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Institutional Computer Purchase

University Lenovo Purchase Program

OCCS has established recommended desktop computer configurations for all OCCS-supported computers (see the Computer Standards page) and has negotiated a purchase program with Lenovo to have PCs ordered from their factory pre-configured with the University standard software that is suitable for most University faculty and staff.

The pre-configured computers, called managed PCs, minimize setup requirements at the time of delivery through the preinstallation or software and services needed on the University. Additional costs, such as installed applications and asset tagging, included in the purchase price and billed through the University's site license. There are two ways you can purchase your desktop:

Advantages of the University Lenovo Purchase Program

  • Reduced wait time for installing new machines.
  • Reduced paper work. Since the pre-configured machines come with everything you need, you will not have to complete separate purchase forms for software.
  • Price advantage. All pre-configured machines will use University Site License prices for Windows XP and office suites.
  • Trust Fund purchase. Trust fund monies can be used to purchase the pre-configured machines.

Pre-loaded software at no additional costs:

  • McAfee Virus Scan
  • Internet Explorer 7.0 + Plugins
  • Xwin32 with SSH
  • Acrobat Reader
  • iTunes
  • Quicktime
  • EndNote Reference Manager and others

Apple Purchase Program

Old Dominion University has established a purchasing contract with Apple Computers. This will allow the discounted purchase of Apple products such as Mac Mini's, iMacs and Macbooks for use by faculty and staff. There is no preconfigured imaging program for Apple products so all equipment must be configured after it arrives at the University. Please refer to the Macintosh standards site for further information on a University configuration.

For system configuration and pricing, see the Apple Ordering Site