3-Year Lifecycle Calculator

Reduced Total Cost of Acquisition (TCA) and Total Cost of Operation (TCO)

Fiddlehead can cut TCA by up to 60% and energy costs by up to 70%, with significant additional savings on maintenance costs. For an estimate of how much your school can save, use this TCO/TCA and Energy Savings Calculator.

Reusable and Renewable

When your current desktop computers reach the end of their operational life, Fiddlehead can be removed and reinstalled in your new computers, reducing the cost of upgrades and extending your return on investment even further into the future.

As a sustainable technology, Fiddlehead that can also help your department meet the demands of "green" initiatives by reducing the consumption of non-renewable energy and raw materials - thus lowering your school's carbon footprint and reducing its output of hazardous electronic waste.

Using the 3-Year Lifecycle Calculator

This easy-to-use calculator will demonstrate the savings Fiddlehead can bring to your school. Simply enter the number of end-user workstations desired, the number of Fiddlehead users connected to each PC, and the number of LCD and CRT monitors currently being used in the white boxes below and the calculator will do the rest. For a more detailed, customized savings calculation, you can change one or all of the cost assumptions at the bottom of the calculator with your specific costs.

 

PC Solution Fiddlehead Solution
Number of PCs Required
Number of Fiddlehead Kits Required
Number of LCD Monitors Used
Number of CRT Monitors Used
Annual Energy Consumption - PC's only (Kilowatts)
Annual Energy Consumption - Monitors (Kilowatts)
Annual Energy Consumption - Total (Kilowatts)
3 Year Total Energy Cost
Total Cost - Desktop Computers
Fiddlehead Kit Cost
Total Cost - Monitors
Total Cost - Keyboards & Mice
Total Cost - Hardware
Hardware Cost Savings
3 Year Support Cost
Total 3 Year Cost
Total Savings with Fiddlehead Solution
Percent Savings with Fiddlehead Solution

Assumptions

Hours per work day - full power hours
Hours per work day - idle power hours
Work days per week days
Work weeks per year weeks
Average electricity cost $/kWh
Computer average full power useage Watts/hr
Computer average idle power useage Watts/hr
LCD average power useage Watts/hr
CRT average power useage Watts/hr
Desktop computer cost $/PC
LCD monitor cost $/monitor
CRT monitor cost $/monitor
Keyboard/mouse cost $/keyboard+mouse
F2/3 Kit - 2 or 3 workstations $/kit*
F4/5 Kit - 4 or 5 workstations $/kit*
Annual support cost per PC ** $/PC/year
 

* Assume 60% discount for K-12 and higher education customers.

** Per Gartner Group research "TCO Comparison of PCs with Server-Based Computing" June 2006