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Collaboration Exercise “Is $80,000 enough?”. Group A Allyson Brito Anne-Katrin Strupp Jennifer Upadhyay Mariyam Hussain Noha Mahmoud Tatiana Castillo. Current Computer Distribution. Current Specifications & Future Computer Requirements.
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Collaboration Exercise“Is $80,000 enough?” Group A Allyson Brito Anne-Katrin Strupp Jennifer Upadhyay Mariyam Hussain Noha Mahmoud Tatiana Castillo
Current Specifications & Future Computer Requirements • All computers have to be either upgraded or newly purchased in order to fulfill the requirements mentioned above. • In addition, all computers will be upgraded to Windows Vista & Office 2007.
Class A Computer Upgrades • Ten class A users can use computers from class B since they already have the required specifications. • Additional six class B computers have to be upgraded to a main memory of 1GB in order to be used by class A users.
Class B Computer Upgrades • Five class B users can use the computers from class C after a main-memory upgrade to 2GB. • New computers will have to be purchased for the remaining 17 class B users since an overall upgrade of all specifications would be more expensive than purchasing a new computer with the mentioned requirements.
Class C Computer Upgrades • All Class C users will receive brand new computers with the required specifications.
New Purchases of Class B & C Computers • After upgrading existing computers, 17 class B & five class C users receive a new Dell computer. • The decision for Dell is based on a low-price agreement that the companies already have for several years. • All computers are laptops that give the users more mobility than desktop computers.
Selected Laptop Computers • Class B: FastTrack Vostro 1520 - $739 • Class C: FastTrack Latitude E6500 - $1,268
Cost Sheet for Upgrades & Newly Purchased Equipment • New Laptop Purchases Class A: N/A Class B: $739.00 Class C: $1,268.00 • Specification related Upgrades Class A: $35.00 Class B: $45.00 Class C: N/A • Other Upgrades & Fees / Computer Vista Software Charge: $75.00 Office 2007 Software Charge: $100.00 Network & Server Charge: $1,200.00
Is $80,000 enough? => Total Sum of$78,463 !