Updated 19 Nov 2025
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The Rental Journal

Cost breakdowns, specification guides and practical lessons on choosing and living with computers — from the team that delivers and services them.

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Renting a Laptop for College: A Student's Guide to Getting It RightLatest
Guides19 Nov 20256 min read

Renting a Laptop for College: A Student's Guide to Getting It Right

A laptop is the second-biggest cost of a degree after fees, and most students buy far more machine than their course needs. Here is how to work out what you actually require, and when renting beats buying outright.

Ishwar GuptaRead the piece
Topics covered
  • Buying vs Renting
  • Business
  • Gaming
  • Guides
  • Maintenance

The archive

Renting vs Buying a Laptop in 2025: The Real Numbers
Buying vs Renting4 Nov 20258 min readRead more

Renting vs Buying a Laptop in 2025: The Real Numbers

We broke down three years of costs for a mid-range business laptop — purchase price, depreciation, repairs and resale — against a monthly rental. The gap is bigger than most people expect.

Ishwar Gupta
Founder, Laptop Rental Vashi
Kitting Out a Startup Without Burning the Runway
Business9 Oct 20256 min readRead more

Kitting Out a Startup Without Burning the Runway

Hardware is one of the first big line items a new company faces. Here is how founders in Navi Mumbai are equipping teams without locking up capital they need elsewhere.

Ishwar Gupta
Founder, Laptop Rental Vashi
Nine Habits That Add Two Years to a Laptop's Life
Maintenance12 Sep 20255 min readRead more

Nine Habits That Add Two Years to a Laptop's Life

Most laptops do not die of old age — they die of heat, dust and a few avoidable habits. None of these take more than a few minutes.

Ishwar Gupta
Founder, Laptop Rental Vashi
Planning Laptops for an Event or Training Programme
Business30 Aug 20255 min readRead more

Planning Laptops for an Event or Training Programme

Twenty identical machines, configured the same way, delivered on time and collected afterwards. Here is how to brief a rental provider so nothing goes wrong on the day.

Ishwar Gupta
Founder, Laptop Rental Vashi

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