Purchasing End-of-Lease Computers for Personal Use

Policy

Each faculty and staff member may purchase his or her college-issued computer for his or her personal use by paying the fair market value of the computer, as calculated by the leasing company, at the end of the three-year lease cycle, plus any applicable taxes and fees.

The computer will be sold on an “as is” basis and Connecticut College Information Services will not support the computer or the software after the purchase. However, prior to the completion of the purchase, the purchaser may request that the technical staff reformat the hard drive and re-install the operating system, an office application suite, and the current anti-virus program to reduce the risk of future technical problems.

The purchaser agrees that he or she shall not resell the computer without removing the college-supplied software. All college information must be deleted at the end of the computer’s life cycle. The purchaser is responsible for the proper disposal of the computer.

The purchaser is responsible for safeguarding and protecting any sensitive College information that is stored on the computer.  

Procedures

The faculty or staff member may initiate a request to purchase a computer by contacting the Manager of Computer Purchasing. Requests for purchase must be received by May 1 for computers that have a lease end date in July and by November 1 for computers that have a lease end date in January. Requests received later can not be honored.

The Information Services technical support staff will be available to securely delete any information stored on the computer, even after purchase, and prior to disposal of the computer by the purchaser.

The college must receive full payment for the computer and any applicable taxes and fees before it is delivered to the purchaser. Once payment is received the computer will be setup and or transferred to the end user within 15 business days.