Study finds old laptops not worth the cost
April 27, 2009
Companies looking to hold onto their laptops past the typical three-year warranty period will spend more money on repairs than it would cost to buy a new computer, according to a new study.
Keeping a notebook computer in years four and five will cost an organization an additional $1,050 per device deployed, which is in excess of the typical cost of a new notebook, reported technology consulting company J. Gold Associates.
Outdated equipment also costs the organization $9,600 in lost worker productivity, the company said.
The study found that the cost to repair a failed notebook while under warranty is $1,070, versus $1,525 for a machine no longer under warranty.
Jack Gold, president of the company, said many companies are holding off on buying new notebooks as a cost-saving measure because of the recession. That's a big mistake, he said.
Gold predicted that handheld smartphones will eventually replace laptop and desktop computers as the primary way of accessing the internet, according to a report from Computerworld.com.
"If you only read e-mail, you can eliminate the laptop," Gold said.
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