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Laptop Specifications

Purchasing a BYU-Idaho recommended laptop provides unique benefits to the student. Primarily, the Help Desk will support on-site hardware repairs that are under warranty. Furthermore, students will be provided a loaner laptop, if necessary, during extended repairs. Many times it is advantageous to purchase an extended warranty through the University Store. Special Academic MS Office Suite pricing is also available for both Operating Systems through the University Store www.byuistore.com.

Detailed specifications and pricing of the Apple laptops are as follows:

MacBook Air 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

11" Widescreen Display

64 GB Flash Storage

2GB 1066 DDR3 RAM

NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M with 256MB

Isight Video Camera

802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless Bluetooth

1 Year Warranty

Special Order Only

(All warranty work done at the Help Desk)

Click here for Apple * pricing information

Please ask for additional warranties available through University Bookstore.

Entry Level  (meets BYU - Idaho basic requirement)

MACINTOSH LAPTOP (*)

MacBook  2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

13" Widescreen Display

250 GB Hard Drive

2GB 1066 DDR3 RAM

NVIDIA GeForce GT 320M with 256MB

Superdrive

Isight Video Camera

802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless Bluetooth

1 Year Warranty

(All warranty work done at the Help Desk)

Click here for Apple * pricing information

 

Mid-Level

MACINTOSH LAPTOP (*)

MacBook Pro 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 Dual-core

13" Widescreen Display 1280 x 800 resolution

320 GB Hard Drive

4GB 1333 DDR3 RAM

Intel HD graphics 3000

Backlit Keyboard

8x double layer Superdrive

FaceTime HD Camera

Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps)

802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless Bluetooth

1 Year Warranty

(All warranty work done at the Help Desk)

Click here for Apple * pricing information

Advanced Level

MACINTOSH LAPTOP (*)

MacBook Pro 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 Dual-core

13" Widescreen Display 1280 x 800 resolution

500 GB Hard Drive

4GB 1333 DDR3 RAM

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Backlit Keyboard

8x Double Layer Superdrive

FaceTime HD Camera

Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps)

802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless Bluetooth

1 Year Warranty

(All warranty work done at the Help Desk)

Click here for Apple * pricing information

Professional Level

MACINTOSH LAPTOP (*)

MacBook Pro 2.0 GHz Intel Core i7 Quad-core

15" Widescreen Display

500 GB Hard Drive 5400 RPM

4GB 1333 DDR3 RAM

Intel HD and AMD radeon HD 6490M w/256 MB GDDR5

Backlit Keyboard

8x Double Layer Superdrive

FaceTime HD Camera

SDXC card slot

Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps)

802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless Bluetooth

1 Year Warranty

(All warranty work done at the Help Desk)

Click here for Apple * pricing information

 

MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 Quad-core

15" Widescreen Display

750 GB Hard Drive 5400 RPM

4GB 1333 DDR3 RAM

Intel HD and AMD radeon HD 6750M w/1 GB GDDR5

Backlit Keyboard

8x Double Layer Superdrive

FaceTime HD Camera

SDXC card slot

Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps)

802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless Bluetooth

1 Year Warranty

(All warranty work done at the Help Desk)

Click here for Apple * pricing information

 

Other negociated specials: Please notice that warranty  work (for the following items) is through the vendor / manufacturer by the customer and not through the Help Desk)

Lenovo IdeaPad 2.53 GHz

Intel Core i3

15.6 inch LED HD Display 1366x 768 Resolution

320 GB Hard Drive

4 GB DDR3 SDRAM

DVD±R/RW

Intel HD Graphics integrated

Webcam w/ integrated microphone

1 HDMI Port

6 Cell 4.5 hour battery

802.11 b/g/n Wireless

1 Year Warranty
$649

 

Lenovo IdeaPad 2.66 GHz

Intel Core i5

15.6 inch LED HD Display 1366x 768 Resolution

500 GB Hard Drive 32 GB SSD

4 GB DDR3 SDRAM

DVD±R/RW

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 w/1 GB

1.3 MP Webcam

1 HDMI Port

6 Cell 3.5 hour battery

802.11 b/g/n Wireless

1 Year Warranty
$899

 

Toshiba Satellite 2.13 GHz

Intel Pentium Dual Core

13.3 inch LED Active Matrix TFT Display 1366x 768 Resolution

500 GB Hard Drive

4 GB DDR3 SDRAM

DVD-SuperMulti ( /-R double layer) with Label_ashTM drive

Intel Graphics integrated

Webcam w/ integrated microphone

Memory Card Reader

Li-Ion (48Wh, 6-Cell) 3 hour battery

802.11 b/g/n Wireless

1 Year Warranty
$599

 

Asus Eee PC 1.66 GHz

Intel Atom

10.1 inch LED WSVGA Display 1024 x 600 Resolution

250 GB Hard Drive

1 GB DDR3 SDRAM

Intel Graphics integrated

Webcam w/ integrated microphone

Media Reader

2 USB Ports

8.5 hour battery

802.11 b/g/n Wireless
1 Year Warranty
$319

*Available in black and white

NOTE:  If a student chooses to bring their own laptop to campus, the following wireless network cards are highly recommended:

  • 1) Any card with the Atheros 5006 or 5008 chipset.
  • 2) Intel 4965 AGN
  • 3) Intel 3945 ABG (This is the card that is in the Dell Latitude 820 and 830)
  • 4) Broadcom 4321 AGN

WiFi Alliance certified cards are highly recommended, since there are many cards on the market that do not conform to its standards.  These recommended cards are a much better guarantee to obtain wireless access and assist the University in giving Help Desk support.