Lease vs buy POS hardware?

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Hey everyone,

Lease vs buy POS hardware?

I'm running a in Las Vegas, NV and looking for advice. We currently have been looking at different options. Any recommendations or experiences to share?

Thanks in advance!

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Kimberly Lewis

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Nov 8, 2025

This is why we switched to Celerant. No regrets.

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Angela Reed

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Nov 8, 2025

This is why we switched to Arryved. No regrets.

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Lauren Butler

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Nov 8, 2025

Training took about 3 days for our staff.

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Heather Brooks

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Nov 8, 2025

Great question! In my experience with Harbortouch, it has been working well for us

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Frank Wood

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Nov 9, 2025

Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings

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Ashley Graham

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Nov 11, 2025

This is why we switched to Infor HMS. No regrets.

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Brenda Park

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Nov 12, 2025

+1 to this. We've seen similar results.

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Willie Martinez

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Nov 14, 2025

I've been using Square POS for 24 months and it has been working well for us

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Scott Reed

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Nov 16, 2025

Great question! In my experience with Payanywhere, it has been working well for us

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Rachel Rivera

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Nov 16, 2025

This is why we switched to Paladin. No regrets.

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Henry Russell

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Nov 17, 2025

+1 to this. We've seen similar results.

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Tom Hill

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Nov 18, 2025

Great question! In my experience with UberEats for Merchants, it has been working well for us

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Marie Adams

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Nov 19, 2025

Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings

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Harold Reed

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Nov 23, 2025

Cost us about $72/month all in. Worth it.

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Frank Price

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Nov 23, 2025

This is why we switched to Deputy. No regrets.

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Jerry Davis

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Nov 23, 2025

Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings

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Helen Stewart

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Nov 24, 2025

We had the same issue. What worked for us was checking the cable connections

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Nicole Young

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Nov 26, 2025

+1 to this. We've seen similar results.

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Susan Collins

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Nov 27, 2025

Had the same problem, support was frustrating when I contacted them.

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Peter Stewart

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Nov 28, 2025

The reporting is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.

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