The True Cost of slow computers

A slow PC is more than a test of patience.

A slow computer can hurt employee and team productivity which translates to reduced profits! That consumer-grade machine might seem cheaper while standing at the checkout, but the lifetime cost of these devices is what a business owner should be looking at.

A recent Oxford Economics study where 3,000 businesses were surveyed, shows that employees waste upwards of 48 minutes a day just waiting for their computers to respond. That is a lot time looking at hourglasses and spinning wheels. This same study estimates that slow work computers account for a total of 7.5 billion dollars a year lost in the United States alone. Now imagine the unbelievable sum of money that businesses across the whole world waste for the same reason. This is the true cost of slow computers.

Employees that were interviewed regarding their experience with sub-performing systems reported email as the main cause for workday slowdowns. If this is what employees report, one can easily imagine the client or customer at the other end of the net waiting for an email response that is not coming as fast as it should.

Though it may not be completely obvious, the reality of the matter is that program and app delays add up and add up fast. Not only is this frustrating to the person using such programs but the delays that it causes truly make a difference in every businesses’ balance sheet.

Having a competent IT firm that monitors your systems to ensure that they are always in running order is a trend that modern businesses are starting to catch onto. Big business has known this for years. A good IT support specialist can recommend effective brands for purchase or lease, and will setup the new equipment for you, so you can trust it will run fast and snappy for the next few years. Without your own IT department, External IT support teams are the cost-effective way to keep your computers and other technology running as intended, keeping your employees productive and your business profitable.