The honest answer for most offices: you need fewer specs than the sales rep tells you. Here's what we deploy.
The three configurations
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Everyday · £700–£900ThinkPad E14 / Latitude 5450
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Heavy · £1,200–£1,500ThinkPad T14 / EliteBook 845 G11
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Mobile · £1,400+MacBook Air M4 / X1 Carbon
What we don't recommend
- Consumer-grade Lenovo / HP (IdeaPad, Pavilion, Envy). Save £200, lose ProSupport, lose business image, gain plastic.
- Anything < 16 GB RAM in 2026. Teams + Chrome eats 12 GB on a quiet day.
- Spinning HDDs. We haven't bought one in 4 years; you shouldn't either.
- 256 GB SSDs. Fills up before the warranty expires.
What you should care about
| Spec | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| RAM | The single biggest cause of "my laptop is slow" tickets |
| SSD | Read speed = how fast the OS feels |
| Battery | "All-day" claims are real on Apple silicon and ARM ThinkPads; vendor-marketing on Intel |
| Warranty | 3-year ProSupport / NBD on-site is worth the extra ~£60 |
| Repair-ability | Framework laptops are tempting but support is DIY — fine for IT, awkward for sales |
Procurement, not amazon.co.uk
We buy direct from Lenovo / Dell / HP at wholesale (typically 15–22% off list) and ship to you with the OS pre-imaged. Order through your account manager:
Procurement
Request a laptop quote
Disposal of old kit
We collect, certified-wipe to NIST 800-88, and recycle. You get the certificate of destruction for your records. Free for any customer that buys the replacements through us.