Pricing Ranges For Touch Screen Solutions Provided By Trident Systems



Trident Systems provides a full range of touch screen solutions for SGI systems.

Specific Pricing For Any Of The Following Solutions Is Available Upon Request:

Turn-key monitor solutions: We offer SGI workstation-compatible color monitors with touch screens already installed. All solutions include SGI IRIX touch screen driver software. Solution pricing depends on the specific touch screen technology selected, the size of the touch screen, the size of the monitor, the availability of monitor warranty, and the feature set of the monitors. Typically, turn-key monitors (i.e., monitor and touch screen hardware) are priced in the range below. You must add touch screen driver pricing shown later on this page:

Monitor Size With MT
Resistive TS
With MT
Capacitive TS
With Elo
Surface Wave TS
With Elo
Resistive TS
14" $956 to $1229 $1045 to $1297 $1052 to $1332 $1052 to $1310
15" $1200 to $1582 $1250 to $1592 $1244 to $1623 $1244 to $1601
17" $1681 to $2346 $1759 to $2425 $1759 to $2395 $1729 to $2417
20" Not Available $2296 to $3433 $2299 to $3436 $2366 to $3502
21" Not Available $3175 to $3600 $3206 to $3631 $3232 to $3657

Touch screen retrofits on customer-provided monitors: We will install touch screen hardware on monitors that you send to us (SGI models or otherwise). Pricing is affected by touch screen technology, size, quantity, and difficulty of touch screen installation. Typically, we can support seven day turn-around from the day the customer monitor is received. Typical cost for touch screen installation services is $175. The customer pays for all shipping costs. Prices below include touch screen hardware and SGI IRIX touch screen driver software:

TS Size MT Resistive
TS Kit
MT Capacitive
TS Kit
Elo Surface Wave
TS Kit
Elo Resistive
TS Kit
14" $1074 $1087 $1197 $1122
15" $1112 $1122 $1197 $1122
17" $1166 $1192 $1236 $1202
20" Not Available $1227 $1257 $1302
21" Not Available $1227 $1302 $1277

Touch screen hardware and non-Unix driver software: We will provide you touch screen hardware (any technology) so that you or we can install same on your monitors. Pricing is affected by touch screen technology, size, and quantity. Touch screens are available in sizes 9" through 27". Typical touch screen hardware pricing (for TS hardware, touch screen controller, power supply or power connector, all cables and SGI IRIX driver software) is as shown above (for qty. 1 to 9 units).

Touch screen driver software : We will provide touch screen driver software for the customer who prefers to purchase their touch monitors or touch hardware from other sources. We have off-the-shelf, commercially available touch screen driver solutions for every major version of Unix running on Intel-based PC, Power PC, or vendor-specific workstation hardware. We offer quantity pricing as well as site, project, and OEM licensing for larger quantity purchases. Pricing for Unix micro drivers (Qty. 1 to 9) starts at $300. Pricing for Unix workstation and NeXTstep drivers (Qty. 1 to 9) starts at $500. We are experts at developing custom drivers for customers who require such solutions. SGI IRIX driver pricing is as follows:

Quantity Price Quantity Price
1-9 $500 100-499 $175
10-24 $425 500-999 $100
25-49 $350 1000-4999 $75
50-99 $225 5000+ $55

Call For Specific Pricing For Any Of These Offerings:

    * Touch Screen configured X Terminals and Netstations. Pricing depends on size and options selected for the basic X Terminal/Netstation, as well as touch screen technology, touch screen size, and quantity. Pricing available upon request. All solutions are compatible with SGi workstations.

    * Rack-mounted touch-configured monitors. Pricing depends on the size of the monitor, touch screen technology, touch screen size, and quantity. Typically, pricing falls in the $1,050 to $1,450 range.

    * Ruggedized (NEMA 12, 4, and 4X) enclosures configured for touch monitors. Pricing depends on the size of the enclosure, level of ruggedization, enclosure options required, touch screen technology, touch screen size, and quantity. Typically, pricing falls in the $1,200 to $1,900 range.

    * Kiosk enclosures configured for touch monitors. Pricing depends on the size and design of the enclosure, enclosure options, touch screen technology, touch screen size, and quantity. Typically, pricing falls in the $899 to $1,300 range for off-the-shelf enclosures. Near-custom or fully custom enclosures are also available.

Pricing as of 4/15/96 and subject to change without notice.

For further details of pricing or more information on touch screens, contact Trident Systems sales and support by e-mailing Pete Snyder or Andy Strasser. Alternatively, phone or fax us at the numbers given on the Trident Touch Screen Home Page.


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