Dell and Lenovo (formerly IBM) are offering Carleton employees and students special pricing on the desktop and laptop PC configurations we are purchasing for the College.
The desktop configuration is $1,250. The laptop configuration is $1,610. Taxes and shipping are extra. Each vendor has additional discounted configurations available on their Web site, as well as the ability to customize a computer.
Click on the following link to see more details via our Vendor purchasing page. From this page, select Dell or Lenovo to get information about each vendor's special. From the Lenovo page, click on the link at the top of the page to go to the Lenovo page and then click on "Carleton Recommended Notebooks." From here you can place an order. From the Dell page link, click on "Start Shopping" under the recommended bundles. You will see the "Carleton College Institutional Standard bundles." You can customize or place an order.
Items not included in these configurations are speakers and a modem. You can choose to upgrade or add additional features to these specials.
These configurations do not include Microsoft Office. Employees can take advantage of our Microsoft Campus Agreement and sign out a copy of Microsoft Office for their home computers from ITS (contact Candy Lelm at clelm@carleton.edu or x4286). Students can purchase a copy of Office or their software package of choice. Microsoft Office can be purchased through the Carleton Bookstore or through Dell.
Although we are able to extend this pricing and configuration to the campus, we do not have the resources to support staff and students with home computers. You can place your order online or call the vendor support listed on each Web site.