Refurbished hardware is a strategic choice to achieve your development goals. The opportunities it offers are:
A reconditioned device has already been used, but after its use it is subjected to a thorough component check and performance test. The process involves 25 check points, performed by accredited technicians using the latest diagnostic tools. The process ensures that the reconditioned equipment offers excellent performance, efficiency and reliability in the long term. This means that you can have high-end hardware, at a lower price, that is as reliable as its newer counterparts.
Refurbished hardware integrates ESG principles and is a fundamental pillar in any company's strategy. In particular, it enables a balance between business performance and social responsibility.
Refurbished hardware reduces the demand for new products and the environmental impact associated with production and disposal. It is a smart choice for those who want to lower their carbon footprint.
Refurbished hardware is an inexpensive, but also sustainable alternative. Its use allows us to reduce the demand for new devices and to slow down the depletion of natural resources and the production of waste that results from new equipment.
Since 2015, Google has been reconditioning its servers. Thanks in part to reconditioning, it has saved over $1 billion. In 2020, it measured the performance of CPUs, server RAM and data centre storage. The analysis said that a new server and a refurbished one, from the same manufacturer and model, perform identically. Google claims that once the hardware is up and running, refurbished and new are equivalent.