If you need more uptime then we have a Loan Mac option should yours be needed to returned to ourselves for repair. As long as we know by 4pm  we can ship a loan unit for next day delivery. The faulty Apple  Mac will be collected on the same ‘collect & return’ basis as our standard warranty. Alternatively you can collect a loan Mac from us or one of our branches and drop yours off. This option is available at just 80 pence extra per week on a three year lease.

If you want to extend these three year warranty option then we offer FIVE year ‘collect and return’ warranty as well.  The warranty can be transferred to another party should you sell the Mac after the lease finishes.

HardSoft have been established for over 25 years  and have a team of both internal and field engineers and offer enhanced warranty options. All engineers are trained and regularly attend Apple certification courses. (In the first two months of this year we will be taking over 70 Apple exams and numerous Apple technical courses ! ) HardSoft engineers are available for ad-hoc visits for training and support services should you need help.

Also available at extra cost is an all inclusive Insurance against accidental damage and theft  with worldwide cover. A worrying truth is that over

10% of all laptops will be stolen within its lifetime. Our all- inclusive policy carries zero excess to pay and is backed by Aegis Insurance. Claims are handled by ourselves and there is minimal paperwork to process a speedy claim.

Most Business insurance policies have a maximum claim for a computer – for which the higher values on Macs usually exceed.

Please email info@hardsoft.co.uk for our full policy details or how to lease your next Apple Mac with all the advantages not just of a better warranty but also of flexibility , cash flow, tax etc etc etc.

The Sony Vaio L22Z1E is a favourite to lease  at HardSoft; with a 24” Full HD LED Touchscreen display and wireless keyboard and mouse. However, as it boasts so much in design, you may ask the question “does it lose performance?” Well the answer to that is, no it doesn’t. With a 1TB Hard Drive, Blu-Ray and 1GB Graphics Card, the Sony Vaio L22Z1E offers amazing design AND i7 performance. At £13.50 per week on a Flexi-Lease from HardSoft Computers, it would be rude not to!

An alternative and a cheaper All In One option would be the Lenovo All-in-One machines, M71Z (20″ screen) and M90Z (23″ Touch screen). Starting at £5.25 per week on a three year lease these are either Core i3 and Core i5 processors and 4GB Ram as a minimum, these are more of your ‘office’ type All-in-One machines with Windows 7 professional. Beware cheaper All in Ones do NOT feature a Touch screen.

The ultimate AIO though is the Apple iMac and we can offer this with Windows 7 Professional. Many PC customers who need speed and style turn to the iMac running Windows 7 under Apple BootCamp or Parrallels Desktop. The Parallels 7 software with Windows 7 Professional and Intego Anti-Virus cover for both the Windows and Lion OS  is at £1.50 per week on a three year lease.

HardSoft also offer All in One PC’s from Samsung, Asus and the HP Pavilion. All are available on a Flexi-Lease from HardSoft computers, with our unique 18 month renewal and upgrade option, whereby you can upgrade your PC to a new PC, halfway through your lease whilst keeping your existing ! Leasing can make higher end computers more affordable, hence why our most popular units are generally the most expensive.

The average interest rates being paid by businesses on their overdrafts was 3.46% in September 2011, the highest rate since Feb 2009, according to data from the Bank of England. The Euro crisis has sent average business overdraft rates shooting up to their highest level in nearly three years, despite stability in the central bank rates. Interest rates were especially difficult for small businesses which often have higher-than-average rates and can be hit with additional costs through arrangement and annual fees, as well as on-going management fees and potential penalty charges.

Banks are still failing to make other types of loan more widely available, making overdrafts the only form of business borrowing available from high street lenders which in turn has led to a greater uptake of leasing and asset finance. 40% of SMEs used leasing in 2010 while the 2011 figure is expected to reach 43%. In 2010, 16.7% of total SME investment was financed by leasing and it is expected to finish 2011 at nearly 19%. Unlike Bank borrowing;  leasing has only minor set up fees and the need for security is often non existant.

HardSoft Computers have over 25 years experience dedicated to leasing computers to small business and have seen an upturn in leasing during recessionary and difficult economic times. HardSoft are both the IT provider (Apple Authorised/HP Preferred) and the Licensed Credit Broker and as such are perfectly positioned to offer that alternative way of financing new Macs, PC’s or Servers..

Yes- configure your choice of Deal at HardSoft for one day only. One that suits you and your needs. Tuesday 20th December 2011 is a special day and we will consider any sensible offer on any deal for a new lease of PC’s or Apple Macs’s that you suggest. Maybe its free 5 years warranty or maybe throw in a free screen. YOU suggest the deal you want and we will see. It maybe free installation, it could just be a discount.

We are working late on the 20th and any email offers up to midnight Tuesday will be considered. Wednesday and then no deal. …Just ask …we might say yes !   …… Chat with us bottom right live, or contact us.

We may not look like Noel Edmonds but for Tuesday we will have more boxes than him with some better deals inside. Offers are applicable on leasing to business users only and are subject to status.Delivery can be made up to 31st January  2012.

There are four ‘ranges, the Z210 , the Z400, Z600 and the Z800. All are ISV certified meaning they have been tested with software from vendors such as Autodesk and Adobe. All are shipped without ANY graphics cards so you can add and choose your own Nvidia Quadro (including the amazing new Nvidia Maximus) or AMD Firepro graphics card. HardSoft are HP Preferred Partners and provide all configurations on a flexible three year lease for business users.

The entry level HP Workstation is the Z210 which is available with Dual or Quad i5 and i7 processors the specs aren’t world breaking but sit superior to most Desktops out there it’s a cost effective step into the world of Workstations. The Z210 comes in 2 designs the CMT and SFF, CMT is the expandable Mini Tower option with up to 6 Drive Bays and 7 I/O slots however those conscious of space there is a Small Form Factor variant.

