Mice
Logitech Ergo M575S Wireless Trackball
A thumb trackball that stays put. Long ticket days are easier on the wrist when the mouse is not chasing across the desk.
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Desk gear
Why we like it
Original notes from the bench. Categories sit on each card so we can filter and search when the list grows.
Mice
Logitech MX Master 2S Wireless Mouse
Extra buttons we actually bind, and Logitech Flow when two machines share a desk. We still run the 2S because it is already in the muscle memory.
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Keyboards
Logitech MX Keys S Wireless Keyboard — Graphite
Low profile, quiet enough for a shared office, and a backlight when the room is dark. The keys feel precise without the travel of a chunky board.
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Stands
Nulaxy Ergonomic Adjustable Laptop Stand
Raises the laptop so the neck stays honest. Height and angle adjust, then it gets out of the way. Simple aluminum, no extra software.
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Chargers
Anker 313 Qi-Certified 10W Wireless Charger Stand
Qi stand that holds the phone upright. Messages and Face ID while it charges. The desk charger we actually leave plugged in.
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Monitors
Dell 27 Plus 4K Monitor S2725QS
27 inches of 4K at 120 Hz. Text stays sharp, motion stays calm, and the stand height-adjusts. The desk when tickets, documents, and a second window all have to be readable.
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Monitors
Dell UltraSharp 27 Monitor U2724D
QHD IPS Black — deeper blacks than a plain IPS, color that stays honest through a day of spreadsheets and screenshots. Height, tilt, swivel, and pivot without a drama.
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Microphones
Logitech for Creators Blue Snowball iCE USB Microphone
USB, plug in, and the room sounds like a person instead of a laptop hole. When the meeting matters, this is a clear upgrade on the desk.
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Webcams
Logitech MX Brio Ultra HD 4K Webcam
4K when the room needs it, and a clearer picture than the camera in the lid. Client calls look like you meant to be there.
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Speakers
Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX Certified Computer Speakers
THX-certified 2.1 with a real sub. The desk can hear a voicemail, a call, or a video without hunting for headphones.
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UniFi we actually deploy
A gateway, access points, a PoE switch, a desk switch, and a Protect camera — one stack, one console. CES recommends. You purchase. We put it in and stay on the line.
Gateways
UniFi Cloud Gateway Ultra
The small-office UniFi brain. No radio in the box — you add access points — and one console for the whole stack. Silent, USB-C, and it routes with IDS/IPS on.
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Gateways
UniFi Express 7
A single-room UniFi start: Wi-Fi 7 and the controller in one box. Fine for a shop or a first site. When the office grows, the same console adopts the next AP.
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Gateways
UniFi Dream Machine Pro
The rack unit when the closet is a closet. Gateway, switch, and a drive bay for Protect. One screen on the front so you can see the circuit without opening a laptop.
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Access points
UniFi U6+
The ceiling AP we put in when Wi-Fi 6 is enough. Compact, PoE, and it joins the same UniFi map as the rest of the office.
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Access points
UniFi U7 Long-Range
Wi-Fi 7 when the room is large or the walls are honest. Fewer APs, further apart, still on the same controller.
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Access points
UniFi U7 Pro XG
Wi-Fi 7 with a 10-gig uplink when the closet can feed it. The AP for a dense floor that should not wait on a gigabit drop.
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Switches
UniFi Switch Lite 16 PoE
Sixteen copper ports, eight of them PoE+. This is how the access points and cameras get power without a wall wart on every drop.
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Switches
UniFi Flex Mini
Five gigabit ports that live on the desk or behind a monitor. PoE-in so it does not need its own brick if the closet already has PoE.
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Cameras
UniFi G5 Ultra
A UniFi Protect camera that lives in the same app as the network. One vendor, one login, a picture you can actually read.
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Synology we actually rack
Diskless RackStations — 4, 8, 12, and 16 bays. You pick the drives. DSM is the same console from the first unit to the last. CES recommends. You purchase.
