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Which Copier Should I Buy?
Which copier should I buy?
It’s a question I get from my customers as well as my friends who are in the business world.
The many different vendors,copy machines, accessories and service plans can make your head spin.
I’m here to help.
Take a look at my Copier Comparison Guide. It will help you compare different vendor proposals in order to get the best deal for your business.
Perhaps most importantly it will empower you by teaching you the questions you should be asking each vendor in order to get the best deal.
When a prospective vendor hears you ask these types of questions they’ll know that they’re dealing with someone who knows more than the average person about copiers.
This will significantly decrease the chance of them trying to get over on you.
My advice, print this guide, contact the top 3 copier companies in your area and compare.
Please call or email me with any questions. Hope this helps.
Ed Worthington *443-570- 0414 *ed@edworthington.com
How Fast Does My Copier Really Need To Be?
One of the questions I get the most and probably the first question you should ask yourself when purchasing a copier is, “how fast does my copier need to be?”.
The speed of the copier you select should be based on the number of copies and prints you will do per month.
Buyer Beware! When reading the manufactures literature they tend to overinflate the number of pages per month that their copiers can handle.
So in order to help with this question I have copied the information below ( how to determine your monthly output and the maximum duty chart) from BLI’s (Buyers Laboratory) website.
BLI is an excellent source of unbiased information for anyone in the process of buying a copier or printer. At the end of this post I have included information on who Buyers Lab is and how to contact them.
How do you determine your monthly output volume?
- Bills for your service agreement and print shop provide a good snapshot of your current usage; so does a look at your current copier’s meter.
- Some copier companies use network management utilities that can tell you all the prints, copies, faxes and/or scans sent from the network to your copier or printer.
- Many dealers also use devices that audit your volume. However, audit tools can sometimes miss devices such as small printers.
The chart below compares the average manufacturers maximum monthly page output vs. what Buyers Lab recommends so you don’t send your copier to an early grave.
Manufacturers’ Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle vs. BLI’s Optimum Monthly Volume
Monochrome | Average Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle | BLI’s Optimum Monthly Volume |
Up to 20 ppm | 19,094 | 3,600 |
21 to 30 ppm | 50,983 | 9,000 |
31 to 40 ppm | 123,140 | 17,000 |
41 to 49 ppm | 145,141 | 26,500 |
50 to 59 ppm | 259,070 | 37,250 |
60 to 69 ppm | 314,865 | 55,000 |
70 to 79 ppm | 347,059 | 82,000 |
80 to 89 ppm | 530,000 | 135,000 |
90 to 99 ppm | 750,000 | 175,000 |
Color* | Average Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle | BLI’s Optimum Monthly Volume |
16 to 25 ppm | 85,879 | 13,500 |
26 to 36 ppm | 113,101 | 15,000 |
37 to 46 ppm | 153,278 | 28,000 |
46+ ppm | 225,306 | 36,500 |
* For color models that a have a different speed for color and black modes, the speeds listed are the black speeds.
Hope this helps!
Come back next month when I’ll cover the question, “Should I lease or buy a copier?”.
If you have any copier buying questions please feel free to contact me.
If your business is located in Baltimore, Maryland, Washington, DC or Northern Virgina and you are in the market for a new or used copier please contact me for a NO OBLIGATION, ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE quote.
Ed Worthington- Senior Account Executive
Action Business Systems-Toshiba
ed@edworthington.com
443-570-0414
Buyer Lab Info:
For over 45 years, Buyers Laboratory (BLI) has been the leading source for unbiased and reliable intelligence for the imaging industry. BLI was founded in 1961 by the late Arthur Kallet, the co-founder and 20-year head of Consumers Union, the publisher of the highly respected Consumer Reports magazine (BLI is not affiliated with Consumers Union). In February 2004, BLI was acquired by publishing industry veterans Michael Danziger and Mark Lerch, the current Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of BLI, respectively. In 2005, BLI launched its international division with offices in Hong Kong and London.
You can reach Buyer Lab on the web at http://www.buyerslab.com
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