So true, so true. Add that the State only bids out the contracts once a year with renewal clauses built in and unrealistic goals and you have a poor vendor of a good product blowing sales.
Jon On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 8:11 AM, Vicky Spelshaus <vicky.spelsh...@gmail.com>wrote: > I feel your pain. It's never the best vendor or the best product, it's the > one with the state contract. > I tend to tell cold calling sales reps that their product could be the best > ever at a close to nothing cost (could even make me my coffee and give me a > massage), but if they don't have a state contract..... > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 3:25 AM, Jon Harris <jk.har...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> They are not on our list of approved vendors for the IBM's. >> >> Jon >> >> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Martin Blackstone < >> mblackst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> CDW gets them to me in a day. J >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:59 PM >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression >>> >>> >>> >>> We dropped the IBM/Lenovo line due to the reseller we had/have to use. >>> They never got an order correct or to us in one piece during the 7 years we >>> used them. It was always a fight and multiple changes to PO's. All that >>> said they were rock solid lasted forever and weighed a ton. They also took >>> a lot of abuse but refused to die. If we could change the contractor we >>> would go back to them but State purchasing says use this contractor. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Martin Blackstone < >>> mblackst...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Go grab yourself a Lenovo T400. I love this laptop. Love it. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com] >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 5:43 PM >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Re: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression >>> >>> >>> >>> I agree on the Software but I don't like the docking station much. I >>> have been having issues with it hanging on the docking station but it may >>> just be the docking station. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:45 PM, Sam Cayze <sam.ca...@rollouts.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> E6500 here too, very impressed. Solid as a rock. Not too found of the >>> new Dell Control Point software though... >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* Mike Gill [mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com] >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:58 PM >>> >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> >>> *Subject:* RE: Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression >>> >>> I just got my E6500, and I have to say so far I'm impressed. Its internal >>> components are all accessible from the bottom and the magnesium chassis >>> feels much stronger than the plastic ones. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Mike Gill >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Jim Majorowicz [mailto:jmajorow...@gmail.com] >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:37 PM >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Dell Latitude E Series 1st Impression >>> >>> >>> >>> This is my first time really getting my hands on a Dell Latitude E4500 >>> since Dell went away from the D series. (The ones we have sold in the last >>> couple months have been installed by my lakey.) >>> >>> >>> >>> Is it me, or are these being made in the same factory as the Lenovo's? >>> It looks to me like they could use the same docking station, batteries and >>> other accessories. Is this by design and I totally missed that memo or >>> what? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Organization and good planning are just crutches for people that can't > handle stress and caffeine. - unknown > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
