by OIT Staff
January 28, 2026
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As many of you know, computer components such as processors, RAM, and storage have been slowly rising in cost and are expected to continue this trend for the foreseeable future. In the last six months, the average cost per standard computer has increased by $100 or more per unit. Dell predicts that their prices will likely continue to increase throughout the year and has conveyed the following changes :
- Standard configuration pricing will no longer be locked in and will fluctuate as often as Dell chooses throughout the year.
- Quotes expire within 14 days.
- Dell plans to remove the option to self-select a different processor, RAM, or storage within our standard configurations on both Dell Premier and PSU eProcurement.
Our plan to address the inability to customize features in eProcurement is to provide two base configurations for the following models. Each of the models below will have a high configuration with 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and a 7-series processor, and a lower cost configuration with 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, and a 5-series processor:
- Dell Pro 14 Plus (Laptop)
- Dell Pro 16 Plus (Laptop)
- Dell Pro Micro Plus (Micro)
- Dell Pro Slim Plus (Desktop)
Important Note on Support: PSU only supports the model listed in PSU Computer Hardware Standards. Upgrading the processor, RAM, storage, or video card is supported, but other Dell models and consumer-line systems are currently unsupported and should not be purchased for PSU business.
Any customizations to these standards can be requested by contacting our Dell representative directly for a quote before purchasing through eProcurment.
Jamie Newman (she/her)
Inside Sales Account Manager
Dell Technologies | Enterprise West
Direct +1-512-720-3883
Jamie.Newman@Dell.com
Working hours 7:30am – 4:30pm MST
Working hours 7:30am – 4:30pm MST
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Questions?
Reach out to the PSU Hardware Standards Committee PSU-Hardware-Standards-group@pdx.edu