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Once I ordered something through cstore.msu.edu with a quote that came from Dell Small Business. They call me a few days later and said that I had to get a quote through the link at cstore.msu.edu. Did you have that kind of problem before? oscar Peter J Murray wrote: > For those of you contemplating purchasing desktops or laptops in these > difficult budget times, consider the following. > > Identical OptiPlex 380 Minitowers, with identical warranties and parts. > > Price at cstore.msu.edu Dell Premier store $1147 > Price at dell.com small business $770 > Price difference $377 (nearly 33% off) > > The campus Dell rep will price match Dell Small Business deals in most > cases, and you can proceed to order in the usual way once you have a > quote. What you get is exactly the same, just a lot cheaper. > > Usually, the best pricing deals will be found by entering > www.dell.com, entering the small business store, and clicking on the > deals tab. Usually the Optiplex 380 is in that row of choices. The > same goes for laptops, saved around $250 on a Vostro 17" laptop that > was ordered with research money. You are constrained by what's up on > offer that week, but I suspect it will hit upon 80%+ of the needs on > this list. > > For more details, contact me off list. If you have your own tips on > saving money IT wise, it'd be nice to hear about them. We have been > purchasing toners for our dwindling supply of laser printers at > www.monoprice.com at great savings as well. > > Peter Murray > James Madison College > > -- Oscar Castaneda Michigan State University