Save $$$ With Refurbished Equipment
April 17, 2014
Most sectors of the IT hardware industry can save money by purchasing refurbished hardware. Whether you’re in the Retail, Hospitality, Manufacturing or Healthcare industry there are savings to be had! Manufacturers are consolidating and prices are going up! High end IT hardware which costs $1,000 or $2,000 or more new, can often be bought refurbished at 40 to 60% of the new price.
For example, Mercom recently supplied one customer with 300 Motorola Handheld devices at less than 50% of the cost of a new device. Each device also included a comprehensive, one year warranty which was better than the manufacturers. The savings for this customer on this one order was well over $100,000!
Over the last six months we have also supplied another customer with over 1500 refurbished Signature Capture devices. The savings for that customer was around $150,000.
So, if you’re in the mood to save money then look around for refurbished hardware. Make sure that you do your due diligence though. Does the vendor you’re buying from have experience in refurbishing that specific hardware? How long have they been in business? What kind of warranty will they offer? (Some suppliers will only offer a 30 to 90 day warranty which, in most circumstances, is not enough).
Refurbished equipment may not have that “new computer smell,” but it can well save a lot of money and make excellent business sense.
Are you considering refurbished hardware? Contact Mercom to see if we can help you!
