Acorn Offers Rental Option 

Embargo Release Date 20th January 1993 

Acorn Computers is introducing Acorn Options - a rental package for 
educational establishments to allow them to acquire state-of-the-art 
computer equipment without the need for capital expenditure. 

Under the new scheme, which was set up in response to a perceived demand 
following the removal of restrictions on rentals by the Chancellor in his 
autumn statement, Acorn education dealers will be able to offer such 
establishments rental terms over three years of both Acorn equipment and 
associated peripheral hardware and software.  The rental will be quoted at a 
fixed rate over the three year period and an extended warranty scheme will 
also be offered as part of the package. 

With Acorn Options, more machines can be added to the rental at any time and 
there is even an option to exchange out any of the equipment for newer 
models as they become available. 

Acorn's Education Marketing Manager Frank Burdett explained that with 
continual advances in technology and product development, it can prove very 
expensive for educational establishments to keep up to date. "For some 
schools it is simply beyond their means." he said. 

"Acorn Options eliminates this problem by allowing a school to use its 
revenue, rather than capital, budget and improves cashflow by spreading the 
acquisition cost of the equipment over a realistic three year replacement 
period." 

Normally, once a school or college approaches an Acorn Education dealer, it 
will take a maximum of 24 hours to action a rental agreement and the dealer 
will be able to sort everything out from raising the initial paperwork to 
acquiring the equipment for the school to dealing with its installation and 
maintenance. 

ENDS 

Further Information from Frank Burdett, Acorn Computers, Tel 0223 254254 

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