Three PC replacement strategies

Now that 2011 has arrived, perhaps you have begun to think of a few viable office upgrades. If new PCs are on that list, we at Bryley want to share three PC replacement strategies with you that are guaranteed to keep your costs in check.

Strategy 1: The trickle-down effect

This strategy advises that you purchase only the new PCs you require and then provide the most computer-intensive employees with the upgraded equipment: the older PCs can then be passed down to less-computer-intensive employees.

Pros:

·         You only need to purchase a few new PCs

·         The fastest PCs are in the hands of your most computer-intensive workers

Cons:

·         Your support costs will be greater since it takes time and effort to reconfigure and move PCs around the office

Strategy 2: Total office upgrade/annual replacement program

Maybe you want to replace all of the PCs in your business. If this is the case, then you should follow strategy 2 and create an annual replacement program designed to refresh all PCs within three to five years. With this strategy, you purchase only a few new PCs each year, keeping your annual costs down, and then over a three to five year period all employees will have upgrades.

Pros:

·         PCs are kept up-to-date: they are never older than five years  

·         Annual spending is kept low as only a few PCs are purchased each year

Cons:

·         Computer-intensive employees must wait-out the replacement cycle for a new PC

Strategy 3: The hybrid

This final strategy is a hybrid of the first and second. Like strategy two, you will create an annual replacement plan with the end result being a total-office upgrade in three to five years, but now in strategy three, you also incorporate the trickle-down effect each year, guaranteeing that the newest equipment goes to the most computer-intensive employees. 

Pros:

·         PCs are kept up-to-date

·         Annual spending is kept in check

·         The fastest PCs are in the hands of the most computer-intensive employees

No matter what strategy you choose, your employees will all be guaranteed newer PCs and you will only be purchasing a few newer models each year. These are failsafe strategies for keeping spending in check.