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This is a good article on the pros and cons of renting vs purchasing:<br />
<a href="http://www.passioncomputing.com.au/Articles/Buy_or_rent_a_computer.aspx" rel="ugc">http://www.passioncomputing.com.au/Articles/Buy_or_rent_a_computer.aspx</a><br />

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This is a good article on the pros and cons of renting vs purchasing:
http://www.passioncomputing.com.au/Articles/Buy_or_rent_a_computer.aspx [http://www.passioncomputing.com.au/Articles/Buy_or_rent_a_computer.aspx]


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thanks guys, guess that's the long and the short of it, I think I'll stick to buying for now - messed up trying to split the points i'm afraid...sry
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thanks guys, guess that's the long and the short of it, I think I'll stick to buying for now - messed up trying to split the points i'm afraid...sry

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I'm putting together the IT budget for next year. One of the things I'm considering is changing the way we source user equipement - ie renting desktops and laptops instead of buying them. Does anyone have any views/experienc with this? (the company i work for has 65 people, MS network)
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I'm putting together the IT budget for next year. One of the things I'm considering is changing the way we source user equipement - ie renting desktops and laptops instead of buying them. Does anyone have any views/experienc with this? (the company i work for has 65 people, MS network)

What are the pros and cons of Renting versus Buying computer equipment?

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