Lesikar's Business Communication: Connecting in a Digital World 13th Edition by Kathryn Rentz,Paula Lentz

Exercise 37

You were recently hired as the office manager for Stormbird Designs, an upscale fashion studio specializing in the design and manufacture of high-end women's clothing. The company is doing well, but it's a start-up, so money is tight and employees often have to serve multiple roles within the company.
A couple of weeks ago, the owner of the studio, Susan Wong, was having some computer difficulties. Being a technologically savvy person, you were able to identify the problem and fix it. Susan was very impressed and now views you as the person to contact when there is any IT issue in the office! Yesterday, you were having lunch with Susan, and she was mentioning the possibility of purchasing laptops for everyone in the office. This would enable employees to work remotely, and would also improve productivity, as some of the current desktop computers in the office are slow and in need of upgrades. Susan asks you if you currently own a laptop, and you respond that you've had a Toshiba laptop for the last two years and have been very pleased with it. Intrigued, Susan asks you to recommend a Toshiba laptop that would be suitable for designers in the studio. You respond that you will have to do some research but that you will get back to her in three days.
Research the different options and make a recommendation to Susan. You were told that the budget for the laptop purchases would be $8,000, and that you would need to purchase 6 laptops in total. Write your recommendation in the form of a report, highlighting the benefits of the option that you have chosen.