As a Yourcomputertek customer, you can benefit from our programs that only we offer in the computer industry !
PROGRAM # 1 VALUE PLUS
We apply equal value of your existing component to your any new upgrade purchase.
PROBLEM: The cost of upgrading a computer can be substancial. Like our automobiles, our computers and their components depreciate as soon as we walk out of the store. Computer manufactorers put out newer - more powerful components just four to six months later. As a result, our( top of the line) computer purchase (costing $1000 or more) is inferior just four to six months later. As a result we have to spend hundreds of dollars for the newer-faster component and spend money as a "bench charge" to have it installed. On the other hand the approach and consensus is to view your computer as disposable and "throw the computer away" and just buy a new one with the latest components. This has been our only response. A response we've been tied to. A response that has been a financial burden. However, Elite PCS has the SOLUTION !
SOLUTION : We take consideration of your current $100 component and apply that $100 to the "newer" component that comes out, costing $250. The result is your cost for that $250.00 new component as $150.00
Example Scenario
You purchased a computer from us at $1000.00 Included in that system was an Intel i5 xxx
processor. That processor equates to $350.00
of the computer price.
The newer, faster upgrade becomes available for your system.
It retails for $500.00
You do not pay $500.00 retail for the newer,
faster upgrade; but rather the price difference, from what you first purchased just $150.00
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VALUE PLUS : HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS
Visual representation
We break down and assign a value to each field servicable (changable) piece of hardware in your computer system.
Example Scenario #2 (SIMPLIFIED)
YOUR PURCHASE OF A COMPUTER AT COST OF $1552.OO
From a price perspective the breakdown goes like this:
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Processor: $540
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Motherboard: $150
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Video Card: $80
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Memory: $162
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Hard Drive: $280
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Case and PSU (Antec Sonata III 500): $130
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OS (OEM): $170
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Misc. extras: $40 (wires/cables)
Total = $1562.00
Based on the foregoing chart the computer has a $540 Processor installed.
When the processor manufacturer comes out with the newer-faster processor, it's sold for $650
Buy from and be a YOURCOMPUTERTEK customer and that new $650 processor through us cost you only $110 - your price, installed!
PROGRAM # 2 EXTENDER PLUS
Extend the life of your system
PROBLEM: The Windows operating system is constantly subject to viruses, malware, errors and crashing. This compremises not only the operating system but also causes the loss of data, including invaluable documents, pictures, music, movies and programs. Noy only that, virus removals and repairs can be costly.
SOLUTION : Whether it be a desktop or laptop system, incorporate a second (2nd) hard drive in the computer - containing a mirror image of the working operating system and installed-working programs - that cannot be changed by any user, virus or otherwise. In the event of a problem the computer will restart off of the second (2nd) drive. With our propitary software running - the system will then repair the first (1st) drive and you will again have that repaired disk drive in the event of any future error. This cycle (and computer) will run forever !
How do we build your EXTENDER PLUS computer ?
1. We add a 2nd Hard Drive to your computer. For our purposes we "lock" this drive out from changes
or use by you, the operating system or programs
(including viruses).
STEP BY STEP PROCESS
2. We install the Operating System and your choice of programs onto the computer. The computer puts the data on the drives.
Additional Information
For desktop computers this is a straight forward process - we simply add a second (2nd) hard disk.
In laptops, some have an empty drive bay to install a second hard disk drive. If your make/model does not, we utilize the CD drive bay and provide a free USB external CD drive.
There are at least nine types of RAID plus a non-redundant array (RAID-0).
The price of harddrives drops like a rock over time.
This nice article Cost of Hard Drive Space compiles a lot of data on the history of harddrive costs over the years.
Here's a few data points to illustrate the history of hard drive costs over the decades.
1985 : 10 megabytes cost $710. Today 10 megabytes of storage is nothing. Today you can get blank DVD discs in bulk for as cheap as 18¢ and those are over 4GB. So today that 10MB of space is 0.045¢.
1995 : 1 GB cost $849. Ten years later you could get about 100 times the capacity for about 20% more. Yet today that 1GB would easily fit on a 18¢ DVD with 3GB to spare.
2005 : 200 GB for $100. Another 10 years later and you could get 200 times as much storage for almost 10% the cost.
2011 : Today you can pretty easily find a 1 TB drive for $50 range. In 6 years the cost has dropped in half and you get five times as much.
I took some of the data points from the Cost of Hard Drive Space page and plotted a chart. I'm showing just the costs over the 2000 to 2010 period. The yellow dotted line is the trend line.
In October 2000 you could get a drive for about $7.14 per GB. By August 2010 the cost had dropped to just 8¢ per GB. Over that time period thats a compound rate of -36% annually. In general over the past decade hard drive costs have dropped approximately 36% each year on average.
*** Memory and disk space are two of the most widely-confused terms in the computing world. To understand how your computer works, you must first know the difference between memory and disk space.
The hard disk, sometimes called the "hard drive" (which is actually the mechanism that holds the hard disk), is a spindle of magnetic discs that can hold several gigabytes of data. Therefore, disk space refers to how much space you have available on your hard disk for storing files. When you save a document or install a new program, it gets stored on your hard disk. The more files you download, install, or save on your hard disk, the more full it becomes.
Memory, on the other hand, is not the same as disk space! Memory refers to the random access memory (RAM) inside your computer. RAM consists of small chips also known as memory modules. Your computer uses memory (RAM) to store actively running programs on the computer, including the operating system. For example, the operating system's interface and other processes get loaded into memory when the computer boots up. When you open a program like Microsoft Word, it gets loaded into the computer's memory as well. When you quit the program, the memory is freed up for use by other programs.