Every law firm is utterly frustrated by short product life cycles and agonizing fast product obsolescence. The way you acquire new hardware and software upgrades may be a way to combat this - using a clever combination of leases and purchases.
Lessor Use leasing companies who specialize in technology and equipment leasing.
The difference comes mostly from their experience in lease-end disposal of systems. Because the lessor makes money at the end in sales to brokers, there is less need to make lots of money on the initial lease. This translates to lower total cash outlays than if you were to purchase the equipment and in most cases, if you were to finance the purchase out of your cash flow or by borrowing on your business line of credit. This helps law firms work their way out of a common trap. If the software mix has been kept current, that once-swift feeling three year old PC is a boat anchor that will slow down your busy users and require more support to deal with the inevitable problems.