Informative ReadingPaying the price? A Total Cost of Ownership comparison between new and refurbished PCs...

Paying the price? A Total Cost of Ownership comparison between new and refurbished PCs in the small business, NGO and school in Africa. Bridges.org in SchoolNet Africa 2004. Online March 2006. This study considers the key cost differences in owning new and refurbished PCs over five years in a small business, NGO or school in Africa. It discusses issues that set the context for a Total Cost of Ownership consideration – such as PC quality, brand position in Africa, pricing, distribution, and specifications – before isolating the key drivers or factors that are likely to make a difference in ownership costs. By considering these key comparative TCO drivers, it provides a guideline for organisations facing a technology choice between new and refurbished PCs. …