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| Thread ID: 60727 | 2005-08-11 04:25:00 | Where do I sell 20 XP Capable Machines | Newteach (4990) | Press F1 |
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| 380215 | 2005-08-11 12:10:00 | You want to clarify the specs first. The 3 basic things are the type and speed of CPU (processor), type and size of the RAM (system memory), type and size, and speed, of the drives. Floppy, CD and Hard Drive. A 10 gig processor is still in the future. Or unless you've got a few Crays stuck together. You can find the size of the HDD (Hard Drive) through My Computer. Right click on the C drive and select properties. Check with the Board of Trustees about the buying agreement and with the MOE as suggested lest you you get into legal complications. Otherwise I'd suggest you get someone in the school community who knows about comps and is willing to help to give a price then put an ad in your local newsletter and flog 'em off and otherwise don't advertise it. |
mark c (247) | ||
| 380216 | 2005-08-11 13:15:00 | What sort of price would we get for these machines is our main problem.With no OS about $100each if your lucky | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 380217 | 2005-08-11 20:00:00 | If you're from Christchurch NewTeach, there is a charitable trust, Molten Media that will gladly take them (for free) or have you considered secound hand pc dealers. There a few around check your phone book. As for value check trademe, lease sell offs etc for simular spec'ed systems. That will give you some idea of market value or even give your local pc shop a ring and speak to them. |
beama (111) | ||
| 380218 | 2005-08-11 20:50:00 | Most schools have students whose family circumstances don't allow for a PC at home, how about offering them to those that cannot afford one. Even giving them away free raises problems. If they can't afford a computer, the cost of the OS and necessary software will stump them and schools can't give them away with the software intact. Support costs make the use of Linux as an OS problematic, and who would foot the bill for loading and confiuring the software if we decided to go that route? Schools are unlikely to be able to donate "ready to go" computers to students, no matter how needy. Our operating grants makes no provision for IT at all, not hardware, software nor support. We have to fund them through fundraising and at the expense of other activities. We don't have the fat in the system to become benefactors ourselves. Adding software and support costs, even for just setting up prior to donating would be more than most school's budgets can stand. It is a vicious cycle, but the needs of those families can often be met by donated computers from other sources which have an OS license attached and free software packages can give them the basics for productive student work. Maybe computer enthusuaists could run some "set up" days configuring free software on donated computers? Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 380219 | 2005-08-11 22:13:00 | I should probably restate our main problem. What sort of price would we get for these machines is our main problem.The formula I use (which normally works out about right) is: Initial Purchase Price * 0.6 for every year of ownership. So if you purchased a $4000 computer in 2000 it would look like $4000 * 0.6 * 0.6 * 0.6 * 0.6 * 0.6 = $310 -Qyiet |
qyiet (6730) | ||
| 380220 | 2005-08-12 02:07:00 | Wow! 10gHZ CPUs! And heres me struggling along on a 3500mhz. Don't you mean 3500MHz? Not surprised you are struggling at 3.5Hz :p |
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