The real cost of in-house PC retirement

According to a recent report by Gartner Research, in-house disposal “presents unique challenges and potential costs that enterprises seldom consider.” By some estimates, when a company tries to manage its own in-house retirement, the costs can exceed $400 per computer! Why so much?

Consider these hidden costs:

Basic in-house disposal management costs

  • Administrative tasks (inventory, forms, accounting, etc.)
  • Backing up and sanitizing hard drives
  • Storage costs until computers are removed
  • Packing and shipping
  • Disposal fee
  • Opportunity costs (i.e., Could this time be used more profitably?)

Optional in-house employee sale and/or charitable donation costs

  • Hosting sale (pricing, setting up sales area, asking questions, etc.)
  • Finding charitable organizations that will accept your PCs
  • Reloading operating systems
  • Testing PCs
  • Processing payments
  • Technical support
  • Preparing transfer documents

That’s not all. If you’re planning on offsetting those costs by reselling your equipment, you’d better do it soon. It’s estimated that stored IT equipment loses 6% to 10% of its value each month.



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