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Policy on Libraries' staff purchasing deactivated computer equipment from the Institute

What is eligible for purchase | How it works | What is provided | What is not provided

I. What is eligible for purchase

• Laptops or desktop units originally purchased as MIT Libraries capital equipment, and that now fall below the Libraries' minimum standard
• Monitors that are scheduled to be discarded

2.  How it works

• If you are interested in purchasing decommissioned equipment from the Libraries, contact your LTC
• First priority will go to people asking to purchase equipment presently assigned to them.
• LTC will notify the Property Office, who determine the price for the item (usually approximately 50% of what the item is selling for on the used retail market)
• LTC lets prospective buyer know what the price is
• Buyer makes out a check to MIT for the purchase price plus 5% MA sales tax and sends payment to the Property Office

3. What is provided

• A computer
• An operating system
• Keyboard, mouse, etc. will be included only if they, too, were scheduled for discard.   There will be no additional charge for these items.   Monitors must be purchased separately.

4. What is not provided

• Any equipment that might be cascaded or deployed elsewhere in the Libraries
• Software
• Your files.   The computer will be wiped before leaving the Libraries' possession, and the operating system installed fresh.
• A warrantee.   This equipment is being deactivated by MIT because it's old.   Its life expectancy is short, and MIT does not give you a money-back guarantee.
• Support.   Your LTC and LTE have their hands full supporting MIT-owned equipment.   They won't be able to take care of this machine once you've bought it.

 

 

 

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