JMU Bookstore - Computer Purchase Program

Best Value Comparison - JMU Bookstore v. Sony VGN-CS290

JMU Bookstore
Dell Latitude E6400-B

Sony Direct
VGN-CS290

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Upgrade Cost:

Our Price:

$1,265.00
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$1,265.00

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Comparison Price:

$789.00
$559.00

$1,348.99

The Sony VGN-CS290 is $83.99 more expensive than the JMU Bookstore's Dell Latitude E6400-B and the Sony VGN-CS290 must be shipped to an authorized Sony repair center to receive warranty service. The JMU Bookstore's Dell Latitude E6400-B includes an on-site warranty, on-campus warranty repair, and access to the JMU Computing Helpdesk's loaner pool. Additionally, the JMU Bookstore's Dell Latitude E6400-B has a dedicated video card with 256MB of video memory and a higher video resoution while the Sony VGN-CS290 has only an integrated video card with shared memory.

	JMU Bookstore: Latitude E6400-B	Sony Direct: VGN-CS290	Upgrade	Price
Processor	2.4 GHz Core2Duo P8600, 1066MHz FSB	2.16 GHz Core2Duo T6400	2.4 GHz Core2Duo P8600, 1066MHz FSB	$150.00
O/S	Vista Business 32 bit	Vista Home Premium	Vista Business 32 bit	$50.00
Memory	2.0GB, DDR2-800 MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMs	2.0GB DDR2 SDRAM, 2 DIMM	-
Hard Drive	250 GB, 7200RPM	160GB, 5400 RPM	250GB, 5400 RPM	$30.00
Display	14.1" WXGA+ 1440x900	14.1" WXGA 1280x800	-
Video Card	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M w/ 256MB video RAM	Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD	NOT AVAILABLE
Webcam	Yes	Yes	-
Optical Drive	8x DVD+/-RW	DVD +/-DL/DVD+/-RW/DVD-RAM	-
WiFi	Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11 a/g/n	WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n	-
Battery	6 cell	Standard Capacity	-
Warranty Length	3 years	1 Year Express Ship	3 Year Express Ship with ADH	$239.00
Mfg On-Site Service	Yes	No	NOT AVAILABLE
Accidental Damage	Yes	No	Yes (ADH)
JMU Repair	Yes	Yes	NOT AVAILABLE
Loaner Program	Yes	Yes	NOT AVAILABLE

Comparison pricing and specs taken from sonystyle.com - 4/4/2009