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CDW

Brand Publisher · Electronics & PC parts retailers · 13 mentions · 2 subreddits · discussed in r/sysadmin, r/DataHoarder

Reddit take

Not enough linked mention summaries yet; the source excerpts below are the evidence.

Pros

  • We've done pentests with CDW before and had a definitely US-based pentester doing the work. We even had the same guy two years in a row, he did a great job.
  • tl;dr we've used them 3 times now and have been happy. We've used them a few times for pen testing and have been happy with the results. They use their own employees to perform the tests, and from the conversation I had with them biddin...
  • My life has been made so easy because of CDW.

Cons

  • You get a half decent sales rep and then they fire them and you get a loser to deal with that won't return you calls or emails.
  • I use them for hardware and an pretty happy but I would not look to them for services.
  • Yes and it ended up just being a port scan.
  • CDW is going to outsource it to the cheapest company possible which is also probably going to not only outsource it but possibly offshore it too.
  • I don't have any ties, but I suppose calling a place like CDW or something may be an option, try to talk to somebody willing to offer a bulk discount.

Sentiment

3 positive (23%) · 4 mixed (31%) · 6 negative (46%)

Trust + time weighted score: -14% · raw score -23%

What redditors said (10 of 13)

We've done pentests with CDW before and had a definitely US-based pentester doing the work. We even had the same guy two years in a row, he did a great job.
positive · u/Q****h · r/sysadmin · comment · Nov 21, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
You get a half decent sales rep and then they fire them and you get a loser to deal with that won't return you calls or emails.
negative · u/E****5 · r/sysadmin · comment · Nov 21, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I use them for hardware and an pretty happy but I would not look to them for services.
mixed · u/S****t · r/sysadmin · comment · Nov 21, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
tl;dr we've used them 3 times now and have been happy. We've used them a few times for pen testing and have been happy with the results. They use their own employees to perform the tests, and from the conversation I had with them bidding out next year's test, it sounds like they have somewhere around 30ish full-time engineers on staff that do the testing, so no outsourcing that I'm aware of.
positive · u/m****t · r/sysadmin · comment · Nov 20, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Yes and it ended up just being a port scan.
negative · u/B****e · r/sysadmin · comment · Nov 20, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
CDW is going to outsource it to the cheapest company possible which is also probably going to not only outsource it but possibly offshore it too.
negative · u/R****p · r/sysadmin · comment · Nov 20, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I don't have any ties, but I suppose calling a place like CDW or something may be an option, try to talk to somebody willing to offer a bulk discount.
mixed · u/c****4 · r/DataHoarder · comment · Jul 11, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
CDW is showing $841.99 U.S., which is a reminder that in most cases, buying from CDW means bad life choices.
negative · u/p***0 · r/sysadmin · comment · Feb 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Parent context: My life has been made so easy because of CDW. Reply: Sadly dealing with CDW is something I have never enjoyed and honestly I am glad we stopped using them.
negative · u/A****e · r/sysadmin · comment · Jan 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
My life has been made so easy because of CDW.
positive · u/G****t · r/sysadmin · comment · Jan 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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