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In these tough times I feel it is my duty to advise STAT members when there are opportunities to save money. If you look at the notes further below you will see one such offer from HP on switches. Another great offer from Sony is their trade in program for notebook computers. In fact it was just pointed out to me that while Dell's cheapest notebook runs about $399.00 Sony is offering $450 to trade in a Dell. On a final note we have some opportunities for schools to save money on Office that m… Continue

If you have ever considered a Sony Vaio but found price to be an issue please read the following information: With the Sony Trade Up and Go Pro 4 promotion, our customers can receive at least $300 back ($450 for a Dell Notebook) when they trade in any qualifying, working notebook and purchase a new VAIO Professional notebook from one of these series: Z, BZ, SR or TT. We can make the trade on behalf of our customers and STAT members. For full terms and conditions, and to get a free quote, visit… Continue

Effective November 1, 2008 thru October 31, 2009, trade-in any HP or competitor's hub, switch, router, or wireless device and receive cash back of 10% of the Internet List Price of the eligible ProCurve Networking by HP products. Please see Terms and Conditions for a complete list of eligible ProCurve Networking by HP purchase products. For qualifying trade-ins of Nortel equipment from Feb. 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009, receive 20% of the Internet List Price of eligible ProCurve Networking… Continue

If you are still requesting Windows® XP Professional, then take note of the below VAIO® notebooks that offer downgrade paths. Ship pre-downgraded to Windows® XP Professional BZ Series (select models) Z Series (select models) SR Series (select models) TT Series (select models) Ship with Windows® XP Professional downgrade media in box BZ Series Z Series SR Series (select models) TT Series (select models) CS Series (select models) NS Series (select models) Just some pass through information ;) Continue

Because this company was nice enough to put something together for us I wanted to make sure everyone could see it here. Jesse @ CAF TECH The World’s Best Storage Experience is now available to educators and students at a discounted price! Back up and protect your data with the easiest, safest and most cost effective storage array on the market. Your course materials, student projects and records will be guarded by Drobo and accessible to you with the click of a mouse. To see Drobo I action,… Continue

This is interesting because they advertise it as a non PC based product. JW @ CAF TECH LeapFrog School offers students engaging, effective, standards-based instruction. Our personal learning tools (PLTs) provide multisensory learning experiences that can be individualized to the pace and objectives of each student. Portable, affordable PLTs allow educators to easily implement classroom technology without depending on one-to-one computer access for every student. LeapFrog School focuses on pro… Continue

This is something that Alan made me aware of last month. HP sent me some addition details today which I can pass on to all of you: Preview Announcement - During these tough economic times HP will be offering its own “Stimulus Package” with a new Trade-In & Save Program for 2009! This is a perfect opportunity to tell customers about the benefits of trading in their equipment to achieve lower operating costs, greater productivity, improved image quality, environmental savings and all-around… Continue

Hello All, For some time we have been working on getting discounts that could apply to all our schools. I am happy to say we have found the first one. We have used this solution personally and have found this to be a great alternative to basic external hard drives. For more details on the product please read below. For questions about special pricing please forward any requests. JW @ CAF TECH * Multimedia is becoming a larger part of your school's course materials and student projects. *… Continue

For those of you that just recently joined the STAT group and for those of you we haven’t met yet, I wanted to explain how Alan, CAF TECH and other teachers are working together to help schools throughout the district. Alan has been the district contact for computers for several years. Having worked with and worked at many schools he has the ability to bring together members for our yearly STAT meeting as well as disseminate information through various means such as the NING site. CAF TECH has… Continue

Merry Christmas to everyone that I met in 2007 and 2008. Hoping to visit even more schools and meet more STAT members in 2009. All the Best from CAF TECH Continue

Hello All STAT Members, It’s exciting to see members that I know already here as well as the chance to meet new ones online. LEC and other events give us a chance to meet only once a year. Please contact me with any questions you may have (please check out our STAT page). In return I will try to pass along timely information about new products that schools are using. All The Best, JW @ CAF TECH Continue