UNLV Laptop

[Ranelar]

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So what's the deal with UNLV's laptop? They say it'll cost me $2500, is that for real? I imagine they're going through Dell, or a similar source. Ugh, it makes me sick to think they're going to force me to do stupid things like pay Dell $200 to get $20 of RAM, or $400 for an extra 200 Mhz of processor speed. Is it just a recommended value, and can we set the parameters of a base model ourselves so that we can upgrade as we see fit?

 

[Ateeb T Khan]

I think they're strict about requiring 'watevr' laptop cuz they want everyone to be on "the same page" sort off.. like w/ the same programs etc.

But a good idea would be to talk to the it team @ ur school, and tell them to configure ur personal laptop of choice w/ the schools e-curriculum or watever programs they want every student to have..

 

[Ranelar]

It is not as you say. They said they don't care what you do about your old laptop, but you have to buy the school one. I'd like to hear details from a UNLV student.

 

[Quattro DMD]

We have to pay 2200 for a lenovo tablet pc at ASDOH. The only reason I have to justify that expense is that all 4 years of my textbooks are on the computer. I'm guessing that is the same situation at UNLV which is probably why your laptop is so expensive.

 

[odontastic]

Does the price include service? My class all got 1 of 2 Dell models, but it included premium service over the 4 years. They'll replace any part that fails by overnighting the replacement to you and sending a repair technician to meet you and fix it for you. Over the four years, I had nearly everything replaced except the memory & CPU: screen, case, keyboard, main board, battery, and hard drives twice. If they can't fix it, you may get a full replacement of the whole laptop. If you will be lugging your laptop to school for taking notes in class and and accessing clinical records, it'll take a beating and the repair service will be worth it.

 

[dpulpr]

Ya-
So I'm a student at UNLV and the laptop thing really isn't too bad. I think they are a bit cheaper too... like 1500$. You can add on the extras if you want but it includes full service for the 4 years and replacement of everything, except your screen and batteries. There was a rumor going around that they would be allowing people to furnish their own laptops and the school could add on some of the neccesary secutity functions.

Hope that helps