Laptops

Standard Laptop Configurations

For departmental purchases, our standard Lenovo configurations are available in marketplace, search for the item number in the CDWG punchout. AHIT will help in arranging any custom-order configurations. For business office desktop purchase program participants, both the Lenovo and Apple systems are paid for entirely by AHIT unless otherwise noted.

We also maintain a list of recommended peripherals.

Lenovo Thinkpad E14 Gen 5 or E16 Gen 1

AMD Ryzen 5 7xxx

16GB RAM

256GB Solid State Drive

14" or 16" FHD 1920x1080 screen

The E14 has a 14-inch screen and no number pad on the keyboard, the E16 has a 16-inch screen with a number pad.

E14 (14") - CDWG number 7951259 - $825

E16 (16") - CDWG number 7951260 - $810

These systems also show up under the "UCSD Lenovo Standard Notebooks" option on the CDWG punchout main page.

Dell Latitude 3450 or 3550

Intel Core Ultra 5

16GB RAM

256GB Solid State Drive

14" or 15" 1920x180 screen

This is the latest version of the standard Dell system we've been purchasing since the beginning of the program. The choice between this and the Lenovo option comes down to personal preference, though the Dell usually ships faster.

14" version is $909, 15" version is $892

These can be found under the "Social Sciences" option in the standard configurations page in the Dell punchout.

At the moment we are unable to purchase systems from Dell.

Apple Macbook Air 14" - $1279.00

Apple M3 Chip

16GB RAM

256GB Solid State Drive

14-inch screen

Note: This new model of the Macbook Air now supports dual external monitors.

Apple Macbook Air 15" - $1379.00

Apple M3 Chip

16GB RAM

256GB Solid State Drive

15-inch screen

Note: This new model of the Macbook Air now supports two external monitors.