01 Hardware
The math nobody does at Best Buy.
Free advice. Distributor pricing. Setup bundled. Hardware specced for your actual workload, not the model the salesperson had a quota on.
02 Cost analysis ─ 5 year total
PATH A ─ DIY RETAIL
Buying it
yourself.
- Pick a laptop on price and brand.
- Probably get 16GB of RAM.
- Bring it home, set it up alone or call us.
- Full hourly rate (we are starting from scratch).
- Three months in, runs slow. RAM is soldered.
- Stuck for three to four years.
5-YR TOTAL
$3,000-4,000
+ bad experience
PATH B ─ RTG DIST. PRICING
Buying it
through us.
- We ask how you actually use it.
- Spec the right machine for your workload.
- Order at distributor pricing.
- Setup labor bundled and discounted.
- Arrives configured, secured, backed up.
- Runs great for four to five years.
5-YR TOTAL
$1,700-2,000
+ better result
Standing rule
for our clients.
Before you buy any technology — laptop, desktop, printer, monitor, phone, router, anything — text us first.
Free. Takes 30 seconds. Saves hundreds of dollars and months of frustration. We would rather you buy the right thing from Best Buy than the wrong thing from anyone, including us.