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Laptop Recommendations and Laptop Support Policies

Supported Dell Laptops
Dell Latitude E5400
Dell Latitude E6400 (More Power, More, Things-More $$)

 

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Dell Latitude E5400
Price/Warranty
$886.59 (3 yr.)
$988.94 (3 yr. with Complete Care)
$1,135.03 (4 yr.)
$1,268.25 (4 yr. with Complete Care)
**NOTE: Complete Care
**Repair or replacement services for system damages due to spills, drops, surges and other accidental damage. Intel ® Core TM 2 Duo ® T7250 (2.00 GHz) 2M L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB

  • Intel ® Core TM 2 Duo ® T7250 (2.00 GHz) 2M L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB
  • 14.1" Wide Screen WXGA LCD display
  • Mobile Intel ® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
  • Windows ® Vista Business downgrade, XP Professional SP3 installed, with media
  • 2.0GB DDR2-800MHz SDRAM, 1 DIMM
  • 160GB Hard Drive, 5400RPM
  • Dell Wireless ® 1397 802.11b/g Mini Card
  • 24X CD-RQ/DVD w/ Cyberlink Power DVD TM
  • 6-Cell Primary Battery
  • 90W A/C Adapter
  • Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers
  • 3 Yr Limited Warranty plus 3 Yr NBD On-site Service
  • Ports: IEEE - 1394, Legacy Port Connector, 4 USB 2.0, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, headphone/speaker out, mi

 

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Dell Latitude E6400 Price/Warranty
$1,359.63 (3 yr.)
$1,607 (4 yr.)

  • Intel ® Core TM 2 Duo ® P8400 (2.26GHz) 3M L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB
  • 14.1" Wide Screen WXGA+ LED display
  • Mobile Intel ® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with Express Card
  • Windows ® Vista Business downgrade, XP Professional SP3 installed, with media
  • 2.0GB DDR2-800MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMs
  • 160GB Hard Drive, 7200RPM (Free Fall Sensor)
  • Dell Wireless ® 1510 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card
  • 8X DVD+/-RW with Roxio TM and Cyberlink Power DVD TM
  • Internal Fingerprint Reader
  • Dell Wireless ® 370 Bluetooth Module
  • 9-Cell Primary Battery
  • 90W A/C Adapter
  • Resource DVD - Contains Diagnostics and Drivers
  • Integrated Webcam with digital microphone
  • 3 Yr Limited Warranty plus 3 Yr NBD On-site Service and CompleteCare
  • ExpressCard 54 slot, Smart Card Reader and Contactless Smart Card Reader
  • Ports: IEEE - 1394, docking connector, 4 USB 2.0, VGA, Display Port, Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA, USB PowerShare, headphone/speaker out, mic

Two Ways to purchase your Dell Laptop:

  • You can buy your computer online with a credit card when you Add to Cart and complete the information fields.

  • Alternatively you can save your potential computer order as an e-quote if you do not want to use a credit card online or desire other payment options (financial aid, computer loans, etc.). The computer buyer from The Bookstore will contact you regarding your quote before an order is placed.


In either case the computer will only ship to The Bookstore for the U of M School of Education preparation. Once it is prepared you will pick it up from the TRC technical staff in the Teachers Resource Center. In addition we recommend that you purchase the Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 (Student Package), a large USB "thumb drive" through The Bookstore.
Dell Latitude Recommended Minimum Configuration: APPROXIMATELY $1300

Minimum Laptop specifications

Supported (limited) Apple Laptops
MacBook
MacBook PRO (More Power, More Things-More $$)

 

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MacBook, 13-inch
$1432.00

  • 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
  • 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x1GB
  • 160GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
  • SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
  • Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
  • Accessory kit
  • AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Air/MacBook - 3 year warranty

 

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MacBook PRO, 15-inch, Aluminum
$2138.00

  • 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
  • 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x1GB
  • 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
  • SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
  • Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
  • Accessory kit
  • AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Air/MacBook - 3 year warranty

To Purchase your Apple laptop:

  • You can only buy your computer online with a credit card. Add to Cart and complete the information fields.
  • In addition we recommend that you purchase the Microsoft Office Enterprise 2008 (Student Package) and a large USB "thumb drive" through The Bookstore.
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The TRC Department has a very talented (and FRIENDLY) but small staff. In order to provide the highest level of support to our students, faculty, and staff the TRC Department has implemented a few important policies. Please be aware of these when you request laptop support.

