT
  
   
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A new backup server with greater capacity (8Tb) 3500 inc VAT. This would enable us to back up larger amounts of data on the workstations and the /storage filesystem on tardis.
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* replace all CRT monitors with 19" flat screens. There are 12 CRTs in student/postdoc/visitor rooms. Basic 19" Iiyama is 155ukp inc VAT so 1860ukp
  
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* replace dodgy chairs
  
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* replace some of the older workstations (basic model 450, performance model 900)
  
   
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= Monitors =
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* file server (2x decent machines, about 6K)
  
   
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Replace all remaining CRT monitors with 19" flat screens. There are 12 CRTs in student/postdoc/visitor rooms. Basic 19" Iiyama is 155ukp inc VAT so 1860ukp
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We have 35 32-bit machines and 25 64-bit. Machines most in need of replacement are:
  
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= File server =
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File server (2x decent machines, about 6K). Gives us a writable network filesystem visible on all machines to help in collaboration.
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= Workstations =
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Replace some of the older workstations (basic model is around 450ukp, performance model 900ukp)
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Machines most in need of replacement are:
   
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** Visitor machines, generally the oldest hardware we have (bari, ortega, saemdo, tantive, tea)
  
 
** Sprik group (wine, seer, honey, vinegar). Also JC is using a visitor machine and could do with his own.
 
** Sprik group (wine, seer, honey, vinegar). Also JC is using a visitor machine and could do with his own.
 
** Hansen group (sarasota, discovery)
  
** Hansen group (sarasota, discovery)
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** MV group (merlot, summa)
  
** MV group (merlot, summa)
 
** Other groups (bistromath, giant)
  
** Other groups (bistromath, giant)
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** Visitor machines (bari, ortega, saemdo, tantive, tea)
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= Laptop =
   
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* laptop for loaning out to students for conferences (last time this was officially the COs' laptop but in practice was used as a loaner) 1K.
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A new laptop for loaning out to students for conferences. The current one is five years old. 1000ukp

Revision as of 08:36, 2 July 2008

In order of preference.

Printers

Replace the four old printers in the big rooms (360, 358, 378, 380).

Option 1, buy 4x HP P3005x approx 2500ukp.

Option 2, move the colour printer to one of the big rooms and buy 3x HP P3005X and 1x HP p2015x approx 2200ukp

The HP P3005x is about the same price as the Lexmark with equivalent specs- it's the smallest HP serious workgroup printer (the next one down only has 32Mb ram which isn't enough) and HP is a known quantity so I'd buy that rather than Lexmark. 440 plus vat for the DTN model. We'd want extra RAM which puts the price up.

Alternatively move eclipse to a student room and buy a p2015x (230 plus VAT) for 375 plus three workgroup machines.

Backup server

A new backup server with greater capacity (8Tb) 3500 inc VAT. This would enable us to back up larger amounts of data on the workstations and the /storage filesystem on tardis.

Monitors

Replace all remaining CRT monitors with 19" flat screens. There are 12 CRTs in student/postdoc/visitor rooms. Basic 19" Iiyama is 155ukp inc VAT so 1860ukp


File server

File server (2x decent machines, about 6K). Gives us a writable network filesystem visible on all machines to help in collaboration.

Workstations

Replace some of the older workstations (basic model is around 450ukp, performance model 900ukp)

Machines most in need of replacement are:

    • Sprik group (wine, seer, honey, vinegar). Also JC is using a visitor machine and could do with his own.
    • Hansen group (sarasota, discovery)
    • radiant (Alston)
    • SCA group (scree, sevenof9, lodestar)
    • Wales group (dougal, muse, dredd)
    • MV group (merlot, summa)
    • Other groups (bistromath, giant)
    • Visitor machines (bari, ortega, saemdo, tantive, tea)

Laptop

A new laptop for loaning out to students for conferences. The current one is five years old. 1000ukp

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