It's a glitch. If you add to cart or add options, the student/alumni discount is reflected.

emorphien wrote:

hoolaw wrote: Yipe, what a sacrifice of sound quality!

I hope you at least hook up some decent, cheap external speakers.

Probably will do so. One of the downsides of moving across country for school and puting all my money into a computer

I called saturday, and after two weeks of waiting, they said it will be shiped this Wednesday (today), so I call them up today to confirm it was shipped. And then they tell me it has been delayed for an extra two to three weeks. So I will now have to wait up to six weeks for my comuter to get to me...

I know someone with a 610 and it's not bad, fairly well built for the price. The hinges aren't as strong and the screen housing isn't as stiff (this is one of the huge deals about the T IMO). Overall the case is pretty good but the T is still better, but given the D610 is usually several hundred le...

Just curious, do the sales reps ever give better deals than otherwise available? I guess I am asking if you can haggle with them.

rocketman wrote:Has anyone ever compared the T43 to the Dell Latitude D610? What are your opinions if you have.

I have been curious about this as well. My law school is pushing the D610, but I do prefer the T43 also offered through the university (though I have not seen a 610 yet).