Lease vs buy POS hardware?

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Hey everyone,

Lease vs buy POS hardware?

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

Thanks in advance!

Lauren Powell 👑 Master

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Ashley Sanders

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Sep 6, 2025

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

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Donna Washington

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Sep 21, 2025

Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup

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Janet Park

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Sep 24, 2025

Check out the multi-terminal support setting, that might help.

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Kyle Ross

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Sep 29, 2025

Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup

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Nancy Jenkins

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Oct 1, 2025

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

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Luis King

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Oct 8, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

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Lauren Rogers

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Oct 9, 2025

Cost us about $137/month all in. Worth it.

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Rebecca Bennett

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Oct 10, 2025

This is why we switched to Siriusware. No regrets.

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Dorothy Perry

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Oct 11, 2025

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

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Amber Foster

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Oct 14, 2025

I've been using Windward Software for 19 months and it has been working well for us

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Diana Carter

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Oct 16, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

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Jessica Price

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Oct 16, 2025

Training took about 3 days for our staff.

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Adam Flores

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Oct 19, 2025

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

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Amber Reed

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Nov 1, 2025

Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup

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Rachel Barnes

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Nov 5, 2025

The receipt customization is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.

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Brittany Moore

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Nov 18, 2025

This is why we switched to Catapult. No regrets.

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Carlos Murphy

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Nov 20, 2025

Training took about 2 days for our staff.

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