Austin Lane

We at Austin Lane Technologies, Inc. are constantly getting questions about what we consider a Business-Class PC. Below, you should find some firm information about what we consider a Business-class PC.

“Business-class” is a term that all of the computer manufacturers understand and use as a term in sales and market segmentation.  There are really only a few major players in the business-class computer market.

One of the top one or two PC dealers is Dell Computer. With Dell, any PC, laptop or tablet that is in their Optiplex, Precision, Latitude, or XPS product lines would qualify as Business-class.

Another top PC dealers is HP. With HP, any PC, laptop or tablet that is recommended under their “Small and Medium Business” or “Large Enterprise Business” segements would qualify as a Business-class PC.

For any other manufacturer, any PC, laptop or tablet that is identified by the manufacturer as appropriate for small, medium, or large business settings, and that is not recommended for home use qualifies as a Business-Class PC.

Any Business-class PC must not be more than 5 years old. Any PC older than this is more subject to hardware failure and/or end of support on its installed software.

Business-class computers ship with a business-class operating system as the standard, such as Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Business, or Windows Vista Enterprise.  Any computer that does not ship with a business-class operating system as the standard is most likely not a business-class computer.  Upgrading such a computer to a business-class operating system does not meet the intent of this requirement for Austin Lane.

Please note that most computers available at retail outlet stores are not business-class computers and businesses should carefully evaluate before making such purchases. 

Austin Lane support is available to assist with such purchasing decisions, and can also advise as to whether a specific computer meets this requirement

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