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Apple Laptops (Mac OS X)

The Information Technology Division, along with representatives from each Academic Area and Administrative Unit has collaborated with Apple in order to create the best configuration model for our campus community. Models categorized by Standard or Advanced Models. For some specific categories, a Workstation model configuration would exist. All Apple purchases must be approved following our approval process. Please Note: All machines fall under a 5-year replacement cycle.

Standard (Ultraportable)

13-inch MacBook Air – Space Gray
Retina display with True Tone
720p FaceTime HD camera
Touch ID Sensor
Processor: Apple M1 chip with 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine
Memory: 16GB unified memory
Storage: 256GB SSD storage
Charging and Expansion: Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:

  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

Battery and Power: 

  • Up to 15 hours wireless web
  • Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
  • Built-in 49.9‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery
  • 30W USB-C Power Adapter

Keyboard and Trackpad: Backlit Magic Keyboard

  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Wi-Fi

  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

Bluetooth

  • Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Audio
  • Stereo speakers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for Dolby Atmos playback
  • Three-mic array with directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack

Weight: 2.8 pounds

ENERGY STAR® certified
3 year AppleCare+ Protection Plan
$1,210

Advanced

16-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
2.3GHz 8-core 9th-generation Intel Core i9 processor,Turbo Boost up to 4.8GHz
AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory
16GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory
1TB SSD Storage
16-inch Retina display with True Tone
Four Thunderbolt 3 ports
Touch Bar and Touch ID
Backlit Magic Keyboard – US English
Space Gray
3-Year AppleCare+ for Schools
$2,803

Contact Christine Young, Inside Account Executive
Location:
Apple Education

Last Modified: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 9:15 am