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I have had this problem as well a few times. I took the quote that I got from the Dell Home site and also the quote from the Dell Cstore site and faxed them to James Riddles. He brought the cost of the Cstore quote down, just under the Home quote. The two quotes were identical in specs. He doubted it at first, but after checking he confirmed that they were identical specs. -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter J Murray Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:19 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MSUNAG] dell education pricing vs home/small bus Hello I'm starting to look at prices for possible next year purchases, and I wonder if this is right. For example, I'm pricing out a laptop (Inspiron 700m). Configured exactly the same (including warranties and such): Cstore pricing through Dell link: $1619.90 Home: $1388 Small Business: $1212 Higher Education through Dell.com: $1593.64 The only difference between the laptops configured is the price (and perhaps one or two minor differences that you can't configure out of the quotes). I'm feeling slighted. How are people purchasing equipment these days (Through the computer store, etc)? Is there anything you can do as a purchaser in a department to get better pricing? $407 is a significant chunk of change for 1 piece of equipment.