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The copying business has seen a boom during these past few years for a number of reasons.  One is that creating copies are far cheaper then recreating originals.  Another would be that copiers are the ideal way to go for mass production.  Apart from that, a copier is a necessity in almost any office.  Having a copier alone can already save you hundreds of working ours alone in a matter of months, because workers can get copies for different requirements at the push of a button instead of running to another shop and creating copies there.

Brand new copiers can cost quite a fortune and many businesses that are starting out are hesitant to buy one.  Another option is also available and that is to buy used copiers.  A used copier does not always equate to being a bad copier or being a copier of inferior quality.  You would be very surprised how much you could save with buying a used copier as opposed to buying a brand new one.  Always remember that the quality in a copier is not its age, but its ability to produce copies efficiently and with a relatively low cost.  Whether it's using used color copiers or used mono photocopiers, you can say that you have already considerably lowered your costs for operations.

A lot of sites in the web can offer you used color copiers and used photocopiers at bargain prices. It would be a very good option to explore the possibilities of buying online by canvassing for what you or your business really needs.  Whether your business requires high end copies or just simple duplication of paper work, there are always used copiers that are available that will suit your needs, usually at a savings of up to 75-80% less then a brand new one.

Correct-Tek Copier Service is a site that specializes in used copiers.  Many of these copiers were barely used and could offer the same quality in reproduction as a brand new one. Correct-Tek Copier Service boasts to have one of the largest available stocks of used copiers in the Midwest. You can't argue with that.   Although the best thing about it is, that it could put any doubts anyone has had to rest with their guarantee that all copiers are inspected, cleaned and recorded before placed in the inventory. With that, you get the assurance that all copiers you buy off the site will live up to your expectations.

It would be difficult to explain how much you could save buying used copiers.  So just think of the money you save without sacrificing any quality and spending those savings on something more worthwhile. Then you can have a ball park view on what we mean by saving.

Here are 4 insider-secrets to the copier world.  Four ways to save significant amounts of money by the end of the week.  Your local dealerships do not want you to know what is about to be exposed to you.

1) Upgrade Your Copier Today.  Even if you signed a 60 months lease, you can normally upgrade it around 36 months - giving you a new copier, with the newer technology and a lower cost per copy, for the exact same price you are paying now - and maybe even a bit less.  You can do the same thing on a 36 month lease at around 27 months.  Reps do this all the time for companies.

You can fill out what is called a "Copier Pre-Quote" survey which tells your local reps what you want in your next machine (without having to spend hours in initial meetings with reps).  It is like a Request-for-Proposal.  You tell them the features you want and they email you back a quote.  It tells them that you are all about price and will immediately knock about 20-30% off of the prices.   (For the average copier of $8000, that's a $2000 savings!)

Once you have some numbers in hand, then you should ask the reps to help you upgrade, trade-in or ship back your old copier, which they will be more than happy to do.

2) Shop Your CPC. Don't estimate the power of pennies! That is, find out what your current cost per copy is.  Don't look at your original contract because most dealerships will raise the cpc each year. So if you are the average small business office which prints about 10,000 black & white copies, prints and faxes each month at about a penny a copy, then you'll be spending $100 a month on your service agreement.  If you throw 1000 color copies into the mix at $0.08 a print, then that's another $80/month.

Now, you need to understand that copier dealerships give most of the profits of selling the machine to you, to the copier rep.  They don't make money on the box, neither does HP or Dell or Lexmark.  They make money on toner!  So believe me, they want to keep/winning your business!

With this in mind, now go ask another dealership in your city (which services your brand of copier) what their rates would be if you switched to them (because the lease contract for the copier is NOT tied to the service contract usually, so you can cancel the service contract at any time).  Let the reps compete with each other to drop that cpc as low as it will go, and get the sales/service managers involved because they know that they make money on cpc's.

If you just get them to drop the cpc down 20%, then that would be $0.008 (80% of a penny), per B&W copy and $0.06 for a color copy - bringing your monthly total from $180 down to $140!  (Over the year, that's a $360 savings.)

3) Now Get Them To Lock-It In.  Here's the power-punch.  Get them to LOCK-IN the cpc for as long as you have the copier to seal the deal.

All prices go up - health care, education, gas - and even your copier toner.  You can ask the rep to lock-in your CPC price for the length of the lease and it will save you LOTS of money.  Each year, with normal inflation, your copier dealership will raise their prices anywhere from 10-30%, and with gas prices soaring, maybe even more.

