Computer rentals in San Diego
Mac and Windows laptops and desktops, rented for a day, a week, a month or as long as you need them. Every machine is set up in our warehouse on Complex Drive in Kearny Mesa before it goes out. Mac Rentals has rented computers in San Diego since 1989.
Mac or Windows, laptop or desktop
Most orders are a mix. A training room might need a row of identical Windows laptops; a production office might need MacBook Pros for editing and an iMac at the front desk. Tell us what the machines have to run and how many people will use them, and we will suggest models from what we have.

Apple silicon, or Intel when you need it
Most Macs we send out now are Apple silicon: M1 through the current generation, in Pro, Max and Ultra versions, from a 24 inch iMac on a registration desk to a Mac Studio cutting video. We also still carry Intel Macs, including MacBook Pro Touch Bar models, for software that was never rebuilt for Apple silicon or a machine that has to match what a client already runs.
Set up before it leaves
Computers are imaged to your build before they go out, so every unit has the same software and the same setup. If your company manages devices with an MDM, we can enroll the machines in yours, or manage them for you through Mosyle. Every machine is wiped when it comes back.
Delivered or shipped
In San Diego we can deliver the same day when the computers are in stock, or you can reserve them and pick them up at our Kearny Mesa warehouse, Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Larger jobs and event setups are delivered and set up by our staff, who can stay on site for an event. Anything going outside the area ships from here with return labels already in the box. Same-day delivery and pickup in San Diego.
What people rent computers for
The same machines go to very different jobs:
- Event registration and check-in desks
- Training classes and temporary classrooms
- Film and TV production offices
- Trial war rooms and legal teams
- A stand-in while your own computer is being repaired
- Esports and gaming events
- Staff working from home
If something stops working
Call and a person answers. A technician works through the problem with you on the phone first. If a machine has to be replaced, we send another the fastest way that suits the situation: delivered, shipped, or shipped overnight.
How renting works
Rentals run by the day, the week, the month, or ongoing. Before equipment goes out we usually ask for one or more of a card deposit, a purchase order or a certificate of insurance. If you need it longer, the rental usually moves to the next length.
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What we carry
MacBook
MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, 13 to 16 inch, one machine or a matched set.
- 2016 MacBook Pro 13
- 2017 MacBook Pro 13
- 2018 MacBook Pro 13 Core i5
- 2018 MacBook Pro 15" Core i9
- 2019 MacBook Pro 15" Core i9
- 2020 MacBook Pro A2251
- MacBook Air 13" Core i5
- MacBook Air 13" Core i7
iMac
All-in-one iMacs in current Apple silicon and earlier Intel models.
- 27" iMac i5 3.5Ghz
- iMac 2023 M3 Blue
- iMac 21.5 4K 6-Core i5 2019 w/ 2GB Graphics
- iMac 21.5" 4K 3.0Ghz
- iMac 24" 2021 M1
- iMac 24" M1 16GB Silver
- iMac 24" M4 (2024)
- iMac 27" 5K 2012
Mac Studio
Mac Studio for video, rendering and other work that needs extra power.
More about Mac StudioMac mini
Compact Mac minis for kiosks, digital signage, build machines and tight installs.
More about Mac miniPC laptops
Business Windows laptops in standard, premium and workstation specs, 14 to 17 inch.
- Dell 5510 11th
- Dell Latitude 5430 Core i5
- Dell Latitude 5510 Core i7
- Dell Latitude E5450 Core i5
- Dell Latitude E5450 Core i7
- Dell Latitude E5480 Core i5
- Dell Latitude E5480 Core i7
- Dell Latitude E7450 Core i5
PC towers
Desktop towers and tiny PCs from Dell, HP and Lenovo, including high-GPU builds.
- ASUS NUC
- ASUS NUC 15 Pro
- Dell OptiPlex 7060 Micro
- Dell OptiPlex 7070 Micro
- HP AIO Ryzen 7
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M710Q
- Lenovo ThinkCentre m720q Core i5
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M910Q
Microsoft Surface Pro
Surface Pro tablets that run full Windows, with keyboard cover and pen.
- Surface Pro 11
- Surface Pro 3 Core i5
- Surface Pro 4 Core i5
- Surface Pro 4 Core i7
- Surface Pro 5 Core i5
- Surface Pro 5 Core i5 128GB
- Surface Pro 6 Core i5 128GB
- Surface Pro 7
Gaming PCs
Gaming laptops and towers with dedicated GPUs, and high-refresh monitors, for demos, esports and activations.
- HP Omen-30L
- HP Omen-40L
- HP Omen-45L Core i9
- Lenovo Legion 5 17
- Lenovo Legion 5 17.3
- Lenovo Legion 5 17.3 Core i7
- Lenovo Legion 5i 17.3
- Lenovo Legion Y540 17.3 Core i7
Tell us what you need and a person replies within the hour during business hours. Nothing is booked until you say so.
This is what we carry. Ask us what is available for your dates.
Tell us what the job is
You don’t need a parts list. Describe what has to happen and we’ll work out the equipment, tell you what it costs, and book nothing until you say so.