Return on Investment

Choosing ACP Enabled Thin Clients over PCs for a new installation is the best way to save money. The initial investment will usually be lower when going the Thin Client route, and the maintenance and upkeep cost savings kick in immediately. But what about replacing existing PCs with Thin Clients? When does this make financial sense?

In answer to this question, ACP has put together a very simple Return on Investment (ROI) calculator. It assumes that your company is already throwing away the thousands of dollars most companies spend to keep their PCs running (estimates range from $3,000 to $10,000 per PC per year) and want to replace them with Thin Clients. The calculator uses your cost estimates to determine how long it will take for the savings to pay for the cost of the system.

Click HERE to open the calculator, and then follow these simple steps:

1. Enter the annual PC maintenance cost on Line A
   
2. Add an estimate of the maintenance saving with Thin Clients on Line B
   
3. Add the number of ThinManager Ready Thin Clients to be deployed on Line E
   
4. Add the cost of the desired ThinManager Ready Thin Client hardware on Line G
   

The months to recoup the expenditure will be displayed on Line I.

NOTE: The 3 year ROI calculation (based on a 10% discount rate) is displayed on line J, and is based on the following formula:

J = ROI calculation = (C / (1 + .1) + C / (1 + .1)^2 + C / (1 + .1)^3)/H

If you would like an Excel spreadsheet with the same information, please send me an e-mail (dhancock@acpthinclient.com) and I will be happy to send it to you.

For more information on ACP Industrial Thin Client computers, please visit our web site at http://www.thinmanager.com

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