Standard Laptop Configurations
For departmental purchases, our standard Lenovo configurations are available in marketplace, search for the item number in the CDWG punchout. SSCF 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 SSCF 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.
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3
Intel i5-1235U
16GB RAM
256GB Solid State Drive
12.4" FHD 1536x1024 touchscreen
(This system is CDW-G item 7596448 in Marketplace, the price varies slightly from week to week but is usually just over $1000.
Please notify us if you need to purchase this machine, since the onboarding process for it requires us to take some extra steps.
Also note that this is not the same machine as the Surface Laptop or the Surface Go, because Microsoft has a crazy naming scheme.
HP Probook 455 or 445 G10 - $700-$1000
AMD Ryzen 5 7000 series
16GB RAM
256GB Solid State Drive
14" or 15" 1920x1080
These machines provide excellent performance but decent pricing is only available via the HP consumer site (so the purchase must be made on an Express Card) and the price varies with weekly promotions, etc.
The Probook 445 is the 14" version (with no number pad on the keyboard) and the 455 is the 15" version (with the number pad on the keyboard)
Our standard config of this system is not currently available.
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.