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Dell Precision Towers Explained: T5810 to 7920, Specs & PSUs

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Sep 5th 2026

Correction, September 27, 2026. SOLIDWORKS 2026 and 2027 do not support Windows 10: Dassault's system requirements page marks Windows 10 64-bit “no” for both releases and ends Windows 10 support at SOLIDWORKS 2025 SP5, so of the three releases in our requirements ta … read more

Best Computer for College 2026: Why a Workstation Wins

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Aug 24th 2026

Every "best computer for college" list published this year is a list of laptops. That is a reasonable default and a bad habit. For a student who works at a desk — and most students do most of their work at a desk — the 2026 memory shortage has made a refurbished pro … read more

Workstation Prices in 2026: HP Z vs Precision vs ThinkStation

Posted by Konstantin Protasov on Dec 18th 2025

In December 2025 we published a piece on this page arguing that waiting for hardware to get cheaper in 2026 was a bad bet, because memory and storage supply were tightening. That was a forecast. Eight months later it can be checked against the receipts — and it turned out … read more

Is Your Workstation Windows 11 Compatible? Model List 2026

Posted by Konstantin Protasov on Apr 7th 2025

Correction, September 5, 2026. The HP Z4 G4, Dell Precision 5820 and Lenovo ThinkStation P520 with Xeon W-2100/W-2200 processors are on Microsoft's Windows 11 processor list. The August 2026 version of this guide said the opposite and marked them as not supported in their stand … read more

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