In these tough economic times, for people wanting to use the latest piece of electronics, without having to pay the full retail price, there is an alternative to buying, it's renting. Beside the obvious economic allure of renting versus buying, renting electronics present the advantage of allowing people to try out new gadgets in a fast moving field where innovation is the rule. So if you want to try out things before you buy it, or maybe you are on the road and need some hardware to work with, these are a few options.
For instance the company MeetingTomorrow which operates the Web site meetingtomorrow.com, is said to have more than 1,200 of the latest models of desktop, laptops and printers for rent, according to the New York Times.
Potential users can rent whatever they may want Online and have the company shipped it to them the next business day with a shipping fees usually around $49. The rented device will come with a labelled box for return shipping.
Another rental company, is ATS Rentals at atsrentals.com specializing in video equipments such as LCD projectors and camcorders.
For people needing to rent a cell phone, there is cellhire.com, while for people looking for a GPS system, GPS 4 Rent at gps4rent.com is the place to go.
For more, see NYTimes.com
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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