New hardware with less pocket pain

Eric KrebillThomas Bibeault

Montcalm Area Career Center

• Purchased 67 Acer NetTop computers• Purchased 4 Lenovo NetTop computers• Purchased 103 LCD Monitors• Replaced 25 Desktop computers with 13 Notebooks for

staff• Purchased 18 MSI NetBook computers• Purchased first LED projector

Costs associated with purchase

• Acer NetTop computers = $235• Lenovo NetTop computers = $250• 20" LCD monitors = $120• Lenovo Notebook computers = $635• MSi NetBook computers = $250• Casio 2500 Lumen LED Projector = $890

Savings associated with purchase

• NetTop computer = 20.8 Watts• LCD Monitor = 27.5 Watts• MSi NetBook = 62.8 Watts

• Desktop computer = 113.2 Watts• CRT Monitor = 53.5 Watts

• Old computers used 3.5 times as much power as the new computers

LED Projector?

• Why LED?o 20,000 hour bulb versus 4,000 houro No mercuryo Lower power consumption

DLP Projector = 231 watts LED Projector = 178 watts

o Very quiet fan that shuts off immediately

Interactive Projectors

• Interactive add-on for standard projectoro cost $700 to $1500 

• Interactive Projectorso cost $1,000 to $2,300

• Smart Boardso cost $1,500 to $6,000

Questions?

Eric KrebillMontcalm Area ISDekrebill@maisd.com

Thomas BibeaultGovConnection, Inctbibeault@govconnection.com