The next step up takes us into the Z400 Workstation which is a single processor workstation offering Quad and Six core Intel Xeon Processors. Supporting up to 24GB RAM, Intel Hyper-Threading technology, a great range of new Graphics cards are supported from; AMD and NVIDIA as well as FireWire.

The Z600 is next which is designed to give great specs at the lower end of power consumption. All the same options for expansion exist as they did on the Z400 but you also get a choice of Dual Intel Processors taking you into the world of 8 Cores and beyond. The Z600 internals can also be racked out with Shelving kits and the box is rackable should that be of interest.

Finally the HP Z800 is available to lease ,which has Intel’s latest architecture using Intel Quick Path technology which directly connects System Memory to Processors and Processors to each other. It supports High Performance 8 Channel SAS and PCI Express Gen 2 x 16 (8GB/s) as well as 12 USB 2.0 ports and 2 Firewire Ports! As with the Z600 the options for expansion are huge as well. HP also claim the after purchase support on the Z800 will be second to none for the busy Creative environment that needs this machine to have maximum up time. Leasing for business users provides an affordable way of getting the latest HP Workstation.

HardSoft Computers also provide the HP Mobile Workstations (8560/8760w) to lease as well as alternatives with the Lenovo Thinkstations. Let us know what software you need to run and we can provide a bespoke HP or Lenovo Graphics PC on a three year business lease with all the benefits of cash flow, renewal options etc.

The Cius is a 7” Android based tablet, featuring Wifi, 3G and Bluetooth provide mobility; however most tablets do these thing. However, the Cius also boasts; HD Video for presentations and video calls; the ability to join Webex; Instant message and also work as your handset within your Cisco Unified Communications telephone system (Also available on a HardSoft Flexi Lease here). In addition the Cius has 32GB of on board storage (which is expandableby a Micro SDHC slot), a 5 Mega Pixel Camera, a 2 Mega Pixel 720p video Camera and if coupled with the optional HD Media Station you can add gigabit Ethernet; three USB 2.0 ports and Display Port into the mix; creating its own desk based solution. The Cisco  Cius has been developed for business, Cisco has its own business app store and the employer has the ability to lock out any part of the tablet whether it’s the video camera,   the SDHC slot or facebook, the Cius gives you complete control – unlike the Apple iPad.

Cisco in their typical American style has released a marketing video which you may find interesting; even if only for the bad acting! Watch it here. Available on a HardSoft Flexi-Lease starting at £6.80+VAT per week including three years warranty and inclusive insurance. HardSoft Computers are Cisco Select Partner and Apple Approved Reseller and can offer unbiased advice on both options. HardSoft also lease  Cisco telecoms systems including the UC320 Unified Communications.

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Active Storage, ActiveSAN now available. The new high speed, simple to configure Stornext controllers. Ask us for more info on upgrading from old XServe XSAN v1 & v2……..Infinity Archive ADA Express, a new cut down version of the enterprise version of Atempo Digital Archivedesigned to suit most budgets……..Atomos Samurai has arrived and will be shipping next week…….ATTO Technology have reduced pricing of their PCIe 10GbE adapters. Faster than the competition and cross platform Windows & Mac……….Cache-A – New Power Cache and Drive expansions out and due for release in December. All Cache-A ship with LTFS & TAR enabled……G-Technology by Hitachi GST have released a new G-Drive Mobile USB which looks just like the slim but just a little fatter, HardSoft call it an FBSlim. Great new product. ………IDS are now shipping the new Remora3 for broadcast digital signage and GPS modules for OB truck clocks….Magma – Thunderbolt to 3x PCIe expansion chassis are to be available early December…..Promise SANLink now available. Upgrade your customers workflow by adding FibreChannel to Apple  iMacs and MacBook Pros…….Tiger Technology – PoolIT is now bundled with MetaSAN licenses. If you have not checked out PoolIT then ask us for a demo….Vicom’s High Availabiity SAN Appliance for Xsan-compatible Storage Systems are now available with  their 8Gb Engines.

If it doesn’t mean a lot then call us for expert advice and to understand how leasing storage solution from HardSoft is cost effective. As Apple Authorised Resellers why not add an Apple Mac ? to create the complete solution.

• Thin – less than 20 mm thickness/thinness
• Lightweight – less than 1.4 kg
• Long battery life – 5 to 8+ hours
• No DVD drive
• Use SSD drives
• Use Low voltage Core CPU’s

Intel is so confident in this new area of the market that will lie between the tablet and notebook that they are predicting that by the end of 2012 it will represent 40% of PC laptops. Let us know your specific needs and we will quote you on the best lease deal available for IT finance.

To explain the RENEW option a little further….As you keep the existing equipment  (at no cost and you are free to sell it ) this often affects your choice of new equipment and it is often the case that you may move across to a different Apple or PC, software, printer etc ?  Should the equipment you move across be more expensive then the cost per month will increase. Similarly lease costs will decrease if you opted for cheaper equipment.   The original payments cease as the contract ends. The new lease contract will be for 36 months though at 24 months again you can exercise this option again.   If you have any questions or need other options then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Because of the reduction in insurance costs,  HardSoft Computers (an Apple Authorised Reseller) has been able to squeeze Insurance for 3 years into the lease price of the iPad 2. The Apple iPad 2 (32gb Wifi) with 3 years warranty AND insurance is available to lease at £4.55 per week on a three year flexible lease that allow includes ownership at the end for just £1.  If you need a quote on our unbeatable insurance and business lease packages then contact HardSoft  us.