We use 7-year cycles for both projectors and SMART Boards. Our 7-year old
boards are failing to hold their orientation or to orient properly with
some frequency; our vendor tells us that's because the mesh in the Board
wears out after a time. Our 7-year-old projectors don't have sufficient
resolution to show information comfortably, and some are incompatible with
newer interactive whiteboards. Your mileage may vary :-).
Good luck!
Terry
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Terry Dash
Direcor of Technology
Pike School
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>I'm going on 5 years with our first smartboards and they are fine. We
>have had one pen tray that got damaged, but that happened over the summer
>it was the cleaning people not the kids. Other than that no problems at
>all. And I'm pushing 5 years on some of our projectors, again with no
>problems.
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>Sister Elizabeth>>> Renee Ramig <rramig@sevenhillsschool.org> 03/17/2010
>5:56 PM >>>
>We have only had Smartboards 3 years, but I have put in an estimate of
>10 years for the board itself, and 5 years for LCD projectors.
>
>The Smartboard itself seems pretty indestructible, maybe needing to
>replace the pen tray or some cables before the 10 years.
>
>I think some LCD projectors could actually last much longer than 5
>years, but if the cost of a replacement bulb is more than 2/3 what I can
>buy a new, brighter projector for, I generally say replace it. However,
>if the projector is working fine and bright enough and the bulb is less
>than 2/3 the cost for replacement, then replace the bulb and keep the
>project another couple of years.
>
>Renee Ramig
>Seven Hills School
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: A forum for independent school educators
>[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Meyerson, Marilyn
>Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 7:14 AM
>To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>Subject: life cycle management for Smart Boards, LCD projectors?
>
>I'm wondering how folks are doing long range budget planning vis a vis
>Smart Boards and LCD projectors? We apply life cycle management with our
>campus computers, expecting four years of service from each machine.
>
>What are the life expectations for a Smart Board, for an LCD projector?
>Is anyone updating/replacing these items on a recurring basis or is it a
>replace upon fail policy? When and how do you decide to upgrade to
>brighter projectors, better boards?
>
>Many thanks for your advice.
>
>Marilyn Meyerson
>
>Marilyn Meyerson
>Head, Libraries & Technology
>The Key School
>>mmeyerson@keyschool.org<
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