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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Improving the Student:Computer Ratio
When Greg Young, technology director at the Dallas, Texas-area Rylie Family Faith Academies, began working at the school, he had an enormous challenge. He had to figure out how to buy enough computers to serve every student.
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
CDI Computer Dealers Helps Virginia School District
From RedOrbit.com
CDI Computer Dealers Helps Virginia School District Provide Technology Resources for 4,700 Students Adoption of 300 Refurbished Computers Provides $230,000 in Savings to Louisa County Public Schools and Enables 2:1 Ratio of Students to PCs

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Friday, March 28, 2008
CDI Doubles Capacity for Recycling and Reselling Information Technology
CDI Doubles Capacity for Recycling and Reselling Information Technology Markham, Ontario, March 25, 2008 – CDI Computer Dealers, Inc. (CDI), one of the largest independent re-marketers of IT equipment in North America, today announced the opening of a new, 64,000-square foot processing facility in Toronto that more than doubles its capacity to recycle and remarket technology assets.
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FAQ : Product

Below are some of the most common questions and answers we are asked by our educational customers. If you have a question that is not covered below please don't hesitate to eMail us for a prompt response.
 

What is the difference between used or refurbished equipment and CDI Certified equipment?

Used equipment refers to product that has come out of a working environment and resold with little or no refurbishing work. Machines are turned on to ensure they are operational but no further testing, cleaning or configuring is performed. Quality varies widely depending on the source.
 
Refurbished equipment is available from most dealers. Although processes vary from supplier to supplier, refurbished equipment is traditionally tested and cleaned. Tests are not performed on the component level; a unit that manages to boot to windows is considered a pass. Cleaning is done by hand and often excludes the interior of the machine.
 
CDI Certified equipment goes through our full Test & Audit process, a 10-step process that ensures only the highest quality machines make it to our customers. State of the art machines remove all dust and contaminants from the inside and outside of the machines and a further hand cleaning restores the appearance of the units. Custom configuration and imaging occurs on the line.
 
Learn more about or CDI Certification process here.
 

Where do your computers come from?

The bulk of our equipment comes from corporate end of leases. Corporations traditionally lease their computers from one to three years. When that lease is done CDI purchases the computers.
 
This means that the computers come from clean, corporate environments and are of the higher end, corporate line of machines instead of the less robust consumer models (ie. Dell Optiplex machines instead of Dell Inspirons).
 

What condition are the computers in after being CDI Certified?

Internally, the computers are as reliable as the day they left the factory. Our comprehensive Test & Audit process identifies failing or substandard components which are promptly replaced.
 
Externally the computers are as clean and refurbished as possible. While very minor cosmetic damage is unavoidable special care is taken to restore the computers to nearly new condition.
 
Learn exactly what constitutes a passing or a failing computer here.
 

If I order 100 computers, will they be identical?

Yes. As an educational supplier we understand that just because computers have identical specs, they might not have identical components which could cause your a lot of unnecessary problems when imaging and deploying.
 
Because we check computers down to the component level we can be sure that units purchased together will all successfully image with a single image. This also makes the job of maintaining and replacing parts easy as you will only be working with one stable configuration.
 

Is there a limit on how many computers you can provide?

If there is, we haven't reached it. Our largest single order to date was a complete, district wide overhaul of the Toronto District School Board. Over 10,000 identical units valued at over $4,000,000 were deployed over a period specified by the district.
 
Our Purchasing and Logistics team has solid relationships with major leasing companies as well as the leasing arms of all three major manufacturers. Given a reasonable period of time they are able to procure any number of the exact brand, model and specifications you prefer.
 

Are the computers legally licensed?

Yes. CDI is a MAR (Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher). That means every single CDI computer leaves our warehouse with a new, valid, fully supported Windows XP Professional license. This is a new license issued by Microsoft specifically for the refurbished computer, eliminating the hassle and grey area of trying to activate old licenses.
CDI in the News

Read independent articles about CDI and schools that have transformed the way they purchased computer equipment.
 
 

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In Secondhand Computer Market, Brand Names are still Important

Whether its cars, watches or computers, the quality behind an established brand extends from new items to used ones.
That's why, all other things being equal, you're better offbuying a business-grade Dell, HP or Lenovo PC than an unbranded "whitebox" unit assembled by a discount supplier.
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Bedmas Educational 101 Keyboard

Learn about the Bedmas Educational Keyboard - a keyboard and mouse designed by our advisory panel of Tech Coordinators, Principals, Superintendents and educators specifically for the school environment.
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