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Tier 1 Purchase Plan

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Bringing Your Own Laptop

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2008 Laptop Purchase Program click photo for larger view. The VLS Laptop Purchase Program is available to incoming VLS students. We will purchase the laptop described below on your behalf, configure it with the software you will need during law school and provide three years of hardware support (through DELL and/or VLS) and one year of software support free.
Base Unit:	DELL Latitude D630
Processor:	Intel Dual Core 2 T7250, 2.00GHz, 800Mhz 2M L2 Cache
Screen:	14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD
Memory:	2.0GB DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMM
Hard Drive:	80GB Hard Drive 9.5MM, 5400RPM
Wireless Ethernet:	Internal Intel WLAN (802.11a/g/n)
Broadband:	Wireless Mobile Broadband Mini-card Cell Modem for Verizon
Video Card:	128MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M
Operating System:	Windows XP Professional, SP2; or Vista **
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive:	8X DVD+/-RW with Roxio Creator (CDs too)
Battery:	Standard 9-cell battery
Case:	Corporate Nylon Backpack for Dell Latitude
Service:	DELL CompleteCare Accidental Damage Svc, Lat, 3Yr, Next Business Day Parts and Labor On-Site Response, Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Onsite Service
Laptop Loaner Program	You are never without a laptop – if your laptop requires service, for software or hardware related problems (spyware removal, for example), you take an available loaner and return it when your laptop is repaired
Tier 1 Laptop Support	1 full year of free software maintenance and support - get updates for all of your drivers during the first year
Valuable Software Installed	All of your Law School software needs preloaded: Windows XP Professional or Vista ($99 value), Office 2003 Professional ($199 value), Citation 9 ($49 value), Symantec (Norton) anti-virus Corporate Edition ($50 value), Flash Player, Quick Time Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, access to printers, CD burning software and all necessary software and drivers
Great Gift	If a family member or close friend is looking for the perfect gift for the soon-to-be law student, we can help with the process and assure you a new laptop upon arrival at Law School
Start with a New Laptop	We order the systems as close to the start of the term as possible to insure the optimal useful life of the laptop (certainly through three years of law school!)
Free Software Support	Avoid $60/hr software service fees for the first year
Free Hardware Support	Avoid $60/hr hardware service fees for three years
The first deadline for computer purchases is July 1. The second deadline is July 21; this is the last order date for delivery by the first day of classes. Late orders will not be available by the first day of classes. ** About Vista The VLS IT department does NOT recommend MS Vista at this time. However, we will give you the opportunity to choose Vista, instead of XP, when you order your laptop. The systems we have selected will support MS Vista.

Laptop Order Form (PDF)

Printable Version of Laptop Specs for 2008

If you have any specific questions, please send e-mail to newstudenthelpdesk@vermontlaw.edu.