We haven't had any money to purchase any PCs for some time, but we have
been very happy with Dells in the past. I would go for the 3 year, or
perhaps even a 4 year service contract though.
Further, given the prices Vince quoted below from the Dell education
site, you should call the Dell education rep for the state of VT. In
the past, the k-12 rep for VT has usually been able to quote me even a
bit less than the price for k-12 education posted on the Dell website.
Christopher Dang, (800) 274-3355 x67461, is the current rep (or at least
that was true a few months ago!)
Lisa Wright Garcia
Technology Coordinator
West Rutland School
West Rutland, Vermont
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From: School Information Technology Discussion
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Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 12:29 PM
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Subject: Re: Gateway vs. Dell vs. IBM
Bryan,
Just checked the Dell Education Web site. You could get a Latitude D500
with the specs you've quoted for ca. $1450. This has both wired and
wireless Ethernet built in (choose the Dell TrueMobile over the Intel
and you get both 802.11b & g for the same price). It includes a
three-year NBD warranty as well.
Vince
Vince Rossano
Information Technology Director
Montpelier Public Schools
58 Barre Street
Montpelier, VT 05602
Voice: (802) 229-5355
Fax: (802) 223-6146
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Hi all,
Winooski School District is a Mac School but we are starting to buy a
few PC computers. I'm curious what brand other schools are buying - I
just called the big three and Gateway has a laptop for $1399, Dell has
the same one for $1700 and IBM is around $1700. To me a Pee Cee is a Pee
Cee. What are your thoughts? I quoted a Intel Pentium M Processor 1.3
GHz, 14" display, 512MB RAM.
- Bryan
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Bryan Thompson
Technology Coordinator
Winooski School District
60 Normand Street
Winooski, VT 05404
Phone: 802-655-2555
Fax: 802-655-6538
AIM: bryantg3
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http://www.winooski.k12.vt.us
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