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Stand-alone Point-of-Sale systems

  • March 19, 2015 12:55 PM
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    Message # 3258620
    Mark Gadbois

    Using a stand-alone POS in our lunch rooms is a great way to collect data on student lunch choices, tracking free and reduced students, etc.  The down side the huge upcharge for an all-in-one that is sold to the schools by the lunch program vendors. The latest quote was in the $1600 range for a P4 with 1GB RAM running windows XP.  But it does come with a touch screen for the lunch POS software.

    My solution is a generic, networked PC (we buy refurbs).  Load it with an image, which makes it very easy to replace, and add a 15" touch screen that you can buy through normal local purchasing.  An example is here.

    Total cost of a replaced POS - under $600.  Saving $1000 per replaced workstation: Priceless.
  • March 24, 2015 9:46 AM
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    Reply # 3263999 on 3258620
    Adam Stanley

    I like your thinking, We will probably do the same here is NS.

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