Laptop Comparison
| MacBook (via apple.com) | MacBook (via amazon.com) | Lenovo ThinkPad R60 | Dell Inspiron 640m | Toshiba Satellite A100 | |
| Operating System | OS X / Tiger | OS X / Tiger | Windows XP Pro | Windows XP Pro | Windows XP Home |
| Processor | 1.83 GHz Core Duo | 1.83 GHz Core Duo | 1.83 GHz Core Duo | 1.83 GHz Core Duo | 1.83 GHz Core Duo |
| RAM | 1 GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM | 512 MB 667 DDR2 SDRAM | 1 GB MB 667 DDR2 SDRAM | 1 GB 533 DDR2 SDRAM | 1 GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM |
| Hard Drive | 60 GB Serial ATA | 60 GB Serial ATA | 60 GB Serial ATA | 60 GB Serial ATA | 60 GB Serial ATA |
| Optical Drive | CD RW, DVD/R | CD RW, DVD/R | CD RW, DVD/R | CD RW, DVD/R | CD RW, DVD/R |
| Screen | 13" | 13" | 14" | 14" | 15" |
| Battery | 6 cell | 6 cell | 6 cell | 6 cell | 6 cell |
| Camera | iSight Built In | iSight Built In | None | None | None |
| Incentive | Student discount, iPod Nano | Rebate | Student discount | Student discount | Student discount |
| Vendor Price | $1049 | $1099 | $1283 | $1295 | $1217 |
| Sales Tax | $73.43 | $0 | $89.81 | $90.65 | $85.19 |
| Warranty | $194.53 | $194.53 | (Included) | (Included) | (Included) |
| MS Office | $107 | $107 | (Included) | (Included) | $120 |
| Windows XP | $85 | $85 | (Included) | (Included) | (Included) |
| Sub Total | $1508.96 | $1485.53 | $1372.81 | $1385.65 | $1422.19 |
| Incentive | -$150 | -$100 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net Total | $1358.96 | $1385.53 | $1372.81 | $1385.65 | $1422.19 |
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