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Hardware Policy

9Y’s hardware policy is: "great standard equipment, acknowledge custom wishes".

If you would like to work on non-standard hardware, e.g. a mechanical keyboard, a trackpad instead of a mouse, an ultrawide monitor, etc. then please ask. We believe that people should work on the devices which make them most productive.

Engineer, Designer (macOS)

Machine:

• MacBook Pro 16" M1 Pro, base config (10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD)

• MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro, top model base config (10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16 GB RAM, 1024 GB SSD)

Display:

• LG 27" 4K USB-C Monitor. LG 27UN83A-W

Keyboard:

• Apple Magic Keyboard (compact version), International layout

Mouse:

• Logitech MX Anywhere 2S

Engineer, Designer (Windows/Linux)

Machine:

• Lenovo ThinkPad T16S, 32GB RAM, 512GB SSD, AMD Ryzen CPU, base display

Display:

• LG 27" 4K USB-C Monitor. LG 27UN83A-W

Keyboard:

• Lenovo Professional Wireless Keyboard, International layout

Mouse:

• Logitech MX Anywhere 2S

Project Manger (macOS System)

Machine:

• MacBook Air 13" M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD

Display:

• LG 27" 4K USB-C Monitor. LG 27UN83A-W

Keyboard:

• Apple Magic Keyboard (compact version), International layout

Mouse:

• Logitech MX Anywhere 2S

Accessories

Headphones:

• Bose Noise Cancelling 700 black

USB-C multiport adapter (if needed):

• Anker PowerExpand+ 5-in-1 USB C. Link

Examples of common customisations

Some custom hardware configs that our team members enjoy, that depart from the above standard configs:

• German keyboard layout

• a mechanical keyboard

• an individual mouse, e.g. the MX Master

• an ultrawide monitor

• dual monitors

• a wireless trackpad instead of a mouse

• a "low quality" reference monitor for design proofing

• a laptop with pen input and LTE connectivity