Stan Sieler writes:

>I thought it was possible to find third parties (financial institutions
>of some kind) that you could set up leases with ... they'd purchase
>the product, and then lease it to you.  Our office was next door
>to a company that did this with cars.

If you have an American Express "corporate" credit card, AmEx Financial
has a reasonably attractive lease program. From time to time (generally
twice a year), they run a promotion that makes it really easy: just pay
for the equipment on the credit card, and tell them which line item it
was and what term you'd like (up to five years). The automatic lease
program is good for up to $15,000, which is in the right range for a
918DX plus prepaid support. They also have a prepayment option that can
be attractive depending on your tax situation.

-- Bruce


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