Most people think that buying a color copier is a lot more expensive than buying a black and white (b/w) copy machine.  And why shouldn't they?  Have you seen the price of a color copy at your local office solutions store lately? The truth is there is not much difference in the original purchase value between black and white copiers and color copiers.  Read on to learn the real cost difference and find out if you should purchase a color or a b/w copy machine.

Since the time copiers were first invented, color copiers have almost always been more popular than b/w copiers.  Now its black and white counterpart, the color copier can print, copy and scan in beautiful full color as well as in black and white. So why would anyone choose b/w copy machines over color? Well, there is a substantial cost differential when it comes to servicing a color copier.  For example let's examine an office that makes 10,000 copies/prints per month. From that number, about sixty percent are for black and white images and about forty percent are for color copies.

On a national average, copier dealers will put a color copier under service for $0.01 for black and white images and about $0.07 per color copy.  That makes the cost for black and white copies for the month sixty dollars and the cost for color output for the month $280.  Over the course of four years the service costs would escalate to $2,880 for black and white images and $13,440 for color output. So while original purchase values are similar, the life cycle service costs are substantially different.

However, this is not to say that a color copier is not worth the service cost.  The average color copy/print at a business supply/service store is around $0.89 for a single page.  It's no wonder so many people think color copying and printing is so expensive...it is when you're paying someone else to do it!

So if you're making a lot of color copies, you may experience a significant savings doing it all yourself rather than having it done at the local printers.  Scanning documents in full color and then sending them to an archive file or to a clients email is also very attractive, not to mention extremely more professional than your competitor's b/w images.

Today's color copiers can print in vibrant color with wonderful resolution, and many can also print 12" x 18" documents that fold and staple to make printing magazines or booklets fast and easy.  Check out a color copier for your company today!

Definitions

Business class copiers-Not sold in office club stores.  Sold by knowledgeable and reputable dealers. Designed for higher volumes and dependability.

Office club copiers & personal copiers -Sold in office club stores i.e. Office Depot, Office Max and Costco... For personal and low volume customers.

Cost of Equipment

The cost of a copier can be quite expensive.  Just shopping for price and buying one on cost alone can be misleading and can end up being more expensive in the long run.  This is especially true if you make thousands of copies per month.  You could be paying three times the amount of the price of the copier in toner and supply costs.  It doesn't matter if you are buying one for a business or for personal use.  The first thing you should do is research the cost per copy.

Volume and Cost per Copy

When purchasing a copier you must first research your monthly copy volume.  This is the first step in choosing which copier is right for you. One easy way to determine this is to think of how many reams of paper you use per month.  Each ream is 500 sheets.  Just multiply that by the amount of reams that you use and you have a fairly accurate assessment of your "copies per month."  The reason you must know this is because it helps you determine you're "cost per copy."  This is how much it will cost you every time you press the copy button. Now, you take the price of the toner and divide that into the estimated yield and you have your cost per copy. Example: The toner cost is $100.00 and the yield is 10,000 copies.  Your cost per copy is.01 cents per copy.  Office club type copier supplies are almost always more expensive than a business class type copier.

Service and Repair, Service contracts

Most copier service companies, (not affiliated with office clubs) will not provide you an onsite service contract on an office club copier.  This is because they don't sell them.  Office club stores will normally offer extended warranties but coverage may not be complete.  For example they might not cover the toner or they won't cover on-site service.  I have had customers call me and tell me that they had to ship the machine off to have it repaired and that they didn't even get the same machine back afterward. They received a replacement machine.

Many times a business class copier service contract that covers parts, service, and toner and supplies (everything except paper) is less expensive than the toner costs on a personal copier.

Automatic Document Feeder and Feed Systems

Document Feeders

An automatic document feeder is the feeder that automatically feeds your original documents one at a time so you don't have to stand there and lift the lid each time you have a stack of originals to be copied.  Not all document feeders are created equally.  There are many different mechanisms that feed, separate and eject the originals on all of the makes and models of copiers.  Business type copiers have much better mechanisms than personal copiers.  When you are in business and you make lots of copies and sets of copies it is frustrating when you can not count on this feature to work dependably.

The most common problems are multi-feeding and jamming.  Multi-feeding is when the feeder pulls in more than one at a time.  Most of the time the copier will not let you know this happened.  It will not show a jam and you may not realize it did this until you are in the middle of your very important meeting and you have some missing pages.  Paper jamming is another problem where it doesn't pull the paper through correctly and jams.  This is also very frustrating.

