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Printer Rental
5.0 from 153 Google reviews. Serving Australian businesses since 2010.
What is Printer Rental?
A rental that renews without a clear decision can keep you locked in on equipment you meant to return.
A 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.
A printer rental lets a business use a device for an agreed term while the provider keeps ownership of the equipment throughout.
Business rental terms commonly run 36 to 60 months, the same span as a lease, which is one reason the two words are so often used interchangeably.
Service, parts and toner are typically bundled into the monthly figure, so the practical experience of a rental and a bundled lease can look identical from the office floor.
The distinction that matters is the end of the term.
A rental carries no ownership position, so the device is returned or the arrangement is renewed rather than bought out.
Before you sign or renew a lease, you can work through the printer lease renewal checklist.
In short
- The provider keeps ownership for the whole term.
- Business rentals commonly run 36 to 60 months, like a lease.
- No ownership position at the end of the term.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I own the printer at the end of a rental?
No.
The provider owns the equipment for the whole rental.
Moving to a finance style lease would not change that, because a lease pays for the use of the device rather than buying it.
If owning the equipment outright is what you need, neither a rental nor a lease is built for it.
Is renting a printer more expensive than leasing?
Not necessarily.
Over a comparable 36 to 60 month term the monthly figures are often similar, because both bundle the same equipment, service and consumables.
Across the market, the shorter the arrangement runs, the higher the monthly figure tends to be.
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 LeaseA 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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