How much would you expect to pay? (IT related)

[Grandad]

Last few times I have done them I have charged 60 quid, certainly not work I would look for though

of course 9 out of 10 times I do it then its for a mate/family and is free

I know its only an hours work but you have to factor in potential follow up hassle

[mejinks]

I charge a standard fee of £30 for an O/S wipe and secure delete of the hard disk and then £30 for install of O/S + drivers + service packs

If there are any hard to find drivers, I have a get out clause

For a friend, I will do it for a few pints and a curry.

[SidewinderINC]

Originally Posted by mejinks

I charge a standard fee of £30 for an O/S wipe and secure delete of the hard disk and then £30 for install of O/S + drivers + service packs

If there are any hard to find drivers, I have a get out clause

For a friend, I will do it for a few pints and a curry.

What's your clause?

I only ask as I've quoted people money for doing a task rather than time taken before and then ended up spending about 5 hours looking for something that's just impossible to find and only got the same amount of money.

[PvtPyle]

For a friend, I'd do it for nothing. Why would you charge a friend anything for doing them a favour, does that not undermine the point of them being your friend in the first plce!?

[mejinks]

Originally Posted by SidewinderINC

What's your clause?

I only ask as I've quoted people money for doing a task rather than time taken before and then ended up spending about 5 hours looking for something that's just impossible to find and only got the same amount of money.

It basically says that I will install all currently available service packs for their o/s and download and install drivers on a best effort basis unless provided with the original install media relevant to the O/S being installed. Meaning if you haven't an up to date driver cd then I will google for 2 minutes, then move on to something else.

In reality though, I have always found a driver apart from a parallel port Dyson scanner, which I suggested to the customer would be cheaper for them to purchase a new USB scanner from me than make me look for the driver. When confronted with hard figures, people become less sentimental about the first ever piece of hardware they bought

[Blighter]

Originally Posted by mejinks

In reality though, I have always found a driver apart from a parallel port Dyson scanner, which I suggested to the customer would be cheaper for them to purchase a new USB scanner from me than make me look for the driver. When confronted with hard figures, people become less sentimental about the first ever piece of hardware they bought