If you can test in a dev environment first, that is the normal protocol for testing your solution. Since the Outlook Client not custom code or system changes, I don't see why you couldn't just install it on one workstation and test it out. Is there a specific concern you have with the Outlook Client? One thing to note is that you have the same Update Rollup installed for the Outlook Client as you have installed on the CRM server.
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