DejaWiz
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Laptops without SSDs are still a bit cheaper, so you can re-use SSDs you purchased for laptops in new laptops. It's more an investment than an upgrade that lasts for the remainder of the asset life cycle.
There will always be failures no matter what policies and regulations you implement. An SSD will help reduce some failures and problems, and will also benefit the user for longer battery run time, and allow them to fit in more productivity via the microsecond latencies of SSDs + extended battery runtimes.
For new laptops, order them with a 128GB SSD.
It's such a waste to throw away good laptops after an official asset life cycle in the company ends, unless it is a matter of operating system and software incompatibility (ex. Windows XP with Office 2003 vs Windows 7 with minimum Office 2007 at present time).
Depending on the OEM brand selected, replacing a spindle hdd with a re-used or new ssd could void some or all of the system warranty.
And almost every IT dept of sizable corps I know of call in a recycler or a broker to take care of their old assets. They are not simply just throwing them away.