Why Buy Now

Why Buy Now

Now is the time to invest in your technology resources for at least two reasons. For law enforcement, EMS and other critical service providers, your job does not slow down – not even during slow economic times. So here's two reasons that now is the time to buy and to buy from Bob Johnson's Computer Stuff. While your tired of hearing about it, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus money) is available now.  Combine that money with the savings and technology solutions from Bob Johnson's Computer Stuff which are built to support your needs, and you can move ahead – the economy should not stand in the way. In fact, between the stimulus package and Bob Johnson's Computer Stuff, you are in a good position to invest in technology. Let's look at some facts, some of the funding available and how Bob Johnson's Computer Stuff can help you. 

• Police: Your job does not stop. It is 24/7/365 and in tough economic times, the work volume probably picks up. Meanwhile, your facing lay offs and cutting back on services.
• Fire and EMS: Your jobs are also 7/24/365. You can't rest because of a slow economy – people still get sick or hurt or have fires and you need to be there for them when an emergency happens .

Regardless of which of these groups you work in, you simply have to have reliable technology to deliver your services and keep pace, protect and save lives. In the best of times you need to do this and still be mindful of cost containment and productivity. In these somewhat worst of times, the funds available to you and hardware solutions from Bob Johnson's can help you. For our part, we do that by providing you with affordable hardware oriented to your working environment; harsh, fast, need it now and still keep it all affordable. How we do that is :

• Providing Panasonic Toughbook Laptops at 50% to 80% of the cost of new equipment and with a warranty.
• Asset Management programs that provide you cash for older IT hardware that may be no longer used in your organization.
• Repair services that are priced right and timed with mission critical support in mind.

For over twelve years we have done all of this in the good times and the bad – and we're pretty successful at it. We know what your needs are and we have the solutions to help you from a technology standpoint. With respect to stimulus dollars that can help you, follows are a few things you should know and look into. Add our savings and cost containment opportunities to the money available to you, even in this sluggish economy, and you can make investments that deliver what you need now and help increase ongoing productivity.

A few examples of what the current stimulus plan offers:

• $1B to fund local police through community oriented policing services – use these funds to help with dispatching officers, keeping close to the community and increasing productivity with wireless Panasonic Toughbooks.
• $2B for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants – allocated by a formula to state and local law enforcement to help prevent, fight and prosecute crime. Utilize Toughbooks and our other computers to help instantly report and investigate crime scene data.
• $225M to assist Indian and Alaska Native tribes to distribute guidelines on Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands. Use our very affordable technology solutions and this grant money to stay abreast of changes and law enforcement education while on the go and in 'out of the way' places.
• There is $8.8B available as part of the State Fiscal Stabilization fund for high priority needs such as safety and other critical needs. Of that, there is $210M specifically earmarked for fire station construction. Work with the IAFC and IAFF to get your share. Use some of those funds to outfit your house with better operational tools such as our computers and related tools to improve response times, lower costs and save lives.

To learn more about opportunities through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, visit http://www.usdoj.gov/recovery/ . To learn more about the cost savings you can enjoy and really maximize those stimulus dollars, visit www.bobjohnson.com or www.usedlaptops.net We think you will find a lot of opportunities to keep your organization running, up-to-date and do so at an affordable rate and pace.

We hope you find this article to be informative but more over, that it causes you to step back and think about what you can do in spite of tough economic times and with affordable computers. Even if you do not take advantage of the stimulus package, we can help you with our aggressive pricing, repair services and asset management programs. Call us today at 1-(877-202-7788) or visit one of our web sites to start improving your IT position and to continue providing your vital services with help from a vendor who has cost containment and mission critical support and products in mind.