Imagine you’re setting up shop for a local political campaign and will have an influx of new, temporary workers. You can rent a Chromebook for each worker for the next few months, and return them when the campaign is over. Chromebooks meet the needs of most workers, making this rental program a great option for companies with seasonal workers, larger organizations who want to pilot Chromebooks, fast-growing startups and any company looking to preserve cash.
Pricing is definitely reasonable and decreases each year you rent. A Chromebook starts out at $30 per month for the first year, $25 for the second and $20 for the third. On the Chromebox side of things, the first year will run you $25 per month, the second year $22 the third $18. The rental service is available to organizations and not to plain jane individuals sadly. However the rental does come with 24/7 support and a three-year limited warranty. The rentals will also offer the web-based Chrome management console to centrally set-up and control users from one unit.
Also mentioned alongside the rental service was a new bulk purchase option for Google Apps business customers. Google is making it possible for those users to pick up 10 Chromebooks at once. You would still get access to the powerful Apps control panel to help manage and control what your employees are using them for.
It does sound like a fairly attractive offer for a start-up or even an accomplished business who might need a little more power but can’t afford the expense of new laptops for their employee’s. We could see this really getting the power of Google and the Chromebooks into the hands of a lot more people than ever before. Add in the power of sync through Google Chrome to your Android device and all the other amazing syncing abilities and it will easily be worth the expense. If you are interested in looking further into it, point your browser to CIT Rentals or hit up one of the source links below.
Source: Google Enterprise Blog via 9to5Google
