Evaluating Price and Value

Unbeatable service, value and convenience

Miami's Information Technology (IT) Services has worked closely with Dell and Apple to configure all Miami Notebook models to include the features we believe are most likely to meet student needs for up to four years. Leveraging the university's collective purchasing power, IT Services and the University Bookstore have negotiated excellent pricing with Dell and Apple for these models.

To help you evaluate price and value, we offer comparisons of the Miami Notebook pricing vs. standard higher education pricing.

Direct from Dell & Apple

In addition to obtaining pre-installed software and on-campus support by purchasing a notebook through the Miami Notebook offering, you will receive pricing up to several hundred dollars lower than if you purchased the same notebook with the same configuration options directly from Dell or Apple.

Data below reflects findings from research using the vendors' education web sites in April 2010. Prices and configurations are subject to change.

Model	Miami Notebook price	Vendor Education price
Dell Latitude E6420 #1	$1,329	$1,537
Dell Latitude E6420 #2	$1,495	$1,618
Dell Latitude E6520 #1	$1,329	$1,588
Dell Latitude E6520 #2	$1,495	$1,699
Apple MacBook Pro 13" 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5	$1,308	$1,282
Apple MacBook Pro 13" 2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i7	$1,608	$1,582
Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" 2.0GHz Intel Core i7 quad-core	$1,964	$1,938
Apple MacBook Pro 15.4" 2.2GHz Intel Core i7 quad-core	$2,264	$2,238
Prices include 3 year manufacturer warranties and on-campus support and service. *Pricing reflects a $26 It Services fee that contributes to funding the Help Desk/Remediation Center and purchases loaner laptops. Loaner laptops are only available to Miami Notebook customers.