Computer Purchasing

CUMC IT has partnered with Dell Computer to allow departments on the CUMC campus to lease desktop and laptop computers. This program provides individual departments the ability to spread the cost of technology over a period of three years. Please visit our Dell Lease page for details.

For work or personal use, Columbia students, faculty and staff are eligible to receive discounts on a variety of computer related purchases. Please see the Computer Sales @ Columbia page at: http://cuit.columbia.edu/computer-discounts.

• This site will has links to discounted pricing available through Apple, Dell, and other vendors. A UNI login is required to access pricing information.
• You can also select the link for Purchasing's Preferred Vendors List view all vendors by category or name.
• Discounts on smartphones and cellular plans are available from Verizon and Sprint.
• Columbia has site licenses for many software programs including Microsoft Office, allowing faculty, staff and students to download and install Office free of cost. Please see our list of Software Downloads for more information.

• Windows 7, Vista and XP
  Windows 7 is the current CUMC IT supported operating system. Microsoft is discontinuing support of Windows XP and Vista; this means that Windows Security Updates will no longer be released. Please see Microsoft's Windows End of Support Information for details.
  IMPORTANT: Only the web browser-based version of WebCIS can operate on Windows 7 and Vista.
• Windows 64-bit
  Windows 64-bit systems are not compatible with the Cisco Systems VPN 5.0 program but can use AnyConnect for VPN. Please see Microsoft's FAQs if you are not familiar with the general differences between 32 and 64-bit system.
• Unix and Linux Compatibility Issues
  Linux and Unix computers are not fully supported by CUMC IT or Columbia. Encryption used to connect to the CUMC secured wireless network may not be compatible for these systems and support cannot be provided.
• Beta versions of any Operating System
  Beta versions of any Operating System cannot be guaranteed to work with CUMC resources including the wired and wireless networks. They are not supported.