NComputing Cost and Environmental Impact Calculator

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PREGUNTAS
How many seats (users) do you plan to deploy? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
500
How much do you pay for a PC (including the monitor, keyboard, and mouse)?.............................................................
$700
A 5-year same-day service contract for a PC costs about $250. How much do you pay?................................................
$200
Average PCs consume at least 110 watts. How much will your PCs consume? ……………………………………………………………
110
How many hours per day will the systems be used? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
8
How many days per year will the systems used? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
200
The average electricity rate in the USA is US$.15 per kWh. What is your cost/kWh (varies highly around world)? $0.15
With NComputing, how many total users will be connected to a shared PC? ………………………………………………………………..
7
Then you need this many shared PCs: 72
And this many NComputing access devices: 428
What is the cost of each NComputing acccess device (not the kit price, but the per-device price)?.......................... $80
Each access device needs a monitor. If you don’t already have them, how much will each monitor cost?.................$100
Each access device needs a keyboard & mouse. If you don’t already have them, how much will each set cost?.........$20
Each additional seat may require additional OS and application licenses. What is your cost per seat? …………………….
$20
NComputing X-series access devices use 1 watt; the L-series use 5 watts. Fill in your likely choice………………………….5

RESULTADOS
ACQUISITION COST COMPARISON
Acquisition cost of an all-PC deployment (no NComputing) $350,000
Acquisition cost of an NComputing deployment consists of: NComputing
1) Shared PCs $50,400
2) Access devices $34,240
3) Extra monitors $42,800
4) Extra keyboards & monitors $8,560
5) Additional licenses $8,560
Total acquisition cost of an NComputing deployment (including shared PCs): $144,560

You save this much with NComputing: $205,440

Which is a savings of: 59%

ANNUAL ENERGY COST COMPARISON

Energy consumption of an all-PC (no NComputing) deployment in kilowatt hours 88,000
Energy cost of an all-PC solution $13,464
Energy consumption of an NComputing deployment (including shared PCs) in kilowatt hours 16,096
Energy cost of the NComputing deployment (including shared PCs) $2,463
Reduction in energy consumption in kilowatts hours 71,904
Reduction in energy consumption (compared to all-PC): 82%
Annual electrical cost savings when NComputing is deployed: $11,001
5-YEAR SUPPORT COST COMPARISON

Hardware Maintenance
Same-day service for an all-PC solution would cost $100,000
Same-day service for the shared PCs for an NComputing deployment $14,400
NComputing devices rarely break (no moving parts; no fans). Cost of one spare access device per 300 $160
Total cost of same-day service for NComputing deployment $14,560
You will save this much on maintenance with NComputing: $85,440
Which is a savings of: 85%

Electricity
Electricity cost for an all-PC solution $67,320
Electricity cost for an NComputing deployment $12,313
For a five-year savings of $55,007
Your energy savings is: 82%
Electricity savings alone will pay for your NComputing devices in this many months: 38

TOTAL 5-YEAR COST OF OPERATION

All PC solution (no NComputing) $517,320
NComputing solution $171,433
You will save this much over 5 years: $345,887
Which is a 5-year cost reduction of this much: 67%

6th-Year Costs (assuming PCs have a 5 year life and are replaced)
Cost to replace PCs in an all-PC solution $350,000
Cost to replace the shared PCs in an NComputing solution $50,400
You will save this much in PC replacement costs in year 6: $299,600

TOTAL SIX-YEAR COSTS FOR AN ALL-PC SOLUTION $867,320

TOTAL SIX-YEAR COSTS FOR AN NCOMPUTING SOLUTION $221,833
You will save this much over 6 years: $645,487
Which is a 6-year cost reduction of this much: 74%

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DEPLOYING NCOMPUTING (5 YEAR)

Equivalent gallons (U.S.) of gasoline saved 9,815
Equivalent metric tons of coal saved 44
Reduced metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions 280
Equivalent number of trees planted (to offset CO2 emissions) 1,348
Metric tons of e-waste saved upon disposal 4.04

Conversion factors, specifications, and sources

Gallons (U.S.) of gasoline/petrol equivalent per 1000 kWh (source: onlineconversion.com/energy/html) 27.3
Metric tons of coal equivalent in 1,000 kWh (source: www.onlineconversion.com/energy) 0.12
Metric tons of CO2 per 1000 kWh (source: www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html 0.78
# of trees grown for 10 yrs per 1000 kWh (source: www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html) 3.75
Weight of typical PC in kg 9.6
Weight of NComputing access device in kg 0.15
USA average electricity cost from US Federal Govt. See http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/table5_6_a.html
Monitor electrical usage will be same in both scenarios, so is not included in the model.
Results will vary with deployment scenario and is not guaranteed.
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