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How much would you charge?

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Yo /g/, I had a lady email me a day or so ago wanting to know if I could work on 7 of her laptops. Now I've never done that much volume and I usually charge by the hour but should I be charging her by the job requested?

Here's what she wants done:
7 windows 7 Toshiba laptops . Below are the things needed to be done on each laptop.

1 Format Hard Drive
2 Microsoft Office Package
3 AVG Virus Software (Free Lifetime Updates)
4 Adobe Acrobat
5 Laptop Cleaning of the keyboard, screen and other case.
6 Diagnostics of the entire system after to check hard, cdrom, floppy, etc.
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>>60943937
$2800 seems reasonable
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>>60943937
calculate how long it takes per unit and multiply by 7. Multiply that by your hourly rate
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>>60943958
Dont forget to add in the material and license costs.
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>>60943980
She has all of that shit.
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>>60943957
How'd you come up with that number?
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>>60944044
Standard fee. $400 per laptop:
>Libre Office -> $100
>ClamAV + daemon -> $50
>OpenPDF Reader -> $50
>cleaning -> $150
>diagnostics and formatting -> $100
>discount for bundling software -> -$50
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>>60943937
>>6 Diagnostics of the entire system after to check hard, cdrom, floppy, etc.
>after to check hard, cdrom, floppy, etc.
>cdrom, floppy, etc.
>floppy
>f l o p p y
>l
>o
>p
>p
>y
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>>60944137
So you think it's a scammer? I read that shit too and I was like "what fucking laptop these days has a floppy drive?"
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>>60944150

No, likely it's an oldfag trying to supplement his pension with a little under the table cash.
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>>60944185
It's a woman
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>>60944128
>recommending software that isn't even close to what she wants

Summer sure is here
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>>60944128
>asks for word
>installs libre office instead
>charges $100 for FREE software
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>>60944221
He's obviously a fucking idiot. She has all of the software/keys/etc. She just wants to know how much I'd charge to do all of this shit on 7 laptops
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>>60944220
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SCAM!!! I had the same thing happen to me. I gave them a price and they sent a check. Tried cashing it and told it was a fake.
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>>60944259
Same kind of wording and shit?
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>>60944229
>She has all of the software/keys/etc.
Then you advertise your software as being better in order to close the sale you fucking moron. If you do that despite her having the keys she won't be able to think of a reason other than it being a great deal available only because of the volume of work she's requesting. You're a retard lad. Might as well take her keys and tell her that your software is an upgraded version of the things she wants, then you sell those keys to another customer.
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>>60944269
Listen, you non American fuck. She has good software. I'm not charging the bitch (or any of my customers) for some knockoff versions of shit that you recommend. Clearly, you're not in the business and you're just some salty ass mad ass Britfuck or even worse, a Europoor. Stay mad
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>>60944266
Not word for word, it was 10 laptops.
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>>60944293
>proprietary software
>good software
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>losing business on top of this, when you could be bestowing freedom upon your costumers and getting good money for it instead
You're a retard.
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>>60944266
If it's the same deal, they will ask to send a check claiming that the money for shipping is included.
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>>60944128
>specifically named the software they want installed
>install completely different shit instead
>expect them to pay for it
Man you're a fuckin dumbass
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>>60944298
Exactly
>>60944322
I run a PC repair business, you cuck. Not a robbery ring. If I wanted to steal shit from people, I'd buy a ski mask and a Glock. Kill yourself, you retard.
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>>60944341
Yeah, probably.
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Sounds not like a lot to do actually.
I would do it for under 200bucks.
You can do almost all simultaneously.
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>>60944010
>she
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525, 75 each computer
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>>60944128
>Libre Office
>OpenPDF Reader
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>>60943937
An hour per machine, $100 per hour. 700 bucks.

Format HDD and install Windows: 10 minutes to set up, 10 min to reboot a couple times and install updates.
Download and install software: 10 minutes
Cleaning the keyboard, screen, case: 15 min
Unscrew the bottom lid and look at the insides: 10 minutes

You can add 30 min if you want to do a better diagnostic, i.e. hdd SMART, error check of the HDD with read/write test, ram error check, cd rom read/write test, etc.
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>>60945647
Thats just theft, really.
One couls just advertise this in a college Facebook group and a poor student would be glad to do it for a fifth of that wage.
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>>60945647
>format+windows 7 install+ updates = 20minutes
in your dreams maybe, unless the laptops have identical hardware and SSDs.
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>>60946184
I mean set up time, it's gonna take a few hours to install everything but you don't have to sit and watch it.
>>60946079
You get what you pay for. $100 an hours is actually pretty cheap.
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