Companies Save Money from SSDs

SSD are expensive and when I first saw them in netbooks around two years ago I could not understand why someone would pay a lot of money for a mere 16GB SSD. Today, SSDs have grown bigger in capacity but they still don’t compare to standard hard disks in terms of capacity and price.

In a recent study by J.Gold Association they noted that companies actually save more in a three year period when investing on SSDs compared to standard disks. A computer with a standard disk would cost around $970 USD in warranty support and repair compared to a $715 USD savings on computers. The savings translate to over $214 USD is savings for a three year period.

While the numbers are fine, I think companies would save more by raising their employee’s awareness on taking care of their laptops to make sure the life of the hardware reaches it’s full depreciation period. The SSD savings is no guarantee as the SSD’s reputation might actually lessen the employee’s awareness of taking care of their hardware because they know how durable their product is.

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