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What Computer Leasing Companies Don’t Tell You About Computer Hardware Leasing
Oct 13th
Because most Canadian business owners and financial managers aren’t tech savvy they are often intimidated and confused by computer leasing companies and computer hardware leasing. We also are always amazed when clients don’t know that computer software can be financed also – not everyone knows or tells you that. If a certain computer leasing company does not by policy finance software, guess what, you have other financing options for that part of your purchase.
You have made the decision to lease of finance your technology, which might include hardware, software, telecom equipment, routers, etc! One of the key drivers in your decision is of course always the tremendous cost of capital equipment acquisition in technology. And it’s not as if that’s an appreciating asset on your books. Have you checked out computer and technology prices – performance goes up and new models come out every year, and price comes down. Other than absolute cost that is of course good news.
What most lease companies don’t tell you is that you have a number of key decisions to make when you lease technology, and their firm might not necessarily be the best one to finance your purchase. Why is that? Simply because financing companies are not technology companies, they are driven by pure return on invested capital. They make money via the actual interest rate on the transaction, as well as the sale of your computers at the end of the lease if you have entered into a fair market lease. (More about fair market leases later)
Other ways in which the lease company makes money off your firm is the ability to lock you into a relationship whereby you become a repeat annuity customer for additional technology financing. Other subtle and minor profit generators for lease firms that you might not know about are:
Don’t Think Of It As Hardware Failure, It’s A Chance For A New Upgrade
Dec 20th
Most consumers buy computers that are pre-assembled by a company. When hardware malfunctions, new parts are used to get the machine back in business. Because improvements in computer technology drive down the cost of new hardware over time, newer parts can be used when facing computer hardware repair.
Installing new parts can be rather difficult. If your computer comes pre-built, it can be difficult to manage any compatibility issues that crop up when you upgrade various components. However, if you are planning on digging into your wallet for computer hardware repair already, you might as well get some better pieces of hardware for your computer. It could cost about the same amount of as replacing an old component. Professionals that fix computers are qualified to install a new piece of hardware. They can easily deal with compatibility issues that might trouble you during installation.
Think About Upgrade Potential When Purchasing Your Computer
Computer manufacturers frequently impede your upgrade potential with some poor quality parts. If you are hoping to upgrade your computer, consider reevaluating the power supply and motherboard on your system. Many computer builds have inadequate power supplies. For example, many new machines come with power supplies in the 300 watt range. While this might power your standard computer used for web browsing, it won’t work for future technology or high performance graphics cards. A motherboard might limit your potential upgrades in some ways as well. If you’re looking to regularly upgrade your computer, you’ll need a high-quality power supply and motherboard. There are high wattage power supplies available at around 0. If you replace your power supply, every computer hardware repair problem will turn into an excuse for a powerful upgrade. If your processor breaks down, pop it out and replace it with something faster. If your graphics card overheats, just install an inexpensive new one.
Concise, Computer Repair of Royal Oak, has a data backup solution so that you don’t have to worry about it?
Jul 4th
Your data can be backed up in an automated fashion so that you don’t have to worry about it. Look for a computer repair center with a computer repair technician that offers secure, offsite date backup systems to their clients!
Having offsite data protection allows you to have another measure of data security in case of hardware failure, fire, theft, or any other terrible thing that could happen to your technology.
Even if you already back-up your data, it is always best to have a redundant backup disaster recovery system. When dealing with the important data that you generate with your business, it’s better to be safe than sorry!
You should be able to find an on site computer service with a very affordable monthly fee. It should be able to back up your data through the internet each night to a secure server. Back-up logs should be automatically e-mailed to both you and your service daily which will be used to monitor the status of each backup.
Computers are used for an ever-increasing amount of functions today, including storing our personal photographs, e-mails, documents, and other information that is near and dear to us all.
There are several different types of in-office or in-home backups that should help set you up, including (but not limited to):
External Hard Drives Tape Backup CD and DVD Burners USB Thumb Drives Iomega REV Drives Network Backup
Contact Jeff Atto of Concise Computer Consulting, LLC, located at 2150 Franklin Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Please contact us for any question about your home computer or laptop. 248-745-8255
My email address is info@concisePC.com and our website is http://www.concisePC.com
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