* '''Use of Linux (Ubuntu) operating system''' and '''open source software''' '''provides free software for the computer lab now and into the future.'''

* Computer lab (in final phases) will have an '''estimated worth of $20,000.00''' but it '''only cost an estimated $250.00 to setup''' and that includes the cost of room renovations.

* Current computer lab configuration '''should last 5 years at very low cost''' (based on performance over 4 years from Parkdale and Emery Collegiate high-schools, Toronto, Ontario)

* Extra computers are reserved in case a computer fails (estimate: 1 CPU per year).