Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator
Use the calculator to decide whether a Mac or PC is better for your needs. Total Cost of Ownership depends on device usage and required technical support. Macs typically have a usage period of 5 years or more before needing replacement, which is longer than most PCs. Additionally, Macs retain their value well, often maintaining 30% of their value after three years, potentially making the total cost of ownership cheaper than a PC.
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PC
Mac
Cost of device per unit
Initial price difference
50000
36%
Enter expected life cycle of a PC
5
Cost per
in case of cash payment
1.28
1.04
Lifetime gain per day
24
81%
Commercial credit calculation
(move the slider Off if credit is not needed)Cost of commercial credit for one year, %
18%
Months of credit
Cost of Financing per unit
504
684
Cost per
in case of
24 month
of credit
1.74
1.42
Antivirus security. Annual Subsription price
Native (0)
Mobile Device Management . Annual subsription price
104.15
(we recommend Jamf MDM for Mac or IOS)
Average cost of memory, storage, CPU upgrades is 7% during use time of the device
98.00
Native (0)
Time of deployment including apps uppload, minutes
60
10
Deployment costs per device
5.68
0.95
Average number of incidents per year
Average time of IT support time, minutes
30
22.5
Average expense of IT support specialist per month
IT support costs per device per year
8.52
2.56
Total costs per device per year
14.2
3.51
Sales price of the device after 3 years of use
(Future Buy-back is extremely useful to discount cost of renewal)
112.00
570.00
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
for 3 years of ownership
2545.05
2504.95
100 Mac are cheaper by
4010
2%