18th Oct 2007
Business PC - Build vs. Buy
We have so many business customers ask us this question. Our reply is typically to counter with; “do you manufacture your own office furniture?”
Today’s businesses, in keeping up with hightened competition, need to be more efficient.
There was a time when businesses could spend tens of thousands of dollars on just the computer hardware alone, and building your own PC(s) could cut those costs by upwards of 15%. However, thanks to improved manufacturing and global competition, that is no longer the case.
We always recommend that your decision to build or buy should be based upon the business opportunity cost - what else could you be doing to grow your business instead of building a PC?
With the costs of PC’s being well below the $1,000.00 range (including a warranty and preinstalled software), it seems almost nonsensical to build your own. For the casual business user, a standard PC with the default amount of RAM from the manufacturer is usually quite sufficient for the average office suite or application.
So, today, like your office chair and desk…buying one is much easier than building one.
We have so many business customers ask us this question. Our reply is typically to counter with; “do you manufacture your own office furniture?”
Today’s businesses, in keeping up with hightened competition, need to be more efficient.
There was a time when businesses could spend tens of thousands of dollars on just the computer hardware alone, and building your own PC(s) could cut those costs by upwards of 15%. However, thanks to improved manufacturing and global competition, that is no longer the case.
We always recommend that your decision to build or buy should be based upon the business opportunity cost - what else could you be doing to grow your business instead of building a PC?
With the costs of PC’s being well below the $1,000.00 range (including a warranty and preinstalled software), it seems almost nonsensical to build your own. For the casual business user, a standard PC with the default amount of RAM from the manufacturer is usually quite sufficient for the average office suite or application.
So, today, like your office chair and desk…buying one is much easier than building one.
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