FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        December 6, 2001                        December 6, 2001
        Date of Report                     (Date of earliest event reported)

                          MANCHESTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                           New York                0-21695       11-2312854
           (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission     (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation or organization)        File Number)    I.D. Number)

             160 Oser Avenue, Hauppauge, New York                   11788
             (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (631) 435-1199

          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS


In a press  release  dated  December  6,  2001,  Manchester  Technologies,  Inc.
("Manchester") (NASDAQ NM: MANC) reported revenue of $61.6 million for the first
quarter ended October 31, 2001.  Earnings for the quarter were $104,000 or $0.01
per diluted share. The press release  regarding  Manchester's  financial results
for the first quarter 2002, including unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements  for the quarter ended October 31, 2001, is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Manchester's  business results are discussed more fully in Manchester's Form 10Q
for the quarter ended October 31, 2001, which will be filed on or about December
14, 2001.

 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS,  PRO FORMA  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION AND
EXHIBITS.

(c)    Exhibits:

99.1 - Press Release dated December 6, 2001.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:      December 6, 2001


                                  MANCHESTER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                  (Registrant)

                                  By:    s/Barry Steinberg
                                        --------------------
                                        Barry Steinberg
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer


Exhibit Index.

Exhibit No.            Description
99.1                   Press Release dated December 6, 2001