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What are the key benefits of purchasing from the SMU Notebook Tender?

IITS conducts the SMU Notebook tender to secure a range of attractive Notebook/MacBook models to make available to the SMU community.

The aim of this tender is to secure a range of attractive notebook/MacBook models to make available to the SMU community.

All matriculated students, staff and departments are eligible to purchase from this tender.
The selected models have been rigorously tested to ensure it work seamlessly with the SMU IT environment such as AV equipment (classroom projectors), printing and e-learning environment, as well as SMU's applications and software packages.


Some of the key benefits of tender Notebook / MacBook:

 

  • Windows-based OS Notebook
  • MacBook

Notebooks come with pre-installed SMU Licensed software (Microsoft Windows 10 Edu, Office 365 & Anti-virus)**

**not available
-for Faculty/Staff personal purchase

-for Student 2nd notebook purchase

Ready for use

  • 3 years local and international warranty (includes battery)
  • 4 business hours response (1st year)
  • Loan set will be provide if repairs exceed 8 business hours.

Warranty
(including battery)

Tested to work with SMU licensed software and classrooms equipment

Compatible with SMU
IT infrastructure

Shorter vendor (Lenovo) support turnaround time due to 4 hrs on-site repair in campus for the first year.

On Site Engineer in Campus!

MacBook comes with pre-installed SMU Licensed software (Microsoft Office & Anti-virus)**

**not available
-for Faculty/Staff personal purchase
-for Student 2nd notebook purchase

Ready for use

  • 1 or 3 years local and international warranty available
  • Next business day, pickup and return services
  • Loan set will be provide if repairs exceed 8 business hours

Warranty

 

IMPORTANT!!!   Please read before buying a MacBook:-

 

Items to note

Description

Apple Macbook Pro/Air running on Apple M1 Processor

Does not support Bootcamp, please get a Windows Laptop if you required to run Windows Applications

  • Eviews & Excel-based modules
  • Windows-based software used by SCIS students
  • PHStat (statistics related modules requiring Windows-based Excel
  • SAS Software
  • MS Project & Visio 2019

Note: The above list may not be exhaustive, please check if your required software if compatible with Apple M1 Processor from school

Not supported in Mac OS (Bootcamp required)

   Adobe Creative Suite (Known Issues)

Please refer to Adobe Site -> here

Computer Analysis Tool (requires Windows macro)

Not fully supported in Mac OS (Bootcamp required)

Local Area Network interface
(Onboard LAN port for network cable)

Required to purchase the "Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter" separately for both MacBook Pro and MacBook Air

See the Windows-based Notebook and MacBook Technical Specifications

 

 

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