casper suite

IT uses casper to manage computer configuration remotely.

https://www.jamf.com/resources/product-documentation/casper-suite-administrators-guide-version-9-96/

Dell workstation

I don't know what your budget is, but we just purchased and configured a couple very nice Dell Precision 7810 Desktops. They each had 64GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and a 8 core Xeon chip, as well as a slightly upgraded NVIDIA GPU. These machines ran about $3500 each, a little on the high end, but quite nice. There were also a couple 24 inch monitors that we purchased with each desktop that ran about $350-$450 each; I don't remember the exact price. Basically, each desktop came with two monitors and we spend just under $4000 for each setup.

If that is too much, we could get the same machine with less exorbitant specs or simply purchase a couple Dell XPS desktops. I know that these are pretty decent but I'm not sure about the price right now. They'll be quite a bit cheaper. We have a pretty good relationship with Dell so we typically purchase from them.

So, I guess the first question is: what is your budget? That would be a good starting point for this conversation. Maybe, next time you're at the SimCenter, we can talk about it?

NGS workstation configurations

https://www.biostars.org/p/125444/

Puget Peak Quad Xeon Tower offers 512GB, 1TB, or even 2TB RAM.  This can be configured at: https://www.pugetsystems.com/nav/peak/quad_xeon/customize.php


http://www.penguincomputing.com/products/workstations/tempest-4400/

rideside workstation

Ridgeside 

Dell Precision 7810 Desktops. They each had 64GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and a 8 core Xeon chip, as well as a slightly upgraded NVIDIA GPU. These machines ran about $3500 each, a little on the high end, but quite nice. There were also a couple 24 inch monitors that we purchased with each desktop that ran about $350-$450 each;

$lscpu 

CPU(s):                16
On-line CPU(s) list:   0-15
Thread(s) per core:    2
Core(s) per socket:    8
Socket(s):             1
NUMA node(s):          1
Vendor ID:             GenuineIntel
CPU family:            6
Model:                 79
Model name:            Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v4 @ 2.10GHz
Stepping:              1
CPU MHz:               2299.992
CPU max MHz:           3000.0000
CPU min MHz:           1200.0000
BogoMIPS:              4190.30
Virtualization:        VT-x
L1d cache:             32K
L1i cache:             32K
L2 cache:              256K
L3 cache:              20480K
NUMA node0 CPU(s):     0-15
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biolaptops

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vertical strips on 17in mac pro laptop

Today, my 17inch mac pro laptop (5 years old now, hostname "ace") has a vertical strip in the middle. (It occurred once in the spring 2015, but went away on its own).

After some online research, I pressed the glass screen for a few second, and restart by holding CMMD+Ctrl+P+R. The vertical strip went away.

Pressing the glass screen was mentioned at
https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/17589/MacBook+suddenly+has+inverted-flickering+vertical+strip+on+the+screen

CMMD+Ctrl+P+R was mentioned at
 http://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/macbook-pro-screen-problems-strip-screen-then-shutdown-588409/


Later in the afternoon, the same vertical strip come back again, after some overheated use.
I tried press the glass and CMMD+Ctrl+P+R again. The vertical strip was still there.

Computer trace LoJack

CompuTrace LoJack