The Daily Stat: PCs Lose One-Fifth of Value at Moment of Sale

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile AUGUST 5, 2011 PCs Lose One-Fifth of Value at Moment of Sale Desktop computers decline in value by 24% the moment they are sold, and notebooks' value declines by 20%, according to a study of more than 1,600 computers sold on eBay and the Dell web site. This "age-zero" price drop accounts for much of the decline in value of used computers in the first few years; after that, prices decline further because of incompatibilities with newer technologies. At 5.5 to 6 years, a notebook has dropped to about one-tenth of its original price, say Christos Antonopoulos of the Greek Council of Economic Advisers and Plutarchos Sakellaris of Athens University of Economics and Business. Source: Economics of Innovation and New Technolog Share Today's Stat: FEATURED PRODUCT Mastering Business Fundamentals: A Harvard ManageMentor Skill Pack Harvard ManageMentor To stay competitive today you need to be proficient in many aspects of managing a business, from reading financial statements and creating a budget and negotiating lower prices from a supplier to growing your customer base. With this much responsibility and very little spare time, who do you turn to for help? This new skill pack "Mastering Business Fundamentals" from Harvard ManageMentor is designed specifically to give you the advice and hands-on tools you need to be successful. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's Must Reads Library Set Guide to Persuasive Presentations Guide to Better Business Writing Guide to Getting the Right Work Done PREVIOUS STATS Why It's Important to Initiate Relationships at Work Twice the R&D Budget Doesn't Get You Twice the Innovations Job Seekers Willing to Take Losses on Homes and Relocate Why Rising Gas Prices Make Us Thinner Schooling Increases Your IQ Year by Year For Successful Artists, It Matters When You Die Rich Parents Withhold Asset Details from Kids Gas Is More Expensive in Poor Neighborhoods People Born in Economic Booms Live Longer China Exempts More from Taxes to Ease Income Gap Free HBR Interactive issue Download the iPad app HBR Reads, and get your issue with audio and video interviews and multimedia slideshows. Learn more » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2011 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)