Recommended Hardware (meets GE Centricity specifications)



Recommended Hardware (meets GE Centricity specifications)

The following are two recommended tablet laptops and some of their pros/cons.

• Lenovo X200

o Pros

▪ Good battery life. 5 hours on standard 6 cell battery. 8 to 10 hours on 9 cell battery

▪ 3 to 3.5 lbs

▪ Good performance

▪ Runs very cool and quiet

o Cons

▪ No Touchpad. Must use a USB mouse or the joystick in the middle of the keyboard

▪ No CD/DVD drive in laptop

o Other info

▪ 12.1’’ screen 1280x800 screen resolution

▪ No touch-screen – Tablet mode only works with stylus

▪ 2GB RAM standard – can support up to 4GB RAM

▪ UltraBase docking station provides CD/DVD drive and optional recharging of secondary battery

▪ Built-in Webcam

▪ Audio and Microphone jacks

▪ Fingerprint reader

o Price

▪ Depending on accessories like the docking station, extended-life battery, and memory $1200 - $1800

• HP TouchSmart Tx2

o Pros

▪ Touchpad

▪ CD/DVD drive included

▪ Offers both touch-screen and stylus modes for tablet use

▪ Good performance

o Cons

▪ Can run louder and get hot when running high CPU intensive operations

▪ 4.5 – 5 lbs

o Other Info

▪ 12.1’’ screen 1280x800 screen resolution

▪ 4GB RAM

▪ 2 to 3 hours on standard 6 cell battery. 5 to 6 hours on 8 cell battery.

▪ Built-in webcam

▪ Audio and microphone jacks

▪ Fingerprint reader

o Price

▪ Depending on CPU speed and extended-life battery $900 - $1300

Laptops

The following are two recommended laptops and some of their pro/cons.

• Lenovo SL510

o Pros

▪ Good Performance

▪ 15.6” screen 1366x768 resolution, but still light at 5.6 lbs

o Cons

▪ Larger and bulkier that the tablet

o Other info

▪ 3GB RAM expandable up 8GB

▪ Built-in Webcam

▪ Microphone and audio jacks

▪ Almost 4 hour battery-life with standard 6 cell battery

▪ Offers a spill resistant keyboard

o Price

▪ $600 to $1000 depending on memory and CPU speed.

• HP ProBook 4510

o Pros

▪ Big keyboard with number pad

▪ Almost 5 hour runtime with standard 6 cell battery

▪ 15.6” screen 1366x768 screen solution, but still light at 5.6 lbs

o Cons

▪ No fingerprint reader

▪ Average performance

o Other info

▪ 2GB RAM expandable to 8GB

▪ Built-in webcam

▪ Microphone and audio jacks

▪ Spill proof keyboard

o Price

▪ $500 to $900 depending on memory and CPU speed.

Thin Client Laptop

The following is one recommended thin client laptop.

• Wyse X90

o Less than 4lbs

o Win XP embedded

o 12.1” 1280x800 screen resolution and 15.4” 1280x800 screen resolution models

o 512MB or 1GB RAM available

o 512MB or 2GB Flash memory

• Price

o $600 to $900

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GE specs for Workstation Hardware not using Citrix.

Workstations deployed to run the Centricity 9.0 client application (recommended hardware above meets these specifications)

Processor:

Pentium 4, 2 GHz or higher

RAM:

4 GB

Virtual Memory/Page File:

1.5 times the size of available RAM

Disk Space:

36 GB or larger assuming workstation has only Operating System, Centricity Practice Solution, and SQL client software

Video Card:

For scheduling workstations a minimum 256 MB Video RAM required for viewing more than 8 schedules at one time with 4 GB total system RAM recommended

Network:

Gigabit (1000Base-T) preferred

Internet Connection:

High speed

Photo & Image Capture:

All devices should be TWAIN / USB including digital video, cameras, or scanners (.bmp and .jpg) for images stored in the Centricity database

Workstation Software

Workstations deployed to run the Centricity 9.0 client application

Operating System:

Windows Vista Business or Ultimate, SP1 (32-bit), Windows XP Professional, SP2, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, Version 2002, SP3

MS .Net Framework:

v2.0

Web Browser:

Internet Explorer 7.0 or 6.0 SP2 with latest patches

Reports:

Crystal 11.5

Microsoft Word:

97 or higher

Faxing:

Biscom Recommended

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