[wplug] Leasing desktops/servers/infrastructure -- anybody with experience?

[Greg Simkins]

In once leased a server from Dell because I didn't have the money to  
buy it and they made it easy.

I was surprised that when I recently completed the lease, I was unable  
to contact anybody to arrange to return the equipment.  They evidently  
had no interest in it.  So...I guess I actually bought it - at a  
reasonable rate.

Greg



On Jan 4, 2008, at 10:54 AM, Christopher DeMarco wrote:

> Hi all... this is a fairly off-topic question, so apologies in  
> advance.
>
> I'm looking at a total refresh of my server/network hardware, and I
> need to at least consider leasing the equipment.  I don't know
> where to start!
>
> Can anybody who's gone down this investigative path give some advice
> as to the kind of questions to ask when *beginning* the evaluation?
> I'm not yet at the point where "buyout options", "term lengths" or
> anything else are under explicit discussion; the questions at this
> point are much broader.
>
> Why would I ever choose to lease my computer systems?  What are the
> drawbacks to leasing?  How is desktop leasing different from server
> leasing?  Stuff like that.
>
> TIA!
>
>
> -- 
> Christopher DeMarco <demarco at maya.com>
> Information Technology Supervisor
> MAYA Group
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