Macintosh Recommended Laptops

Please note that prices shown below are approximate and subject to frequent change. Faculty, staff, and graduate staff placing orders with Purdue funds should contact ECN for up-to-date pricing and to place all orders. Note that 4-Year AppleCare+ is standard on all Macintosh machine orders and is included in the recommended price. We also do recommend a backup drive that is double the storage capacity that is chosen for the laptop of choice. *Prices shown are as of 10/29/2021.

MacBook Pro Models:

*** Note: ECN recommends the Pro models for PC replacement or everyday use. ***

Please note that the 14-inch model will drive 2 external displays!!

14-inch, 3.5 pound model: Available in Space Gray or Silver. The MacBook Pro 14-inch has a Liquid Retina XDR display (14.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR display;¹ 3024-by-1964 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch and commensurate starting weight (about 3.5 pounds). The 14-inch includes 32.0 GB memory, a 512 GB SSD, M1 Pro chip, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, and 200GB/s memory bandwidth. Charging and Expansion are as follows; SDXC card slot, HDMI port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, MagSafe 3 port, and Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with support for: Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and USB (up to 40Gb/s). Total cost is approximately $2,800.

Additional Options:

(Processor)

M1 Pro with 10C CPU, 14C GPU -$90.00

M1 Max with 10C CPU, 24C GPU +$180.00

M1 Max with 10C CPU, 32C GPU +$360.00 (Recommended For Video Editing, Data “Crunching”, Photo Editing, ETC.)

(Memory)

64GB unified memory +$360.00 USD (Only available with M1 Max CPU)

(Storage)

1TB SSD storage +$180.00

2TB SSD storage +$540.00

4TB SSD storage +$1,080.00

8TB SSD storage +$2,160.00

(Power Adapter)

96W USB-C Power Adapter +$20.00

Please note that the 16-inch model will drive 4 external displays!!

16-inch, 4.7 pound model: Available in Space Gray or Silver. The MacBook Pro 16-inch has a Liquid Retina XDR display (16.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR display;¹ 3456-by-2234 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch) and commensurate starting weight (about 4.7 pounds). The 16-inch includes 32.0 GB memory, a 512 GB SSD, M1 Pro chip, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, and 200GB/s memory bandwidth. Charging and Expansion are as follows; SDXC card slot, HDMI port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, MagSafe 3 port, and Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with support for: Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and USB (up to 40Gb/s). Total cost is approximately $3,110.00.

Additional Options:

(Processor)

M1 Max with 10C CPU, 24C GPU +$180.00

M1 Max with 10C CPU, 32C GPU +$340.00 (Recommended For Video Editing, Data “Crunching”, Photo Editing, ETC.)

(Memory)

16GB unified memory -$360.00

64GB unified memory +$360.00 (Only available with M1 Max CPU)

(Storage)

1TB SSD storage  +$200.00

2TB SSD storage  +$560.00

4TB SSD storage  +$1,100.00

8TB SSD storage  +$2,180.00

*One might consider upgrading the memory or storage options depending on individual use needs. 

MacBook Air Model:

*** Note: ECN ONLY recommends the Air models for travel or lower cost Macintosh purchase. These models are not intended to replace any PC or desktop machine. ***

Please note that the Air will only drive 1 external display!!

13-inch, 2.8 pound model: Available in Space Gray, Silver, or Gold. The MacBook Air 13-inch has a Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors, 400 nits brightness, True Tone technology and commensurate starting weight (about 2.8 pounds). The 13-inch includes 16GB memory, a 512GB SSD, Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficient cores, 8-core GPU and 16-core Neutral Engine. Charging and Expansion are as follows; two Thunderbolt/USB4 ports with the support for: Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt3 (up to 40Gb/s), USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s). Total cost is approximately $1,560.00.

Additional Options:

(Storage):

1TB SSD storage +$180.00

2TB SSD storage +$540.00

Also available is the 13-inchMacBook Pro M1 model. Contact ECN for up-to-date pricing and options.

Backup Drives:

Western Digital 1TB WD My Passport Ultra USB-C: +$73.00

Western Digital 2TB WD My Passport for Mac: +$75.00

Western Digital 4TB WD My Passport for Mac: +$115.00

Western Digital 5TB WD My Passport for Mac: +$125.00

Docks/Displays/Adapters/Accessories:

OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock: +$300.00

Targus USB-C travel dock: +$75.00

Dell 23" Monitor - P2319H  +$185.00

Dell 24" Monitor - P2422H  +$190.00

Dell 27" Monitor - P2722H  +$225.00

Dell 24" Monitor - P2421HE +$265.00 (1080p, with usb-c hub/rj45/dock)

Dell 27" Monitor - U2721DE +$395.00 (1440p, with usb-c hub/rj45/dock)

Dell 27" 4K Monitor - U2720Q +$522.00 (3840p, with usb-c hub/rj45/dock) *Will need a requote*

Dell 32" 4K Monitor - P3222QE +$682.00 (3840p, with usb-c hub/rj45/dock) *Will need a requote*

USB-C to Magsafe 3 Cable (2 m): +$50.00

140W USB-C Power Adapter: +$100.00 (16-inch models)

96W USB-C Power Adapter: +$80.00 (14-inch model M1 Pro with 10C CPU, 14C GPU and higher)

67W USB-C Power Adapter: +$60.00 (14-inch model M1 Pro with 8C CPU, 14C GPU only)

Logitech c920 Webcam: +$60.00
Sennheiser PC8 USB Headset: +$30.00

Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter: +$30.00

USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter: +$70.00

Magic Mouse: +$80.00

Magic Trackpad: +$130.00

Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keyboard: +$180.00

Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad: +$130.00

Magic Keyboard: +$100.00

Ordering:

When you're ready to order, please contact ECN. We'll confirm the order details and ask you to provide the Purdue account number to be charged (working as needed with your business office). ECN will also handle placing the order.

You may consider the info above to be ECN's official quotation for a standard new laptop PC, but please note that pricing and specifications are subject to change. If the actual cost varies by more than a few dollars or if hardware specs have changed significantly, ECN will alert you and await your approval before proceeding with your order.

Mac hardware support:

Apple’s approach to hardware makes support both easy as well as incredibly difficult. It’s easy when it works, and incredibly difficult and time consuming when things do not work correctly. Also recognize that Apple changes OS settings at every update, and causes software (and 3^rd party hardware) to break until things are fixed.

1. Before any work is undertaken, we require you to have an up-to-date TimeMachine backup - ECN is not responsible for (and unable to) recover lost data

2. Any hardware work will be undertaken only on machines under warranty. Even so, please recognize that we may need to get the device shipped out or delivered to Indianapolis.

3. Hardware work on off warranty machines is strictly done as a courtesy, and will be completed as we can find time for the work. These are NOT considered priority items.

4. Mac hardware is expected to be in a standard configuration - the use of KVMs/non-standard setups is completely unsupported - even if we have a configuration that works once, recent OS updates have rendered hardware instantly (and expensively) non-functional (eg Startech dongles)

Some additional caveats, in no particular order:

• Apple store shipment estimates are NOT APPLICABLE to Purdue purchases - Expedited shipping is unavailable.
• We would be happy to consult with you at any time in your purchase process - the earlier the better, especially with a previous failing Mac.