Feed Systems

Feed systems are the rollers and mechanisms that pull in your copy paper to make copies.  Paper jams are the most frustrating thing that a person can have with a copier.  Office club type copiers have inferior systems that feed the paper in and as you make larger copier runs, the dependability is much less than a business type copier.  I am speaking of my experience of over thirty plus years in the industry with copiers on both document feeders and feed systems but there are exceptions and some personal copiers work just fine.

 Quality and Longevity

Quality of the copies being made has really improved over the years especially since the digital evolution.  There really is not much difference in copy quality.  I have seen personal copiers that have just as good resolution and copy quality as a very expensive business copier.  When it comes to the quality of manufacturing, sturdiness and just plain quality of the equipment you can see a big difference.

Business type copiers are built to last.  It really depends on your copy volume as to how long each machine will last. Business copiers are built to last the monthly duty cycles that the manufacturer has designated.  Though sometimes I feel that they over estimate these amounts.  There are applications where a personal copier will need to be replaced in only one year next to a business type copier that will last seven to ten years, really!

Conclusion

Buying a copier can be expensive, but buying the wrong copier can be a waste of money.  By doing your research ahead of time you can save money and use your copier for many years with few problems. Finding a dependable company to service your machine is just as important as buying the right machine.

A copier toner is the most important part of your copier machine.  Without it, your machine cannot perform any of its functions.

If you have just purchased a new machine, chances are you also get free copier toner.    There will come a time though that when you need to replace your copier toner, that you'll have to know exactly what kind and size will work with your machine.

Many people make the mistake of buying copier toner that is not compatible with their machine, perhaps thinking that all copier toners are the same.  In fact, there are many different kinds, and they come in varying sizes.  There are toners for black and white copiers, and toners for colored copiers.

So before you go out to purchase a copier toner, check your old cartridge for the right size and product code.  This information is usually found at the side of the ink cartridge.  If your copier machine did not come with a toner, you may refer to the instruction manual.  The right kind and size of copier toner for your machine will be indicated there.

It is important to keep at least one extra copier toner at all times, because it could be frustrating to run out of toner in the middle of printing.  If your copier machine is used very frequently, then you need to keep more reserve toners.

You may also opt to purchase your copier toners by bulk.  This will allow you to save much more, and you won't have to worry about running out of toner for a long time.

Different kinds of paper also require different toners.  So if you plan to use special kinds of paper, you must also have copier toners that are suited for that particular type of paper.

Generally, you should replace your copier toner every month, or every 2 months, depending on how many copies you make with it.

Are you considering purchasing a used copier printer all-in-one office equipment from a company out or going out of business? You need to think a minute about this. The company is going out of business for a reason and the majority of the time it's because of cash flow.

Do you think they would spend their last few dollars having their copier repaired or maintained? Buying a used copier printer from a company going out of business is like buying a used car from a dirt lot 100 miles from a city. It's buyer beware and check your pockets before you leave because the seller will be gone!

Last week we received 11 service calls from companies who purchased used copier printers multi-function office equipment from a business going out of business. This is how most of the copier repair calls start: "Hi, I need somebody to come out to clean a copier because we are getting lines." or "Hi. we are getting paper jams and we need it fixed right away." Then the person tells us they just purchased the used copier at a great price from a business that failed. Now the company is gone and they can not get a hold of them.

Do you think once you buy the used copier they will help you if a problem occurs? They sold you the used copier printer, closed the business and left town for the mountains.

The bottom line is that the average repair on the clients' copiers cost more than what they paid for the used copier.

How to prevent this problem:

1. Contact a company who specializes in the used copier printer. Do not ask you neighbor doctor, nephew lawyer or next door electrician. Get a certified technician to review it.

2. Have the copier repair tech check the following: last copier maintenance cycle, the amount of life left of the toner, developer and drum. Get an unbiased view from a technician who will give you a report before you spend a dime on the refurbished or used printer copier.

3. Better yet, get the used copier printer from actual copier printer dealer. You may pay a few dollars more but it will prevent exposing yourself to problems and hundreds of dollars in repair bills later. May companies will give you a quick over the phone estimates of costs to check the equipment before you buy it. It only costs you a phone call and could save you hundreds of dollars!

