I really need a new laptop and now is probably about the best time of = year to buy one. However, what are your experiences on the relative merits (financial/tax advantages) of paying cash, business lease/rent or hire purchase? As you can guess, I am not a very financially literate person! Any advice appreciated. Cathy Morison Technical Writer Database Development, PMD Geoscience Australia ABN: 80 091 799 039=20 Website: www.ga.gov.au=20 ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************