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This story was printed from CNET Asia.
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Students at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have the largest selection of notebooks for the campus purchase program, with vendors from such as Acer, Lenovo and NEC offering laptops at heavily discounted prices.
If you purchase any laptop under this program, the machine will be configured with the following software free:
Windows XP Professional or Vista operating system
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium
Adobe Acrobat Reader
NUS Windows Shopping
NUS Dialup
If you already own a laptop, then you may have all the above system installed in your notebook except for the Windows XP/Vista and Macromedia Webtools 8 programs.
Another advantage of this campus purchase program is that all units will be given at least a three-year on-campus warranty, with some brands even offering international coverage as well.
This information is based on notebook deals currently offered to the staff and students of National University of Singapore (NUS). However, conditions apply for those who have previously purchased notebooks under this scheme.
Do note that the models we reviewed may not have the exact same configurations as the models being offered for campus use. For example, the NUS Lenovo ThinkPad T61 featured has a 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo T9300 processor whereas the test unit we reviewed incorporated a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo T7300 chip.
Prices exclude 7 percent GST and are correct as of July 28, 2008. Please check with the campus notebook center for more information.
Street prices are compared with the base model available to students.
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