Notebook Comparison Table for Class of 2011

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NOTEBOOK COMPARISON TABLE FOR CLASS OF 2012

	Dell Latitude D630	Dell Latitude D830	Dell Latitude XT TabletPC	Apple MacBook	Apple MacBook Pro	Comments
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo (2.2GHz) 4M L2 Cache 800MHz Dual Core	Intel Core 2 Duo (2.2GHz) 4M L2 Cache 800MHz Dual Core	Intel Core 2 Duo (1.2GHz) 4M L2 Cache 533MHz Dual Core	Intel Core 2 Duo (2.4GHz) 4M L2 Cache	Intel Core 2 Duo (2.4GHz) 4M L2 Cache
Operating System	Windows XP Pro or Vista Business 32-bit Edition	Windows XP Pro or Vista Business 32-bit Edition	Windows XP Pro or Vista Business 32-bit Edition	MacOS 10.5.2 (Leopard) & Windows XP Pro	MacOS 10.5.2 (Leopard) & Windows XP Pro	WindowsXP Pro and Bootcamp are required for Apple notebooks
Memory	2GB DDR2-667 SDRAM 1 DIMM	4GB DDR2-667 SDRAM 2 DIMMS	3GB DDR2-667 SDRAM 2 DIMMS	2GB DDR2-667 SDRAM 2 DIMMS	4GB DDR2-667 SDRAM 2 DIMMS
Harddrive	160 GB 7200rpm	160GB 7200RPM	120 GB 5400rpm	160GB 5400RPM	200GB 5400RPM	Macs will need the larger hard drive to support Bootcamp and WindowsXP
LCD Screen	14.1" Wide Screen WXGA+ 1440x900	15.4" Wide Screen WUXGA 1920x1200	12.1" Wide Screen WXGA 1280x800 with capacitive touch and pen input	13" Wide Screen 1280x800	15" Wide Screen 1440x900	Screen size and weight are personal preferences. If you plan on carrying it around a lot, smaller is better.
Graphics Card	128MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M	256MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M	ATI Radeon Xpress 1250
Optical Drive	8x DVD+/-RW	8x DVD+/-RW	24x CD-RW/DVD External	8x DVD±RDL/DVD±RW /CD-RW	8x DVD±RDL/DVD±RW /CD-RW	The Macs also support Dual Layer DVDs
Battery	One 9 Cell Battery	One 9 Cell Battery	One 6 Cell Battery	One Battery	One Battery	We recommend that you buy a new battery at the beginning of your second year.
Ethernet	Gigabit	Gigabit	Gigabit	Gigabit	Gigabit
Wireless	Intel 4965 802.11 a/g/n	Intel 4965 802.11 a/g/n	Dell 1505 Draft 802.11n	802.11 n	802.11 n	802.11a is available in some areas in the school and campus. 802.11g is available almost everywhere on campus. 802.11n will be coming.
Weight	Starting at 4.37 lbs	Starting at 5.97 lbs	Starting at 3.57 lbs	Starting at 5 lbs	Starting at 5.4 lbs	Lighter is better
Carrying Case	Backpack	Backpack	Backpack	Backpack	Backpack
Options	Optical Mouse with Scroll Wheel	Optical Mouse with Scroll Wheel	Optical Mouse with Scroll Wheel	MyBook 500GB External Hard Drive, Mighty Mouse, Apple Remote, DVI/VGA Adapter, VMWare Fusion	MyBook 500GB External Hard Drive, Mighty Mouse, Apple Remote, DVI/VGA Adapter, VMWare Fusion
Warranty	4 Year Complete Care	4 Year Complete Care	4 Year Complete Care	3 Year AppleCare Protection Plan	3 Year AppleCare Protection Plan	Dell's warranty is not only better as it covers more, but it is one year longer. Please see the FAQ page for more information
Price	$1,324.53	$ 1,516.77	$2,255.00	$1,718.82	$2,306.70	The Apple prices include the cost of the required WindowsXP Pro (~$153.96). If you can get WindowsXP Pro for less, contact us at CaseMEDhelp@case.edu. We will continue to work with both Dell and Apple to lower the prices as we get closer to the acutal order date.

Last Update: May 12, 2008