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Internet Cafe Terminals


When setting up a cybercafe, Internet cafe terminals typically take a major slice out of the total investment capital.

For those that start Internet cafe franchises this may be less of an issue, as the franchisor typically has already negotiated a discounted price with a wholesaler or a manufacturer of computer terminals.

Basically, almost any computer that can carry basic Internet cafe management software can be used as a computer terminal.

The type of computer terminal you really need is dependent on the type of customers your cafe is going after.

If your customers will be PC LAN gamers, you probably need high-end computers and top of the line graphics cards, in order to be able to run the latest computer games without problems.

The typical requirements for the standard office products may be lower, but you'd still need pretty decent computers to run them.

However, if you offer just a no-frills Internet access from your computer terminals, your minimum investment in the terminals is potentially much lower than with the other alternatives.

In that scenario, the computer wouldn't need much in terms of hard drive or CD/DVD drive capacity either.

An example of franchise with Internet Cafe terminals with the lowest possible investment is easy Internet Cafe.

The customers know to expect just the basic Internet connection, but they also know that they will be getting it for a low-cost price.

Internet Cafe Terminals - Manufacturers

In case you're wondering, the terminals used in easyInternetCafes are from HP, but that is partly due to the fact that HP used to be part owner in easyInternetCafe.

Other popular manufacturers include Dell and e-Machines (now owned by Gateway Computer).

With Dell, you get reliable customer service coupled with good value-for-money computers, enabling you to keep your business running smoothly.

As for e-Machines, their computers are cheap, and the quality has improved over the years too, making them quite reliable nowadays.

To get ideas on how to arrange the computer terminals, check out the pages for Internet cafe furniture and Internet cafe pictures.


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