<p>I got the Latitude through UMD . yes, you can find a cheaper laptop out there but not many are as durable as the Latitude (if you are going to look elsewhere I recommend Lenovo). I really like my Latitude though and I use it very heavily as a CompE major. I upgraded to 4 gig of memory and I dont remember if I upgraded processor or not (I have an i5 though).</p>