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Printer Lease
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What is Printer Lease?
A quote that calls a lease a rental, or the reverse, can hide a surprise at the end of the term.
A printer lease is a finance style agreement to use a device over a set term, usually 36 to 60 months, with service and toner bundled into one monthly payment.
A printer lease is a finance style agreement that lets a business use a device across a set term, most commonly 36 to 60 months, in exchange for one set monthly payment.
The agreement is normally arranged through a finance provider, which is what separates a lease from a straight rental in structure.
On a bundled lease the monthly figure covers the equipment, toner, parts, service labour and call outs, so paper is the only running cost the business buys separately.
A lease is often confused with a rental.
Both can bundle service and consumables, so inclusions are not what separates them.
The difference is the structure of the agreement and what happens at the end of the term.
Before you sign or renew a lease, you can work through the printer lease renewal checklist.
In short
- Finance style agreement over a set term, usually 36 to 60 months.
- Arranged through a finance provider. You do not own the device at the end.
- Service and toner are commonly bundled into one monthly payment.
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Frequently asked questions
Is a printer lease the same as a printer rental?
No.
A lease is a finance style agreement over a set term, arranged through a finance provider.
A rental keeps ownership with the provider throughout.
Neither leaves you owning the device at the end.
Both can include service and toner, so the inclusions do not tell them apart.
How the agreement is structured does.
How long does a printer lease run?
Terms usually run 36 to 60 months.
A shorter term costs more each month and lets you change device sooner.
A longer term lowers the monthly figure and suits an office whose print volume is settled.
Cyrus Dickie
Founder, Global Document Solutions
You deal with the founder directly, from first quote to ongoing support, since 2010.
Authored by Cyrus Dickie, Founder at Global Document Solutions. In the industry since 2010.
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Related terms
- Printer RentalA printer rental is an agreement to use a device for a set term while ownership stays with the provider, with no ownership at the end.
- Printer HirePrinter hire is short term use of a device, usually under 12 months, for a project site or an event. We do not arrange it.
- Operating LeaseAn operating lease lets a business use equipment such as a printer for a fixed term and return it at the end, without taking ownership.
- Finance LeaseA finance lease is an agreement under which a business effectively finances the purchase of equipment and carries most of the risks of ownership.
- Lease TermA lease term is the fixed contract period, stated in months, during which you pay to use the equipment. Most business terms run 36 to 60 months.
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