why toshiba?

TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP TODAY AND TOMORROW

At Toshiba we’ve built a reputation for quality, reliability and innovation; as well as the expert service and support delivered. We pride ourselves on helping businesses reduce downtime and improve productivity.

For more than 125 years, Toshiba have set new standards in technology development. Today we are known around the world for our cutting edge televisions, laptops, DVD players, drives, and supporting electronic devices.

With over 30 R&D laboratories and over 300 subsidiary companies around the world, our passion for technology leadership has resulted in many world firsts including the world’s first notebook in 1985 – leading the way in mobile computing has always been a priority for us. This sustained success is based on fulfilling the business goals and concerns of today’s business customers. The resulting technology sits at the heart of every notebook on the market.

Toshiba in Education

Toshiba have developed strong and effective partnerships with schools, colleges, universities, teachers and learners. During this time they have been able to identify the future needs of learners and teachers, as well as ensure the technologies produced are effective and value for money.

Educational research undertaken by Toshiba confirms that their technologies make a difference to the engagement, motivation, attendance, achievement, progression and attainment of learners. Toshiba offer a variety of different products which are available to all educational customers.

Monthly Public Sector Pricing
Toshiba's Public Sector Team identifies a number of products, including special pricing for warranty upgrades, to be promoted each month, exclusively for the public sector.

Special Bid Request
Toshiba will provide a special bid for resellers within 48 hours of receiving a competitive quote.

Joint meetings to educational customers
Toshiba and Westcoast's Education teams can provide assistance in the following areas:

·         Account management with sector expertise - single point of contact and ownership

·         Understanding of your organisation - education risks and issues

·         Technology updates

·         Product roadmap reviews

·         Evaluation units

·         Briefings & Consultation event support

·         Commercial Pricing support

·         Technical training & Self Maintainer Programme

·         Marketing initiatives, e.g. Innovation Centres

·         Access to senior management

Loan Machines available
Toshiba has an in-house loan pool department, machines can be delivered and collected free of charge. This is a great way, for you the reseller, to win new business.

Leasing Options
Reduce costs, conserve capital and improve cash flow with leasing that is arranged through Toshiba. Key features, at a glance are:

·         A total one-stop solution

·         Technology exchange options

·         Purchase/leaseback programmes

·         Parental leasing

·         Off-balance sheet financing

·         Any lease term from 12 months

·         Flexible payment options

·         Asset Management option

Toshiba Unique Reliability Refund Guarantee offering
Toshiba has among the lowest intervention and highest reliability rates within the industry; resulting in reduced downtime and a failure rate of less than 6%. The industry average annual failure rate for a laptop in year one is 14.6%, ensuring Toshiba's confidence in offering a unique Reliability Refund Guarantee. Reliability Refund Guarantee promises that in the unlikely event that your laptop should fail within the warranty period, you'll get your money back and your laptop repaired or replaced.