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JMU Bookstore v. Pavilion dv6t

 




The JMU Bookstore's Dell Latitude E6510-B is $202.98 less expensive than HP's retail price for a similarly equipped Pavilion dv6t. The JMU Bookstore's E6510-B has a higher resolution display while the HP Pavilion has more memory and a larger hard drive. The JMU Bookstore's E6510-B also has access to on-campus warranty repair and the JMU Computing Helpdesk's loaner pool.

 



JMU Bookstore
Dell Latitude E6510-B

HP
Pavilion dv6t

Starting Price:
Upgrade Cost:

Our Price:

$1,277.00
NA

$1,277.00
 

Starting Price:
Upgrade Cost:

Comparison Price:

$829.99
$649.99

$1,479.98
 

 

JMU Bookstore:
Latitude E6510-B

HP:
Pavilion dv6t

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Price

Processor

2.53 GHz Core i5-540M

2.26 GHz Core i3-350M

2.53 GHz Core i5-540M

$200.00

O/S

Windows 7 Professional (32 bit)

Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)

Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)

$90.00

Memory

3 GB, DDR3

4 GB, DDR3

-

 

Hard Drive

250 GB, 7200RPM

320GB, 7200 RPM

-

 

Display

15.6" HD+ (1600x900)

15.6" HD (1366x768)

Not Available

 

Video Card

Intel GMA HD graphics

Intel HD graphics

-

 

Webcam

Yes

Yes

-

 

Optical Drive

8x DVD+/-RW

8x DVD+/-RW

-

 

WiFi

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

Intel Wireless N (802.11a/g/n)

-

 

Battery

9 cell

6 cell

9 cell

$30.00

Warranty Length

3 years

1 Year Mail-in Service

HP 3-year Care Pack House Call Service with Accidental Damage Protection for HP Pavilion Laptop PC

$329.99

Mfg On-Site Service

Yes

No

Yes

 

Accidental Damage

Yes

No

Yes

 

JMU Repair

Yes

No

Not Available

 

Loaner Program

Yes

No

Not Available

 

 

 

Comparison pricing and specs taken from hp.com - 6/10/2010