Buy it outright, rent it, lease it, finance it, or pay by the page. Here is how each one works and who it suits. Rentals start from $15 a week plus GST.
Rentals start from $15 a week plus GST. Finance subject to approval. The lowest weekly figure applies to selected machines.
| Option | How you pay | Service and warranty | At the end | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copier rentalOur usual | A regular weekly or monthly payment | In the same arrangement, with our replacement warranty for the term | Upgrade to a newer machine or hand it back. Ask if you would like to keep it | Most offices: no outlay, a predictable cost, an easy upgrade |
| Buy outright | One payment | Optional service agreement, which brings our replacement warranty for its term | It is yours | Businesses with the cash that keep machines for many years |
| Copier lease | A monthly payment | With our service agreement, our replacement warranty for the term | Depends on the lease: return, upgrade or pay a residual | Businesses whose accountant prefers a lease |
| Copier finance | Monthly repayments | With our service agreement, our replacement warranty for the term | Yours once it is paid off | Businesses that want to own it without paying up front |
| Managed print services | A cost per page each month; the machines can be on a rental too | Toner, parts and repairs in the page cost | The agreement runs its term | Offices with several machines that want one bill |
General information, not financial advice. Ask your accountant about the tax side.
Every machine on our service agreement comes with our replacement warranty, new or secondhand, rented, leased, financed or bought outright. If it fails, we replace it. That cover lasts for the whole term of your agreement, not just the first year.
A maker's warranty on a new copier usually runs for 12 months and covers the hardware, not consumables. After that, the service agreement is what really covers you. The replacement warranty terms are set out in your agreement.
For most offices, rental. One regular payment, the machine serviced, no large outlay, and at the end of the term you upgrade to something newer or hand it back. It suits new, renewed and refurbished machines.
Buying outright is cheapest over a long life if you have the cash and want to keep the machine for many years. A lease or other finance suits businesses whose accountant prefers it, and we can arrange either.
One machine, five ways to pay. The right one depends on your cash, your plans and your accountant.
Ask yourself three questions. Do you want to spend the cash now? Do you want to upgrade in three to five years? Do you want servicing in the same arrangement? If the answers are no, yes and yes, rent or lease. If yes, no and no, buy.
The tax treatment is different for each, so ask your accountant how it works for your business. This page is general information, not financial advice.
Commercial hire purchase: you pay over a term and the machine becomes yours after the last payment. Finance lease: the finance company owns it, and at the end you may pay a residual to keep it, return it or extend. Operating lease: you use it for a set time and return it. Chattel mortgage: you own it from day one and repay a loan secured on it.
Our own monthly agreements are rentals. We will show you every term in ours before you sign. What to check in any copier agreement.
Rental, buying outright, lease, finance and managed print services compared: what you pay, what is covered, what happens at the end and who each one suits.
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If you have the cash and will keep the machine a long time, buying is cheapest. If you want no outlay, servicing in one payment and an upgrade later, renting or leasing is easier.
A term people use for paying monthly and owning at the end. Our rentals work differently: at the end you upgrade or hand the machine back, and if you would like to keep it, ask us.
Yes. That is a managed print agreement. See managed print services.
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