Rugged Device Tco

Understanding the total cost of ownership of rugged mobile computers as compared to consumer grade devices executive summary this white paper covers the use of rugged mobile computers in industrial environments when compared to consumer grade handhelds.

Rugged device tco. There will be tco calculators that state a rugged device will be the better option because you break 3 consumer devices in a year and over the course of 3 5 years it would be cheaper to buy a rugged device. In addition the downtime that results from device failure adds indirect cost to the tco. Failure rates for rugged and non. It will show how rugged mobile computes provide greater return on investment over the long run.

Looking beyond the purchase price when we go out shopping for a new mobile device whether personal or for business most people tempted to base buying decisions solely on a product s purchase price. Accounting for about 65 percent of the total cost of ownership for fully rugged devices to 87 percent for consumer grade pdas as the data in figure 5 shows. Hard costs consist of hardware accessories software implementation and training. Tco is more than just the one off purchase of the hardware it comprises of hard and soft costs that organisations incur when deploying mobile computing solutions.

Understanding tco total cost of ownership you ll see that rugged computers actually cost less than consumer grade devices. Recently we ve been discussing how the utilization of rugged mobile devices or rugged device cases adds value in enterprise settings. However though the price of rugged devices is high the total cost of ownership tco is very less when compared to non rugged devices. Annual hard cost soft costs for handheld pda computers device type hard costs soft costs total tco consumer grade 472 3 758 4 230 durable 654 3 309 3 963.

But in the same scenario you may only break one every 18 months so the lower outgoing costs might mean the consumer device is the cheaper. Looking beyond the purchase price when going out to purchase new mobile computers most businesses may be tempted to base buying decisions solely on a product s purchase price. Understanding tco total cost of ownership is essential to be able to see that rugged devices actually cost less than consumer grade devices. Rugged devices are generally certified with ip and mil std tests which mandate the use of high quality components in the products for enhanced product durability.

Initial capital outlay number of repairs and replacements total repair cost indirect costs. Average service cost for a consumer device in an enterprise environment is c 950 versus c 280 for the rugged device.