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Jack, I agree with you, CDW-G has a much larger catalog to order from but in particular their website is much easier to use then the Computer Store one. Others in my department have reached the point of frustration with it that they don't even use it, they just ask me to do the ordering. The idea that there is no shopping cart functionality reminds me of the early 1993 .com e-commerce days where your CC info was emailed to the vendor. -t On May 13, 2008, at 9:24 AM, Kramer, Jack wrote: > I’ve honestly just been ordering from CDW-G – prices are almost as > good if not the same, and turnaround is almost always overnight or > two/three days at the most. > > ---- > Jack Kramer > Computer Systems Specialist > University Relations, Michigan State University > 517-884-1231 > > On 5/13/08 9:16 AM, "Jon Galbreath" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > At least I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who's noticed the > incredibly > poor turnaround time on media deliveries. At first I thought it was > just > stuff from Adobe, but then MS stuff was slow too. When projects > have to be > on hold for weeks waiting for software, that starts to be a problem > as well > as an inconvenience to staff/faculty when they want something and I > have to > tell them it'll be a couple weeks if we don't already have the > media. We > want the good pricing the Computer Store offers, but we could go to > Best Buy > and have it instantly, or New Egg and have it in two days. :( > > Jon Galbreath > MCSA/MCSE/Security+ > Network/Systems Administrator > International Studies and Programs > Ph: 517-884-2144 > [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Ehren Benson > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:10 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Exchange 2007 Standard Media > > Yeah that is exactly the issue. For that matter you could just > download > the trial and license it when it expires but because of our > licensing we > don't get a "code" ... generally the server products have the codes > integrated into the disk. I have a technet subscription and that's > basically the same thing... I had the same idea but it didn't pan out. > > On the note of the computer store, everyone around here is fed up with > how long it takes to get media for anything, 3 weeks is ridiculous. > The > problem we had with the order screw up was not the computer store but > was the distributor. As far as I understand (and I don't understand > much) the distributor ran into an error when making the order and the > buck stopped there...it wasn't until I followed up with the computer > store 3 weeks later and the computer store followed up with them that > they found the error and started the whole order over again. Not to > mention the fact that it takes ages for them to even be able to get > new > products. We couldn't even order server 2008 until 2 months after it > was on newegg...There has got to be a better distributor out there.... > > Ehren J. Benson, MCSE > Windows Systems Administrator > > [log in to unmask] > 517-884-5469 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Jon Galbreath > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:38 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Exchange 2007 Standard Media > > The only caveat there might be that the MSDN/TechNet ISO may not > accept > a > volume license key. Because I'd thought of that option too. > > Jon Galbreath > MCSA/MCSE/Security+ > Network/Systems Administrator > International Studies and Programs > Ph: 517-884-2144 > [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Troy Murray > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:23 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Exchange 2007 Standard Media > > Ehren, > > I've experienced somewhat similiar problems after the Cstore switched > to this new distributor, disappointing. > > I don't have the media for you, however, I think that if someone has > the MSDN subscription they can download the ISO for you. > > -- > Troy Murray > > On May 12, 2008, at 11:17 PM, Ehren Benson > <[log in to unmask] > > wrote: > > > Nag- > > > > This is an uncommon request but I wonder if anyone has the campus > > exchange 2007 standard media that our department could use to > > install the system while we are awaiting the arrival of the media we > > have ordered. We can show reciepts to prove we have purchased media > > and licenses if you are concerned. > > > > We decided to go with exchange 07 for our department on April 1, > > placed orders for hardware and media within a week from that. We > > have had our hardware up and generating heat for almost 3 weeks now, > > we inquired with the computer store after not receiving the media > > after nearly a month, they followed up with thier distributor and > > found that they dropped the ball on our order and somethng got > > messed up and the distributor had to reorder it. > > > > I called the distributor directly today and its taking them 2 days > > to just find out the status of the order. In short we are sick of > > waiting and continuing to use our crippled existing email system and > > just want to get this going. It's my impression that the media is > > all the same for the campus licenses so if someone could let us use > > thiers to get it installed we can get this rolling. If I am > > incorect about the media nevermind but I am pretty sure all the > > media is the same. Someone can let me know. > > > > Please respond directly to me. Thanks! > > > > Ehren J. Benson, MCSE > > Windows Systems Administrator > > Department of Physics and Astronomy > > Michigan State University > > 1209 A Biomed Phys Sci > > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > 517-884-5469 > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: MSU Network Administrators Group on behalf of Ron Rivard > > Sent: Mon 5/12/2008 3:38 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [MSUNAG] Dell Computing Seminar > > > > > > > > Dell will be in Detroit at Cobo Hall on Thursday, June 5th to > > discuss the "Future of Computing". Topics include Mobile computing, > > Virtualization and Green computing. You can register for individual > > seminars that are of interest to you by going to the link below. > > > > Web Site: http://fct.dell-events.com/na/usa/detroit/ > <http://fct.dell-events.com/na/usa/detroit/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ron Rivard > > > > Manager, MSU Computer Store > > > > 110 Computer Center > > > > E. Lansing, MI 48824 > > > > (517) 432-5365 > > > > > > > > http://cstore.msu.edu <http://cstore.msu.edu/> > > > > -- Troy Murray Systems Administrator Michigan State University Biomedical Research and Informatics Center (BRIC) 100 Conrad Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-432-4248 Fax: 517-353-9420 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.icalx.com/public/troymurray72/BRIC%20Work.ics