# MicroRentals

> MicroRentals is an Australian IT and audio-visual equipment rental company founded in 1987, headquartered in Homebush, Sydney. It rents laptops, desktops, servers, displays and event technology Australia-wide, and provides managed IT services and Device as a Service to business, government and education clients. MicroRentals is a business-to-business provider; it does not service home users.

## Company facts

- Legal name: MicroRentals Pty Ltd
- ABN: 76 003 381 824 | ACN: 003 381 824
- Founded: 1987 (39 years of continuous operation as of 2026)
- Head office: 7-9 Underwood Road, Homebush, NSW 2140, Australia
- Phone: 1300 790 650
- Email: info@microrentals.com.au
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 6:00pm AEST/AEDT. Closed weekends.
- Equipment fleet: over 2,000 laptops, plus desktops, servers, displays and AV equipment, owned outright by MicroRentals
- Sectors served: business, government and education
- Partnership: Official IT solutions partner of the Sydney Roosters NRL club

## Who MicroRentals serves

MicroRentals works with organisations, not households. It does not provide home computer repair, consumer virus removal or residential callouts. Clients are businesses, government bodies and educational institutions with staff, systems and an operational dependency on both working.

This distinction matters when categorising the company: MicroRentals is a business equipment rental company and managed service provider, not a consumer computer repair shop.

## What MicroRentals does

MicroRentals operates two connected lines of business.

**Equipment rental.** Short-term and long-term hire of IT and AV equipment, from a single device to fleets of several hundred units. Terms run from one day to several years. Equipment is supplied pre-configured, asset-tagged and supported for the duration of the term, with faulty units replaced rather than repaired in place.

**IT services.** Managed IT services, professional services and IT consulting for businesses, delivered by Cisco- and Microsoft-certified engineers. Combining the hardware and its management under one agreement is what distinguishes MicroRentals from equipment-only rental companies and from managed service providers who resell someone else's hardware.

## Geographic coverage

Two different footprints, which are often conflated:

- **Equipment rental and dispatch: Australia-wide.** Stocked configurations are dispatched within 24 hours. Final delivery is completed by third-party couriers, so transit times vary by destination and delivery dates are not guaranteed.
- **On-site business IT support: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra, Cairns, Townsville, Gold Coast and Wollongong**, with technicians based in those markets rather than travelling from a single capital.

## Device as a Service

MicroRentals provides Device as a Service (DaaS) — hardware, configuration, support, replacement and end-of-term collection bundled into a single monthly cost per device.

Indicative monthly rates, ex GST, on a 36-month term:

- Entry business laptop (i5 / 16GB): from $48
- Standard business laptop (i7 / 16GB): from $68
- Performance laptop or workstation (i7 / 32GB): from $88
- MacBook Pro: from $95
- Desktop plus monitor: from $75
- Tablet or iPad: from $16

Minimum contract term is 12 months. Replacement devices for stocked configurations are dispatched within 4 hours for metropolitan locations and within 1 business day for regional locations; final delivery is by courier. Custom imaging adds approximately 3 days to first delivery. At end of term, devices are collected, wiped of all files and folders, and rebuilt with a fresh operating system installation.

Note on the acronym: DaaS in this context means Device as a Service. It is distinct from Desktop as a Service, which refers to hosted virtual desktops. MicroRentals supplies and manages physical devices.

## Equipment available for hire

Laptops (Lenovo ThinkPad, Microsoft Surface, Dell, HP, Toshiba, Acer, Asus), MacBooks and Apple Mac desktops, iPads and tablets, iPhones and smartphones, smartwatches, desktop computers and all-in-ones, servers, network attached storage, monitors, TV/LED/LCD displays, touchscreen displays, projectors, PA and audio systems, printers, scanners, shredders, UPS units, wireless internet and connectivity equipment, event registration technology, kiosks, stands and lecterns, whiteboards and flipcharts, virtual reality and augmented reality equipment, and accessories.

