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JMU Bookstore v. Dell Studio 15

 




The JMU Bookstore's Dell Latitude E6510-C is $150.98 less expensive than Dell's retail price for a similarly equipped Studio 15. The JMU Bookstore's E6510-C has a faster processor, longer lasting battery and a fingerprint reader while the upgraded Studio 15 has more video memory and a LoJack subscription.

 



JMU Bookstore
Dell Latitude E6510-C

Dell Direct
Studio 15

Starting Price:
Upgrade Cost:

Our Price:

$1,612.00
NA

$1,612.00
 

Starting Price:
Upgrade Cost:

Comparison Price:

$873.99
$888.99

$1,762.98
 

 

JMU Bookstore:
Latitude E6510-C

Dell Direct:
Studio 15

Upgrade

Price

Processor

2.66 GHz Core i7-620M

2.13 GHz Core i3-330M

2.4 GHz Core i5-520M

$175.00

O/S

Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)

Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)

Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)

$130.00

Memory

4 GB, DDR3

4 GB, DDR3

-

 

Hard Drive

500 GB, 7200RPM

500GB, 7200 RPM

-

 

Display

15.6" Full HD (1920x1080)

15.6" 720p

15.6" Full HD (1080p)

$100.00

Video Card

NVIDIA NVS 3100M, 512MB

Intel HD Integrated graphics

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470, 1 GB

$150.00

Webcam

Yes

Yes

-

 

Optical Drive

8x DVD+/-RW

8x DVD+/-RW

-

 

WiFi

Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 (802.11a/g/n)

Dell 1501 Wireless N

Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 (802.11a/g/n)

$30.00

Keyboard

Backlit keyboard

Standard keyboard

Backlit keyboard

$25.00

Bluetooth

Dell Wireless 375 Bluetooth Module

 

Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth Module

$20.00

Bluetooth Mouse

Dell Bluetooth Travel Mouse

 

Dell Bluetooth Travel Mouse

$29.99

Fingerprint Reader

FIPS compliant fingerprint reader

Not Available

Not Available

 

Battery

9 cell

6 cell

Not Available

 

Warranty Length

3 years

1 Year Basic In-Home Service

3 Year Advanced In-Home Service plus LoJack

$229.00

Mfg On-Site Service

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Accidental Damage

Yes

No

Yes

 

JMU Repair

Yes

Yes

-

 

Loaner Program

Yes

Yes

-

 

 

 

Comparison pricing and specs taken from dell.com/home - 6/8/2010