Please direct your media and public relations inquiries to: mediarelations@cdw.com 800-800-4CDW Computer Customers Recognize CDW Computer Centers, Inc. BUFFALO GROVE, Illinois, November 25, 1996 -- Even though the emphasis at the recently concluded COMDEX computer show was on the hottest new products, significant attention was paid to the companies which excel in distributing those products. CDW Computer Centers, Inc. ("CDW") reported today that it received award recognition from the readers of Computer Shopper magazine during the computer trade show in Las Vegas. In the "Best Buy" category, which acknowledges general excellence in a distribution channel, CDW won the Direct Channel Achievement Award for Peripherals. Past winners in this category have been Gateway 2000 and Dell Computers. In the "Best Places to Buy" category, which recognizes distribution channel excellence in 13 separate computer product groups, CDW received four awards recognizing them as the best place to buy Printers/Scanners, Monitors, Networking Products and Software. No other winner received more than three of the 13 total award in this category. Additionally, many of the Best Product winners at the event are products currently sold by CDW, including IBM's high-end notebook computer, COMPAQ's network server, NEC's monitors and CD-ROM drives, Hewlett Packard's ink jet printers, laser printers and scanners and Microsoft for its business productivity software. About CDW CDW Computer Centers, Inc. is a leading direct marketer of brand name microcomputer products. Inbound and outbound telemarketers are dedicated to providing superior customer service at the best price. CDW offers a broad range of over 15,000 MS-DOS/Microsoft Windows and Apple/Macintosh based microcomputer products, including hardware, peripherals, accessories, networking and software. Customers can place orders and obtain product information by calling a CDW account manager at 1-800-884-4CDW, or by visiting CDW on the Internet at http://www.cdw.com. The Company's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CDWC