Buying a printer is a complex decision and because of all the options available in the market it is difficult to decide on the best one.  Nowadays printers have become essential for office use as well as domestic use.  A good printer at a workplace helps the progress of the work and increases speed of the work accomplished at offices everyday.  There is no point of using the computer to create documents and reports if one is not able to produce the end result in a printed form.

This review will help you out with the confusing task of buying a printer.  The different types of printers available in the market are toner-based printers, liquid injet printers, solid ink printers, dye-sublimation printers, thermal printers and UV printers.  The best way to differentiate the quality printers from the others is to compare their different features.  The print speed and the print quality of the printer matters a lot when it comes to buying a printer.  

The speed is determined according to the prints that the printer can produce per minute.  In the latest printers there is the option for users to transfer the media and images for printing directly from USB devices, memory cards and flash drives.

When buying a printer one must keep in mind what the printer will be used for.  Nowadays printers are available suiting different kinds of work loads.  Some are designed for domestic use, and others for small business work and large complex business work.  

Once you are able to determine the function of the printer you will have a better idea of what printers fall under for your requirements.  When you are buying a printer you should surf around the market and visit a number of places before you make your final decision.  This will give you a rough idea as to what the market price of the printer is, and than you can buy the one that fits your budget.

Keep in mind that the price of the replaceable ink cartridges is also affordable as sometimes the cost of the ink cartridges is more expensive than the actual printer and users face a lot of problems in the future when the cartridges need to be changed.  You can also find, refurbished models that come with a warranty but aren't as good as new.  You can check them thoroughly before buying them and this can be a very good deal.  This kind of deal saves a lot of money and you still receive perfect results from these printers.  Take your time when you are buying a printer and I am sure my tips will help you tremendously in buying a printer.

Buying office equipments can be very tricky.  While you want to acquire machines that will give you the best services for your business, buying them without the proper knowledge and insight can be more costly.  It can cost you thousands of dollars per machine.  

Operation cost, wide of the mark outputs, and unnecessary maintenance schedules can wreak havoc to your business' resources and can even make your reputation flawed.  And so, choosing the right office equipment and the right deal, whether you are small to medium-size or huge businesses, is essential if you want to save money, value resources, and maintain a good reputation with your customers.

Here are some feasible tips to help you get through the challenges:

1. Know what you need

Not knowing what you need is as bad as not having enough information about the products you want to buy.  Today's technology has provided state-of-the-art products and equipment's built to provide businesses the reliability and efficiency that their customers need.  If you don't know specifically the type of functions you need, you could end up buying the wrong product.

For example, you can evaluate the kind of output you need.  If your business is into marketing or advertising, you may find that getting the best printer with remarkable color rendition can be an asset.  If you want to save money and energy, it is best to attach the machine into a network where people can easily access instead of acquiring dedicated office equipment's such as printer and scanners.

Office equipment nowadays are equipped with multi-functional devices built for the modern office environment.  All you have to do is to find the right function and model to help you create outputs needed by your customers.

2. Do your homework

Try to find suppliers or vendors that will give you the best deal.  However, keep in mind that low prices are not always a bunch of good deals and may not always guarantee reliable services.

When choosing the right supplier, always try to give the greatest attention to details such as flexible options, reasonable prices, availability of discounts for bulk purchases, good warranty, and guaranteed maintenance and repair services.  The last two factors are very important, since even the best products can also wear out in due time.  Hence, getting the best warranty and repair services can put your business' bottom line in the best level.

3. Ask for recommendations or references

Getting the highest quality of service always come with the best testimonials and recommendations from trusted colleagues, friends, or relatives.  Nothing works better than first-hand experience.

In today's highly commercialized world, businesses know how important word-of-the-mouth marketing is.  In fact, it is considered to be the latest trend in marketing and more and more people are getting the best results through this type of promotion.  That's because most people will most likely buy products from suppliers or vendors whose services have already been tested and proven.  And so, referrals or recommendations from other people will help you find the best product and the best deal.

Boiled down, saving money and getting the most out of your office equipment are not entirely dependent on prices and quality alone.  You have to rely on the services and efficiency that their suppliers and vendors provide.  After all, in a built environment like offices, you may need all the services you can get to guarantee satisfaction.  It is useless to buy good products, if people responsible for their quality and efficiency will not stand behind their products.  And so, buying office equipment should never be an either-or thing.  Acquiring the most comprehensive knowledge in choosing the right equipment will always guarantee your business' success.