In the
short term it's a good idea to lease: you get a lot of machines in quickly and
spread the cost. However your budget cost goes up approx. 50%
if leased over three years. And your costs probably went up 40% when
you mentioned laptop rather than desktop.
I
recommend you talk to your bank manager if you go that route: you
can get better rates, and you end up owning the machine (if you feel that a 3-4
year old machine is worth owning); but that depends on what form of
funding is available to you.
In the
long term leasing is a problem: it commits your capital long-term
and limits your ability to be flexible.
IS there a stong current of opinion about whether
it is more effective to lease or purchase laptops.
Apologies if this is too off topic for this
list.
Darren Garside
Freshford Primary School
Bath
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