4-bay
Synology RackStation RS422+
The 1U four-bay that fits a shallow rack. Diskless DSM, dual gigabit, and a 10-gig module when the closet grows. The first rack NAS we put in a small office.
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4-bay
Synology RackStation RS822RP+
Four bays, two power supplies. Same 1U footprint as a starter unit, with failover if a PDU blinks. The 4-bay we leave in a closet that has to stay up.
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8-bay
Synology RackStation RS1221+
Eight bays in a short 2U. Fits a two-post rack. Backup, file share, and a volume that can grow one tray at a time.
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8-bay
Synology RackStation RS1221RP+
The same eight-bay chassis with redundant power. When the office has two PDUs and cannot lose the share, this is the one.
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12-bay
Synology RackStation RS2423RP+
Twelve bays, 10-gig on the board, dual PSUs. The 2U we put in when the office has real data — backup, cameras, and a second site.
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16-bay
Synology RackStation RS4021xs+
Sixteen bays, the xs-series when the rack is a rack. Dual 10-gig, ECC, and DSM that already matches the rest of the stack.
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Dell Pro we actually issue
14- and 16-inch Dell Pro and Pro Plus — the next Latitude. Windows 11 Pro, FHD+, 16 GB. CES recommends. You purchase.
Pro 14
Dell Pro 14 — Core 5 120U
The 14-inch we issue when the desk already has a monitor. FHD+, 16 GB, 512 GB, Windows 11 Pro, Thunderbolt 4 and a real Ethernet jack. Next-gen Latitude in Magnetite.
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Pro 16
Dell Pro 16 — Core 5 120U
The 16-inch with a number pad. Same Pro chassis, vPro, 16 GB and 512 GB. Spreadsheets, a second screen at home, and a machine that still docks.
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Pro 16
Dell Pro 16 — Core 7 150U
Core 7 150U in the 16-inch. When the job is heavier and the keyboard should still have a numpad. Same Magnetite Pro, same ports.
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Pro 14 Plus
Dell Pro 14 Plus — Ultra 5 235U
Aluminum Pro 14 Plus. Ultra 5 235U, vPro, the longer battery. The one we send with people who live on the road.
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Pro 16 Plus
Dell Pro 16 Plus — Ultra 5 236V
Copilot+ 16-inch Plus. Ultra 5 236V, Arc graphics, aluminum. When the office wants an NPU that actually qualifies.
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Keep you online anywhere
We can keep you online anywhere you go with our extensive Starlink experience. Standard and Mini kits, plus official mounts and routers. A Starlink service plan is required. CES recommends. You purchase.
Kits
Starlink Standard Kit AX 4 X
Dish, Gen 3 router, kickstand, and the cables in one kit. The circuit we put in when the copper is gone, never existed, or the office has to stay up off-grid.
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Kits
Starlink Mini Kit
The backpack kit. Built-in Wi-Fi, DC power, kickstand. The one we take when the job is a jobsite, a vehicle, or a weekend that still has to answer tickets.
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Routers
Starlink Gen 3 Wi-Fi Router
A spare or a second node. Wi-Fi 6, two latching Ethernet ports, IP56. When the kit's router is elsewhere, or the house needs another radio on the same Starlink.
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Mounts
Starlink Pipe Adapter — Standard Kit
Official mount for the Standard dish on a metal pipe. The kickstand is for the porch. This is for a pole that stays put.
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Stay up when the wall goes dark
A sinewave UPS under the desk, and EcoFlow packs you can carry — minutes for a blink, hours for an outage. CES recommends. You purchase.
UPS
CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS
Sinewave backup that sits under the desk. PFC-safe, a screen you can read from the floor, and enough minutes to save work and ride a blink.
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Portable power
EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro 768Wh
768 Wh you can carry. Keeps a laptop, a radio, and a small office load up when the circuit dies — without dragging a generator onto the sidewalk.
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Portable power
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max 2048Wh with 220W Solar Panel
The longer outage box: two kilowatt-hours, a 220 W panel in the kit, and enough inverter for a fridge and the network closet. Solar when the wall is dark.
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