1. OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW
INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND SAVE MONEY AT THE SAME TIME
Protect the
environment
76Xless CO2 emissions
and lower power costs
Stop
wasting time
2Xgreater
productivity

2. WHY UPGRADING YOUR COMPUTERS IS A GREAT IDEA
Avoid expensive problems
Computers over 3 years old Computers under 3 years old
Avoid expensive upgrades
Small business Medium-sized business
Stop wasting time
fixing problems.
Computers over 4 years old Computers under 4 years old
No. of
repairs/year
Hours
lost
Motherboard
failure
Network card
failure
Hard drive
failure
Power supply
failure
Software
crashes
Additional memory Additional hard drive Upgraded
software
Upgraded BIOS
14%
4%
14%
4%
26%
8%
49%
11%
81%
41%
94% 92%
35%
43%
29%
14%
6% 0%
21 h
42 h
6 9

3. Cut your security costs
Average annual cost of isolating and recovering an infected computer
Protect the environment and cut energy costs
Annual energy consumption (energy cost: 1 kWh = 4.9 cents)
How much can you save by replacing your computers?
Computers under 3 years old Computers over 3 years old
Total cost for computer under 3 years old €6404
Total saving: €4984
Total cost for computer over 3 years old: €11 388
http://smb.intel.sg/resources/cost_of_maintaining_pcs.pdf
http://community.benchmarkemail.com/users/anurag@techaisle.com/newsletter/Ageing-PC-Effect---Exposing-Financial-Impact-For-Small-Businesses
http://www.destinationgreenit.com/wp-content/uploads/pc-practices-to-save-energy.pdf
http://mobilecomputing.crn.com/img/TheAgeingPCEffect_TechaisleWhitePaper.pdf
http://techaisle.com/end-point-device-pcs-tablets-white-papers/31-the-ageing-pc-effect-exposing-financial-impact-for-small-businesses-portuguese?layout=columns
€54 (6+ years)
€46 (5 years)
€38 (4 years)
€32 (3 years)
€28 (2 years)
€24 (1 year)
Unmanaged Intel®
Pentium® D processor 945
CRT (1008 kWh = €49.32)
Unmanaged Intel®
Pentium® D processor 945
LCD (922 kWh = €45.18)
Unmanaged Intel® Core™ 2
Duo processor E7200 LCD
(491 kWh = €24.06)
Managed Intel Intel® Core™ i3
Processor LED
(13.28 kWh = €0.65)
Managed Intel Core 2 Duo
processor T9400 platform
LCD (38 kWh = €1.86)
Managed Core 2 Duo E7200
processor LCD
(192 kWh = €9.4 )
€
No of computers
Average repair cost per computer
Total repair cost
Upgrade cost per computer
Total upgrade costs
Total direct costs
10
€230
€2 300
€ 66
€660
€2 960
10
€343
€3 430
€107
€1 070
€4 500
Hours lost per computer
Total hours lost per 10 computers
Average hourly salary
Productivity cost
21 h
210 h
€16.40
€3444
42 h
420 h
€16.40
€6888

4. Typical problems seen in computers of 4–5 years old
Information from a leading global technology company
Average repair costs
Replacement battery: €89
Replacement power adapter: €49
Housing problems (particularly loose hinges): €100
Hard disk problems (especially with rotating disks): €100
Motherboard problems: €200-1000 depending on the make/model
60% Motherboard problem
46% AC adapter
56% Hard drive problem
54% Housing problem (hinge loose)
75% Battery problem

5. 3 STEP IT GROUP OY
Mechelininkatu 1A Helsinki 00180, Finland
Phone +358 010 525 3200 www.3stepit.com