BUNDLED LAPTOPS



What We Can Do...

Supported Laptops: The TRC Department provides full support for supported computers. This includes software support and next-day, in-house warranty repairs.
Non-Supported Laptops: Very limited service is provided for non-supported computers. No repair service is offered for non-supported computers.
Service for non-recommended laptops is limited to:

  • Laptops running the recommended operating system. (For laptops with a pre-Windows XP operating system, the TRC Department can attempt to recover data, but can provide no other services.)
  • Installation of recommended software. Students MUST present original software disks or proof of license before the TRC staff can install software.

What We Can't Do...

Limited Support or NO Support is provided for the following.

  • LIMITED - Apple computers -The trc staff offers limited support for Apple computers.

    NO Support is provided for the following.
  • Computers owned by friends or relatives of enrolled students. This is a mis-use of state services and is absolutely forbidden.
  • Non-supported laptops (except as noted above).
  • Computer peripherals such as printers, scanners, iPods, etc.

University of Montana Computing Policies

 

Minimum Laptop Specifications

SUPPORTED LAPTOPS

WHY BUY A SUPPORTED LAPTOP?


You will use your laptop extensively both in and out of class. The supported models are configured to provide the features School of Education students need most. You will find the laptops we support below. We strongly encourage UM School of Education students to purchase the laptop computers we support.

1. We offer full in-house, factory-authorized, next-day hardware warranty service and software support on Dell supported models. If your computer breaks we will be able to fix it in the shortest time possible.

2. We do not provide any warranty or support services for non-supported laptops. If your computer breaks, you will have to take it to a local computer repair shop or send it to an authorized service center. The School of Education School has laptops to loan while yours is being repaired.

Additionally, we strongly encourage you to purchase your Dell laptop from the UM Bookstore so that you can take advantage of the pre-configured packages they offer School of Education students that include in-house warranty service. If you want to purchase a non-supported model or a supported model from another source, you must make sure your computer strictly meets the Minimum Laptop Specifications , especially regarding the warranty. We cannot provide warranty service on computers that do not meet these minimum specifications. Again, we do not provide any service or support on non-supported laptops even if they meet the Minimum Laptop Recommendations.

 

Minimum Laptop Specifications
Supported Laptops

Minimum Laptop Specifications
Although we strongly encourage you to purchase one of the supported laptops, if you choose not to, you should make sure your computer meets at least these hardware and software specifications. Be aware that we will not service non-supported models, even if they meet these specifications.

Hardware

  1. 2 GB of RAM.
  2. Ethernet port, 10/100, RJ45 jack. This is required for network access in the School of Education and for DSL connections at home.
  3. Wireless card (built-in wireless adapter). Wireless access is available on the first and second floor of the School of Education building.
  4. DVD/DVD-RW Drive. Effective backup procedures that will safeguard your School of Education school documents require the capacity to write to non-volatile media such as CDs or DVDs . Users are now storing unusually large amounts of data which is why we recommend a drive that will burn DVDs. DVDs offer about six times the storage capacity of a CD. (Floppy drives are NOT recommended. Floppy disks are an inherently unreliable medium.)
  5. Modem. A modem is necessary only if you want telephone dial-up Internet access.

Software

  1. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Only (NOT Home or Media Center Edition). XP Pro is recommended because older operating systems may not be supported by TRC technical staff. If you choose to purchase Microsoft Windows Vista, which does not work with some software or with our wireless access, we recommend downgrading to XP Pro.

    **APPLE - Mac OS X v10.5.4 Leopard

  2. Anti-virus software. You MUST install Symantec Anti-Virus software before you connect your laptop to any University network. The University has a site license for Symantec Anti-Virus software so it is available at no charge to all students. Do NOT purchase it with your computer. Please contact the TRC 243-2143  for details, initial download, set up and automatic virus definition updates via the UM School of Education anti-virus server. If you purchase a recommended laptop through this web site, Symantec Anti-Virus software will be installed on and configured on your computer when you receive it.
  3. Word processing software. UM School of Education students will need Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 . Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 is available from the UM Bookstore for approximately $80 (student discount, with your Griz card). The School of Education TRC technical staff will install this software for you if you wish.

Warranty
You should purchase a 3- or 4-year no-fault, accidental-damage, next-day warranty. However, even with a warranty, we cannot service non-supported models, and you will have to take your computer to a local computer repair shop or send it to an authorized service center.