Through agreements with various vendors for Wellesley College faculty, staff, and students, Wellesley College is able to make the following discounts available:
| Computer purchases | Software purchases | Licensed software available free of charge |
Purchasing a Computer |
Wellesley College does not specifically recommend any one brand of notebook or desktop computer. However, some manufacturers provide academic discounts that Wellesley College students, faculty and staff may want to take advantage of. These discounts are, in general, not specific to Wellesley College. Students should review the Wellesley College Student's Guide to Purchasing a Computer (PDF) before placing an order.
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The Apple Store for Education facilitates product sales to eligible purchasers who call via a toll-free number: 1-800-780-5009. Apple can verify your purchasing eligibility and quote any discounted prices over the phone. Apple also has an online computer store in which faculty, staff and students can order online and customize their own purchases. You can go directly to the Apple Store for Education. Once there, enter Wellesley's zip code (02481) and click Find. There you will also be able to find current Apple special offers for Education. Computers ordered from Apple will be delivered directly to your home, office or to the College post office. |
Wellesley College faculty, staff and students can order Lenovo ThinkPads and Think Centre desktops online. Significant discounts are available for the Wellesley standard configuration of several computer models, though a discount is still available for all Lenovo computers through this web site. Note: New ThinkPad models will be available by late summer 2008. In the meantime, Information Services staff recommend configuring existing ThinkPad computers to increase the processor to a new Penryn (for example, the cost is very slight to configure a ThinkPad T61 to the T8300 (2.4GHz 800MHz 3MBL2) processor). |
Purchasing Software |
Microsoft Software Products |
Microsoft Software Products are available at a significant discount through a Wellesley College-sponsored purchase agreement for students, faculty and staff.
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Adobe Student License Program |
Wellesley College is offering the Adobe Student License Program to Wellesley students through an agreement with The Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium (MHEC). |
Licensed Software |
Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware Utilities |
Wellesley College provides free of charge Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware software to all faculty, students, and staff. Incoming students will receive this software during orientation. |
Other Software |
Please see Wellesley's lists of supported software for Windows and Macintosh operating systems that are available free of charge. Some licensed software are limited to on-campus use. |
Wayne Randall <wrandall@wellesley.edu>
Rhonda MacFarland <rmacfarl@wellesley.edu>
Date Created: March 31, 2005
Last modified:
May 6, 2008
Expires: April 30, 2009