If you are out of town you might need to rent a car, a hotel room AND a computer.

When your car or computer breaks down, you need a temporary rental replacement or perhaps you just want to impress someone... you can rent a fast new car or a computer that would impress your client or your date.

People confuse computer renting with leasing. Renting is short term in nature and is very flexible. You can extend the rental or cancel at any time. Leasing, like buying, can't be cancelled without a 'severe penalty' once you have committed. Leasing is a fixed arrangement. Renting is totally flexible.

Use the same analogy for renting cars as for renting computers. You wouldn't rent a car from Hertz