i have bought, not leased, various macs over the years. i probably replace them on an average of once every 3 years. the last 3 machines have been laptops as i like having my work environment on the road, which i did for many a years at trade shows. i do web, print, and even occasional tech or marketing writing. i can ask my tax guy if there's a benefit as far as write offs (own v. lease) are concerned. bill On Feb 15, 2006, at 2:19 PM, Mark Des Cotes wrote: > Sorry for the tangent question but I'm just curious as to how many > of you are self-employed and if you are, what sort of work do you > do? Also, do you lease or did you buy your computer and why? > > Mark > > _______________________________________________ > X4U mailing list > X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984 William Scammell Creative Director bill @ wscd.biz vox: 781-956-3548 fax: 978-594-5290