A smart laptop procurement strategy can save millions, but one wrong assumption can cost you twice.
Buying one laptop is simple. Buying fifty, five hundred, or five thousand? That’s when mistakes get expensive.
From mismatched specs and blown budgets to hidden service costs and employee dissatisfaction, bulk laptop procurement involves far more than ticking checkboxes on a spreadsheet. The most successful IT and procurement leaders treat it like a long-term business investment, not a quick transactional purchase.
Here are the most common pitfalls companies fall into (and how to avoid them) when buying business laptops in bulk, especially as your workforce becomes more dispersed, mobile, and tech-dependent.