Where can I order 7 desktops and monitors and have them by this time next week?

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Mill

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Dell hosed us. They promised a ship date of 12/16 when we placed our order several weeks ago and changed it to the 7th of Jan when we checked our order status today. I need 7 desktops with 7 monitors (prefer under 18 inch monitors) by the middle of next week. Only requirements are 2gb+ of RAM and 2+ year warranty. Anyone have ideas? I am looking at Lenovo right now... We want to spend less than 600 per system. Ideally they would have a built-in wireless card, but the desperate cannot be choosy.

Are there any major manufacturers that are ACTUALLY shipping with decent speed? At this point it seems we may have to buy a hodgepodge of systems from retail locations.
 
zerocool84

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Have you looked at places like Newegg or Amazon? They sell many manufacturers and ship faster and are probably much cheaper.
 
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Mill

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zerocool84 said:
Have you looked at places like Newegg or Amazon? They sell many manufacturers and ship faster and are probably much cheaper.
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Yes. Almost all of them only have a 1 year warranty. I forgot one last piece -- we need SFF. I know there are a lot of IT people here so I am hoping someone has made an order from a major company recently (Lenovo, HP, etc) and can say whether or not their orders are as screwed up as Dell right now.
 
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Dell has ready ship systems, did you try getting those instead? Getting those with next day air should have them there by Friday.
 
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darkswordsman17

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Have you tried calling/contacting Dell and asking what's up. Tell them you need it ASAP, and they might be able to work out something for you.
 
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Mill

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TruePaige said:
Dell has ready ship systems, did you try getting those instead? Getting those with next day air should have them there by Friday.
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Yes. When you select those they do not even have a ship date. They say: "these systems are shipping later than usual."
 
guyver01

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Mill said:
Yes. When you select those they do not even have a ship date. They say: "these systems are shipping later than usual."
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Could be because next week is ... CHRISTMAS!!

Most places have already passed their "by christmas" ship date...

i doubt, unless you call and speak with a Business Account Rep anywhere, you're going to get ANYTHING next week.
 
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Take a look at the Acer Veriton L460G. I just finished installing 60 of these machines at work. Fits your requirements. We purchased them from CDW. Comes with a 1 year manufacture warranty. Purchased an additional 2 year warranty.
 
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guyver01 said:
Could be because next week is ... CHRISTMAS!!

Most places have already passed their "by christmas" ship date...

i doubt, unless you call and speak with a Business Account Rep anywhere, you're going to get ANYTHING next week.
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Again, systems were ordered weeks ago. They were supposed to ship today and did not. New order status says 1/07/2009. Unless Christmas magically moved over the past year it is not an excuse for our order being delayed. They should have had more accurate times listed.
 
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Mill said:
Dell hosed us. They promised a ship date of 12/16 when we placed our order several weeks ago and changed it to the 7th of Jan when we checked our order status today. I need 7 desktops with 7 monitors (prefer under 18 inch monitors) by the middle of next week. Only requirements are 2gb+ of RAM and 2+ year warranty. Anyone have ideas? I am looking at Lenovo right now... We want to spend less than 600 per system. Ideally they would have a built-in wireless card, but the desperate cannot be choosy.

Are there any major manufacturers that are ACTUALLY shipping with decent speed? At this point it seems we may have to buy a hodgepodge of systems from retail locations.
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Costco has some $499 emachines with a 20" monitor. Videocard not upgradeable but nice nevertheless.
 
guyver01

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Mill said:
Again, systems were ordered weeks ago. They were supposed to ship today and did not. New order status says 1/07/2009. Unless Christmas magically moved over the past year it is not an excuse for our order being delayed. They should have had more accurate times listed.
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I was commenting on your befuddlement why you can't get new orders by next week... not old orders.
 
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Bestbuy has a Compaq PC I believe around 349 with an 18.5 inch monitor. Just grab 7 of them. You wont have 2 years thought, unless you got the 2 year Service plan which I believe is 79.99 for 2 years. and you will have to buy Wifi cards. Around 480+ tax with usb wifi card(cheaper with internal dont remember the price) and 2 year service plan.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Compaq+CQ5205Y+Desktop+with+AMD+Sempron%26%238482%3B+Processor+%26+18.5%22+LCD+Monitor/9999122000050000.p?id=pcmprd122100050000&skuId=9999122000050000

If you you dont by the service plan they might not let you take more then one. Depending. Good luck. If you need me to check how much stock a store has let me know, I am not 100% sure I can do it, but I can try just let me know what local stores you have.
 
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SirStev0

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Mill said:
Yes. Almost all of them only have a 1 year warranty. I forgot one last piece -- we need SFF. I know there are a lot of IT people here so I am hoping someone has made an order from a major company recently (Lenovo, HP, etc) and can say whether or not their orders are as screwed up as Dell right now.
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I ordered last year in the beginning of December from lenovo when they had a killer deal on a laptop. It was supposed to be like 2 weeks ended up being closer to 6.

I also ordered a new AC adaptor/power cord from them in early November. I am still waiting for that. Was supposed to be shipped in a week.

On the other hand, I had a broken hinge on the same laptop while under warranty and I got it to them, fixed, and back in 5 days.
 
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At my old company, we sold HP business desktops to our clients, and we usually got pre-built machines in a few days.

I checked CDW, and some lower-specced HP Compaq 6005 SFF are in stock right now. With a wireless NIC and shipping, the computer will be around $600 (maybe slightly more).

And for the love of god, please don't buy your business computers from Best Buy. WTF?

http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/def...a%28NV474UT%29

http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/def...etwork+adapter

Edit: If you're looking at this PC, check the dimensions to make sure it meets your size constraints.
 
zerocool84

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theevilsharpie said:
At my old company, we sold HP business desktops to our clients, and we usually got pre-built machines in a few days.

I checked CDW, and some lower-specced HP Compaq 6005 SFF are in stock right now. With a wireless NIC and shipping, the computer will be around $600 (maybe slightly more).

And for the love of god, please don't buy your business computers from Best Buy. WTF?

http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/def...a%28NV474UT%29

http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/def...etwork+adapter

Edit: If you're looking at this PC, check the dimensions to make sure it meets your size constraints.
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CDW is extremely expensive.
 
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