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NYS Agg Buy options. And considerations for Dell printers. |
See also
The normal way to order Dell products is through CU's eShop
Many times those items are not a good fit for Chemistry. A good example are laptops, especially those purchased for the chemistry teaching labs in which low-cost laptops are much more important than fast and light.
- In CCB, Michael Hint and Oliver can see options in that store not available to others in case you need something beyond the default, highest cost-saving, options. You are thus not limited by just what you see there, so ask, please.
NYS PC Aggregate Purchase (grabbed July 20, 2015)
- http://www.dell.com/2014PCAggBuy
- Credentials to http://www.dell.com/Account/us/en/RC1358196/ ("NYS Aggregate PC Purchase Initiative 2014")
Contract #: 81AGQ
Agreement #: PT65340
- http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/rc1358196/premier-help/cart-and-equotes
Related links
- http://www.ogs.ny.gov/disclaim/default.asp?url=http://www.dell.com/2014PCAggBuy
- http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/rc956848/slg/newyork-new?c=us&l=en&s=slg&cs=rc956848 ("Contract Selection: Welcome to the New York State Store", apparently a list of many NYS "agg" buy options)
The following is a price-inferior NYS "Agg" buy, by a lot!
- http://www.dell.com/Account/us/en/rc956848/ ("New York State Store - Microcomputer Contract PT65340"; must not have any Premier login info credentialed to get this page!)
- http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/rc956848/slg/newyork-new?c=us&l=en&s=slg&cs=rc956848 ("Contract Selection: Welcome to the New York State Store", apparently a list of many NYS "agg" buy options)
- http://www.ogs.ny.gov/purchase/snt/awardnotes/7535022100can.HTM ("PC Aggregate Purchase")
- http://www.ogs.ny.gov/purchase/snt/lists/infotech.asp
- http://nyspro.ogs.ny.gov/content/procurement-services-contract-portal
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Dell printer info
2/25/14: Write-up Oliver did as a favor for Dell:
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On that page, they state, "If “If the printer or scanner does not appear in the list below, visit the device manufacturer's web site or contact the manufacturer to find out if software is available for Mac OS X v10.6 or later."”
(2) We noted that the Dell printer driver for my favorite Dell printer (5130cdn) was recently updated to be compatible with Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks). That seemed like a very long lag after Mavericks was released (October 22, 2013). What were customers using 10.9 supposed to do during that time?
http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails/Product/dell-5130cdn?driverId=FD1DC&osCode=MAC1&fileId=3340414840&languageCode=EN&categoryId=DD
2/13/2014
Enhancements: 1. Installer to enable Mac 10.9 compatibility
UPDATE, 2/2/2014: : We also are noting a multi-month lag between when Apple released Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and the Dell drivers become available to enable 10.10 compatibility:
- 10/16/2014: Apple made Yosemite publically available, after a public beta period.
- 12/10/2014: Dell made available their drivers which were explicitly compatible with Yosemite.
NOTE: Apple's generic PostScript (PS) printer driver seems to allow printing just fine to the Dell printer, but that driver has an alert that the toner waste collection is getting full when it is far from full. The driver does correctly allow for duplex and show the correct levels for the toner wast collection (ironically!), the drum cartridges, and the toner cartridges.
(3) Purchasing Dells would benefit from clarification on support, service, and supplies, and enhancements, as appropriate.
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