computer repair salary

 Surely on more than one occasion a client has come to our store or business in this situation: a computer with a breakdown that is not clear if it is worth repairing or choosing to update it to a new one. As trusted IT advisors, our positioning will be essential for your decision.

Although, as always, the last word will depend on many factors, as an IT partner we must offer a solution. This will be different in some cases or others but it may have a common denomination: the time of the equipment, its benefits and the use that it will be given.

In this sense, an investigation by Techaisle, carried out in collaboration with Microsoft and Intel , reaches an interesting conclusion. If a computer is more than four years old, repairing it can cost 2.7 times more than buying a brand new one. The estimate of maintaining such a computer is valued at $ 2,736, the price of two or more computers.

REPAIRING A COMPUTER OLDER THAN 4 YEARS CAN COST 2.7 TIMES MORE THAN BUYING A NEW ONE

Obviously, it is necessary to take the study with a grain of salt, seeing who is behind it; companies interested in making the renewal of computers a constant. However, it is still a significant figure that collides head-on with the average age of a PC.

Despite awareness campaigns, initiatives and push by manufacturers and the IT channel, the PC market is outdated. Windows 7, despite being a 2009 operating system, is still the most widely used . It is true that Windows 10, the latest from Microsoft, is very close or even, according to some sources, already above it, but version 7 still represents more than 40% of the market computer repair salary.

Seniority synonymous with low productivity

Talking about an outdated PC park in Spain and the rest of the world is not at all risky. The same report points to an average age of the computers of the SMEs consulted of four years. A time that can even be longer depending on the sector and given use. And this can be a significant barrier to digitization.

An old computer is not only a device that may be slower or not support certain programs necessary for day to day. Facts that can lead to a slowdown in productivity that directly affects the client's business and by extension, digital transformation.

Additionally, older computers have much more limited support. This results in the absence of security updates that expose major gaps.