Macintosh

For Macintosh hardware, the first place to check is Harvard Technology Services. Partners affiliates and Harvard appointees receive an educational discount. Harvard Technology Services also carries PC products and may have competitive prices on them as well. You must have an eCommons PIN or Harvard ID to access the catalog. You can also check the monthly Apple Monthly Specials access to which does not require a PIN, but you must be on the Network to view it.

To compare pricing, check out CDW, MacConnection, or govConnection three other popular places to purchase from.

PC

Non-Partners standard devices:

There are a number of approved vendors for hardware with which you can use eBuy to comparison shop and make purchases; see chart

Partners standard devices:

If you wish to order a standard build Partners PC, use our corporate vendor, Ergonomics. To order standard build Partners PC's from Ergonomics, you order directly from Ergonomics. You do not use eBuy. To order directly, you need to be approved by Ergonomics. To get approval, a one hour training class is required. To log into Ergonomics when on the Partners Network, click the "GENERAL LOGIN" button:

Common PeopleSoft Vendor IDs

PC Connection
0000029431

Harvard TPC "HARVARD CARE"
0000022411

Provantage Corp
0000002418

Crucial
0000005019