Leasing through a vendor generally offers flexible leasing plan lengths. You can often lease for as little 6 months, or as long as 36 months. A good leasing program will help you customize a plan that will prevent you from having to use badly outdated equipment for any amount of time. You will also have the option to purchase the equipment at a fair market price at the end of the lease's life. But keeping up with the latest and greatest in technology certainly isn't crucial for the survival of all types of business.
Frequent upgrades can even be highly disruptive to a typical office environment.
If you just need computers for simple office tasks, and plan to use the same equipment for the next 3 or 4 years, you're better off trying to negotiate the lowest purchase price possible with a vendor. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.