Evaluating Price and Value

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Miami's Information Technology (IT) Services has worked closely with HP 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 HP 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 as well as an outline of important features of a notebook.

Direct from HP & Apple		Feature Checklist

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 HP or Apple.

Data below reflects findings from research using the vendors' education web sites in April 2008. Prices and configurations are subject to change.

Model	Miami Notebook price	Vendor Education price
HP Compaq 6910p	$1,121	$1,865 (view quote)
HP Compaq 8510p*	$1,243	$2,122 (view quote)
Apple MacBook: White	$1,299	$1,382 (view quote)
Apple MacBook: Black	$1,485	$1,582 (view quote)
Apple MacBook Pro: 15.4" 2.4GHz	$1,864	$2,038 (view quote)
Apple MacBook Pro: 15.4" 2.5GH	$2,314	$2,538 (view quote)
Apple MacBook Pro: 17"	$2,584	$2,838 (view quote)

*The HP 8510p quote from HP's higher education site includes Vista Business instead of Vista Ultimate (which combines the features of Vista Business with Vista Home Premium) because Vista Ultimate was not an option at the time the quote was generated.