Here are the current price leaders as of 12/1/2025.
$500 Tower Desktop PC good for Staff:
Here’s a $340 Cyber Monday Desktop PC!
My favorite is this space saving $619 Micro Desktop PC:
$350 Laptop PC with 16” Screen:
Here’s a $299 Cyber Monday Laptop PC!
Laptops make a great Staff PC! You can easily connect a full-size keyboard, mouse, and second monitor to them for use at a desk. Their portability lets them be used throughout the library for doing inventory and programs. Their built in battery keeps them working during power outages.
If the library wants new, larger 27” monitors for the desktop PCs:
www.amazon.com/Ultra-Thin-Zero-Frame-Adaptive-Sync-FreeSync-Compatible/dp/B0D9HT57LK?th=1
This monitor comes with a HDMI video cable too! If the library wants to save some money and continue using their older monitors with new PCs, you will likely need to order new video cables. If you send me a picture of the video ports on the old monitor, I can help you select the correct video cable.
I am happy to assist with the configuration and installation of new PCs purchased by the library. If you will want my assistance, please contact me prior to ordering them. Depending on the quantity the library is ordering, I may request that they be shipped directly to me. This allows me to get the PCs almost fully configured in the lab which saves me hours of time when I am onsite at the library to finish their installation.
The NLC has exhausted the Medica grant funds that were available for the purchase of Faronics DeepFreeze reboot/restore software. Reboot/restore software should be installed on all Patron/Public PCs to protect the PCs from malware and the privacy of the patrons who use them. The library will need to budget $50/PC for DeepFreeze Standard. Reboot/restore software is not necessary on Staff PCs.
Andrew “Sherm” Sherman
Library Technology Support Specialist
Nebraska Library Commission
andrew.sherman@nebraska.gov
402-471-4559
