My kids are getting to an age where they are starting to ask questions about who really is Santa, and who really delivers those presents under the tree come Christmas morning. However we try to skirt the issue, it comes back to generosity and family though, even as we stay up all hours of the night ordering presents. And whether you're the type to set out early Friday morning, or even late Thursday night, or whip out your phone from the comfort of your couch to try to capture those deals, we are all in the hunt for a good deal to get a little more for our hard earned money.

So I wanted to go through a little of how the tech industry views black friday. Black Friday from a tech service organizations perspective is nothing other than a travesty. The industry is rife with cost saving measures, and black friday through the holiday season, is just another way to see what consumers will put up with.

The computer is made up of over 200k parts and pieces that all have to be connected through a hardwired connection that electricity runs through at more than 3,000,000,000 cycles per second. Each part and piece has its own failure rate and quality standards. Back to what that means for black friday, though is that a computer is really built for specific standards. Project managers like myself and designers work together to pick and choose those parts, or standards to adhere to depending on how long the unit needs to last, or where it will be used. We plan months in advance to have this designed and built to meet a deadline. The tech industry though saw an opportunity when people on the hunt for a good deal came together with year end budgets. Each year large tech companies create computers for people who are looking for a bargain and build specifically for that standard. After all, most home users who use devices relatively lightly, feel that even though that computer only lasted a year or two, well, they got a good deal for it so it's not a huge deal if it dies. 

A high failure rate may be acceptable in a home use environment, but in a work environment when data needs to be maintained, or if you cannot even do your job without the computer, that work environment may not have the same acceptable failure rate. 

So when you are on the hunt for a new computer, buy a computer that was built for your application, use and failure rate. How okay are you if a computer dies? Balance that budget with the lost hours of production. However, don't break the budget, a good backup of both software and hardware can be a great option for bargain hunters or those looking to get everything out of their investments. 

There are deals out there, but stick to the peripherals that if they die, you don't lose more than a few minutes of time replacing them or swapping them. Need some guidance? Need a machine that is going to last more than a year? Reach out and speak to us, we specialize in service, and placing the right machines into the right environments, in helping you achieve your technology goals. Schedule 30 minutes or send us an email here.