NI Hardware resellers? Do they exist?

[<Mike Ross> mross@smpcorp.com]

Sometimes the simplest hardware from NI will have a long leadtime.
Are there stocking resellers for NI hardware? Are they any good?

Thanks
Mike Ross

[Mark A. Hanning-Lee]

Michael Ross wrote:
>
> Sometimes the simplest hardware from NI will have a long leadtime.

On an informal basis, your NI field sales engineer may be able to lend
you a piece of hardware, e.g. a demo board.

If you specify the hardware you need, someone on this forum might lend
you something till your ordered item comes in?

Best, Mark

[nealpederson]

Manny Alliance members, including myself, are setup as VARS (value added
resellers) with National Instruments. However, I'm not sure if any of us
stock new hardware. We can drop ship items directly from NI to our
customers and we must sell for the same price that NI lists. One advantage
that I have is that I don't have to charge sales tax to customers that are
not in my state.

I do stock a lot of used National Instruments hardware at very reasonable
prices (see http://www.vicontrols.com/usedbrds/usedbrds.htm). The biggest
advantage here is for replacement hardware that is no longer made by NI.


Neal Pederson, President, VI Control Systems

1923 Mendius Lane, Los Alamos, NM 87544

TEL: (505) 662-1461, FAX: (866) 422-2931

np@vicontrols.com, www.vicontrols.
com


"Michael Ross" wrote in message
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> Sometimes the simplest hardware from NI will have a long leadtime.
> Are there stocking resellers for NI hardware? Are they any good?
>
> Thanks
> Mike Ross