Are you considering the purchase of refurbished computer equipment?  Then you're in good company.  According to the results of a recent CIO.com survey, the purchase of refurbished equipment is becoming more accepted and respected in the industry.  Some of the survey's interesting findings include:

Who's buying refurbished equipment?

• 77% of respondents said that their companies buy used / refurbished equipment.
• 46% expect their spending on used IT equipment to increase in the next 18 months.
• On average, they expected their used IT purchases to increase by 15%.
• Why are they buying refurbished?
• 41% cited lower capital costs
• 30% stated performance of new vs. used doesn't justify buying new.
• 15% cited budget constraints

What kind of refurbished products are they buying?

• Servers (45%)
• PCs and workstations (38%)
• Routers (33%)
• Networking equipment (26%)
• Switches (28%)
• Storage (24%)

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