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Program Advantages

Program Advantages
For additional information on how the laptop program accomodates transfer students (or students who will be spending more or less than four years at APU), please click here.
Lease to Own
After two years, students can elect to remain in the laptop program and receive a new laptop for the subsequent two years. Upon graduation, the second laptop belongs to the studentwith no additional fees or obligations.
Highest Quality PC and Apple Laptops
The laptops offered in the University Laptop Program are from HP and Appletwo companies synonymous with quality. Our HP notebooks and Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro models offer professional-level performance without sacrificing portability. Apple computers have been the industry standard for video production, graphic design, and music composition for many years, and HP business-level computers are regarded highly among professionals for their durability, functionality, and performance. Other manufacturers may offer laptops with comparable features, but the quality of HP and Apple computers is unmatched.
Designed for Campus Life at APU
Our laptops are customized with APU students in mind. All models come with integrated 802.11b/g wireless and gigabit ethernet for complete network connectivity at home, on campus, and in campus residences. In addition, all program laptops come with a standard software package including Microsoft Office Professional, Norton Anti-Virus, and a full suite of internet applications and utilities (internet browsers, FTP software, etc.).
On-Campus Technical Support and Loaner Laptop Program
Members of the laptop program recieve full technical support on campus from specially trained laptop program technicians. If a laptop cannot be repaired within 30 minutes, or if the laptop requires hardware repair, the student is issued a loaner laptop that is theirs to use until their laptop is repaired. If desired, the student's files can be transferred from their laptop to the loaner.
Student Accessories Package Included
- Laptop-specialized backpack
- USB memory key (a high-capacity, less-volatile alternative to floppy disks)
- Security device to lock the laptop to a desk or table when not in use
Discipline-Specific Packages and Major-Specific Requirements
- Business Majors
- Tier 1 or higher HP notebook is highly recommended for incoming business majorsno additional packages are needed.
- Graphic Design Majors
- Tier 2 or higher Apple MacBook Pro is highly recommended for incoming graphic design majors.
- We offer a discipline-specific package that includes software suites from Adobe and Macromedia.
- Music Majors
- Tier 2 or higher Apple MacBook Pro is required for incoming music majors.
- We offer a discipline-specific package that includes Logic Audio and a 49-key MIDI keyboard.
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