This year could shape up to me a major challenge for many businesses, especially with disruptions due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Any economic downturn or reduction in revenue could force many companies to cut back on their budgets and expenditures. But many businesses can’t afford not to upgrade their mobile computing and data capture technologies, especially with the end of support for Windows Embedded Handheld and most of Microsoft’s Windows mobile operating systems.
Fortunately, there’s a great program to help lower the cost of upgrades from one of the world’s top manufacturers of mobile computing, barcoding, RFID, and printing technologies.
The GO Zebra Trade In program from Zebra Technologies offers savings of up to $600 per device when you trade in your aging or obsolete equipment for the latest next-generation solutions.
You can trade in any qualifying device, including non-Zebra products, and get rebates starting at $15 to $25 per device for entry-level barcode scanners, all the way up to $650 per device on industrial printers.
Rebates are available on the following products, covering a wide array of mission-critical mobile technologies:
- Handheld mobile computers
- Vehicle-mounted mobile computers
- Rugged enterprise tablets
- Smartphone-style touch computers
- Barcode scanners
- Industrial printers
- Mobile printers
- Card printers
- Select charging stations
- Mobile printer batteries
All of this is great news for companies that need to upgrade their aging or non-supported devices and operating systems without paying full price.
It’s also timely for businesses that want to turn OS and hardware upgrades into a major win for their business. For example, with the GO Zebra program, you can upgrade to fully supported and highly secure Android mobile computing devices with touch screen simplicity that makes workflows and scanning as simple as tapping a smartphone screen or swiping a screen to enter data.
With new Android devices such as the Zebra MC9400 Mobile Computer, you can even combine Android’s touch simplicity with a traditional keypad for an ultra-rugged handheld mobile computer and scanner that’s the best of both worlds.
Alternatively, you can choose an Android smartphone-style touch computer or a revolutionary device such as the Zebra TC8300 touch mobile computer. The TC8300 combines touch computing and tilt-free barcode scanning to boost warehouse worker productivity by 14% and enable 40% faster data entry with 60% fewer errors.
Thanks to Zebra’s Mobility Extensions (MX), Android is now the new enterprise mobile OS of choice, with security tools that give companies control over every device, app, user access, and network connection.
Android’s over-the-air updates also make it easy to install the latest security patches and keep devices protected. Zebra also offers 10 years of guaranteed OS support and security updates with its LifeGuard™ for Android™ program, which is a huge relief for companies facing major security risks due to Microsoft ending all remaining support for Windows Embedded Mobile.
Beyond mobile computers, Zebra is also the undisputed champion when it comes to high-quality, durable, and high-performance barcode scanners, industrial printers, and mobile printers.
Some of our top recommendations in these categories include the Zebra 3600 Series Ultra-Rugged barcode scanners, which are virtually indestructible and built to survive almost any industrial application you can imagine.
And Zebra’s next-generation Zebra ZT411 and ZT421 printers and Zebra ZQ mobile printers provide fast, high-quality barcode label and RFID tag printing with advanced capabilities and easy remote management through a centralized cloud interface.
To learn more about any of these solutions and how to upgrade your mobile and data capture technologies with the GO Zebra Trade-in Program, contact Advanced Automation now.
