To those who interface directly with your CFO/CEO or are the decision maker, what reasoning/justification did you provide in order to shorten the length of the refresh? I'm at a place that looks to refresh close to 5-6 years, and that's even a fight sometimes. I know there is a wide range of IT Pros here so curious to see if any actually had to "fight" for a 3-4 year refresh or you've been lucky enough to work for a company which pursues an aggressive refresh policy.
Also, those that buy a refurb with 3 yr maintenance -- what's your target margin of savings compared against buying a new machine? In other words, if a new machine would cost $800 what's your target price for a refurb? On Monday, March 12, 2012, Brian Desmond <br...@briandesmond.com> wrote: > My customers vary from 3-5, err’ing to the left. Whatever the choice, they generally have maintenance on the hardware. > > > > Thanks, > > Brian Desmond > > br...@briandesmond.com > > > > w – 312.625.1438 | c – 312.731.3132 > > > > From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com] > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 12:13 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: PC lifecycle? > > > > How long do you folks keep PCs and laptops in your organizations? > > 4? 5? 6 years? > > My oldest are a few from 2006. > > I am thinking I should start replacing after they hit 5 years (4 years if heavy user/issues). > > I know it will depend on the business environment…I’m just trying to get some idea as to what others do. > > Thx > > . > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