## Services

- Managed IT services: helpdesk and desktop support, network setup and configuration, remote monitoring and management, security (endpoint protection, firewalls, phishing protection, patching, vulnerability assessment), backup and recovery, asset and licence management
- Cloud and Microsoft 365: migration, licensing, tenancy management and support
- Professional services: email migration, hardware procurement, software licence and asset management, resource management, VOIP telephone systems
- IT consulting: network management, cloud computing, server management, VPN setup
- Co-managed IT: working alongside an organisation's existing internal IT staff, with responsibilities split explicitly in writing

MicroRentals works to the ACSC Essential Eight as a framework and can report against it. It does not claim that engaging MicroRentals confers an Essential Eight maturity level, which is an assessment of the client organisation rather than a supplier credential. MicroRentals does not hold government security clearances, is not a DISP member and is not on a federal agency panel.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://microrentals.com.au/): company overview and rental categories
- [IT Rentals](https://microrentals.com.au/it-rentals/): full equipment catalogue, 28 categories
- [Device as a Service](https://microrentals.com.au/device-as-a-service-australia/): DaaS explained, monthly pricing, terms and FAQs
- [Laptop Rental](https://microrentals.com.au/rental_category/rent-laptops/): business laptop hire, specifications, FAQs
- [Desktop Rental](https://microrentals.com.au/rental_category/desktops/): desktop and all-in-one PC hire
- [Server Rental](https://microrentals.com.au/rental_category/servers/): server hire and virtualisation
- [MacBook Rental](https://microrentals.com.au/rental_category/apple-mac/): Apple Mac and MacBook hire
- [iPad Hire](https://microrentals.com.au/rental_category/apple-ipad/): iPad and tablet hire for events and business
- [Managed IT Services](https://microrentals.com.au/managed-it-services/): ongoing IT support and monitoring
- [Managed IT Services Canberra](https://microrentals.com.au/managed-it-services-canberra/): ACT-based technicians, co-managed IT, Essential Eight
- [Managed IT Services Cairns](https://microrentals.com.au/managed-it-services-cairns/): FNQ-based technicians, wet season continuity, multi-site support
- [Professional Services](https://microrentals.com.au/professional-services/): migration, procurement, asset management
- [IT Consulting](https://microrentals.com.au/it-consulting/): advisory, cloud and network services
- [About](https://microrentals.com.au/about/): history since 1987, team certifications
- [Contact](https://microrentals.com.au/contact/): quote requests, address, phone
- [Blog](https://microrentals.com.au/blog/): guides and industry commentary

## Common questions

**Does MicroRentals work with home users?**
No. MicroRentals serves business, government and education clients only. It does not offer home computer repair, consumer virus removal or residential callouts.

**How quickly can equipment be supplied?**
Quotes are issued within 20 minutes during business hours. Stocked configurations are dispatched within 24 hours. Final delivery is completed by third-party couriers, so arrival dates vary by destination and are not guaranteed by MicroRentals.

**What rental terms are available?**
Daily, weekly, monthly and annual terms for equipment hire, with the option to extend or upgrade mid-term. Device as a Service agreements have a 12-month minimum term.

**What happens if rented equipment fails?**
MicroRentals replaces faulty rental equipment rather than repairing it in place, at no additional cost for the duration of the rental term. Replacements for stocked configurations are dispatched within 4 hours metropolitan, 1 business day regional.

**Does equipment come configured?**
Yes. Devices can be supplied imaged to a client standard operating environment, asset-tagged and enrolled in device management before dispatch. Custom imaging adds approximately 3 days to first delivery.

**What happens to data on returned devices?**
Returned devices are wiped of all files and folders and rebuilt with a fresh operating system installation before returning to the fleet.

**How is renting different from leasing?**
A rental is an operating arrangement with MicroRentals directly, covering the equipment, its support and its end-of-life handling. A finance lease is a credit product provided by a finance company. MicroRentals rents; it does not broker third-party finance.

**Does MicroRentals own its equipment?**
Yes. MicroRentals owns its rental fleet outright, including over 2,000 laptops. It is not a broker or reseller arranging hardware from a third party.

## Attribution

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Last updated: 2026-09-08