MSU has contract pricing with CDW-G which knocks a few hundred bucks off the price. Most things I end up buying from CDWG, however that is not to say that you should not shop around to other places such as dewpoint (et al) whom may have a little better pricing.
A lot of times if I find a better price somewhere else I will take that back to CDWG and see if they will match because I have had a long standing relationship with them and they have taken good care of me through many issues. However with bigger items that you would not buy with a P-card, it will most likely go out for bid once it hits purchasing and you may not have a choice who the order goes out to, so you may also want to talk to the purchasing agent.
http://www.cdwg.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=873784 <--your item
Hopefully thats at least a little helpfull.
Ehren J. Benson, MCSE
Windows Systems Administrator
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Michigan State University
1209 A Biomed Phys Sci
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From: MSU Network Administrators Group on behalf of Steve Bogdanski
Sent: Wed 8/1/2007 10:56 AM
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Subject: [MSUNAG] 3Com Educational Reseller
Hey everyone,
Our IT department is in the market to replace our aging 3Com Corebuilder 4700 switch. We have pretty much settled on the 3Com Switch 7758 series with an 8-slot chassis. Problem is I don't know where to go for a local/reliable vendor that would also hopefully have discounts for higher education. The only price spec I can get for the configuration we currently want is to price out each component separately, which is obviously going to be more expensive. So my question is whether any of you have purchased any 3Com products lately and if you know of a vendor that I should contact or avoid.
This switch is the main interconnect for our building network so it's got to be pretty hefty. We have been leaning towards the 3Com product, because the current switch has done us good for many years. If any of you have other alternatives that you would recommend, please feel free. Thanks in advance.
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Stephen Bogdanski
Network Support
College of Veterinary Medicine
Michigan State University
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