Venice Copier Purchase-What to Look For

So your are a small business looking for a copier printer scanner.  You think about going to your big box store to purchase one.  You google copiers near me, and it pulls up a bunch of copier companies you never heard of.  What should you do?

You think first you will take a trip to the local office supplies store, you know the one that sounds like maples.  You walk in and see about 30 different multifunction printer copiers.  You see Brother, Hewlett Packard, Xerox, and one other.  You read some of tags, and they say things like automatic 2 siding, wireless, color inkjet technology, refillable cartridges, and the prices are very nice!  Most color laser printers are three to five hundred dollars.  You narrow it down to a nice Brother multifunction copier.  You pick it up and put it into your cart.  Then you notice “starter cartridges included.”  Ok, so you see you need to buy some more toner cartridges, because the starter toners only do 500 pages each.  You also think, 500 pages…That is only one pack of paper right?

You remember your last job when your office used about 3 or 4 of those per month, which is 1500 to 2000 pages.  No big deal, you think, as you find the other toners.  Ok so I need a black, blue, cyan, and yellow.  Then you see the prices, black is $99, blue is $119, cyan is $119, and yellow is $119!!  Almost $500, WTF!  The printer only costs $350.  Then you look at how many pages each cartridge produces…4000 pages per cartridge.  So you think about how many pages you will do.  Let’s say you only print 1000 per month.  Then every 4 months or so, you will need to spend $500 for toners.  Sounds not fun at all.  Then you see something called a drum(4 of them in a color copier).  Then you check the price online and they are $240 each, but last about 12,000 pages each.  So you’re like ok, this is getting expensive, as you put the printer back and go home to reassess your copier situation.

You think this is taking too much time, and money, so you just call one of the local Venice copier companies.  You call 2 of them to get a comparison.  One calls you back, and the other copier salesman just shows up at your door, like a stalker.  After trying to force you to sign some paperwork, you kick the second one out of your business.  The first was kind of pushy, but he sent you a proposal.

As you review the copier pricing, you notice the cost is $119/month.  This includes the copier printer, installation, delivery, all parts and supplies, toners, drums, labor…basically everything.  You do the math.  You think about it and you get all of this and over say 3 years, the cost will be less than this little Depot printer and all of the expensive toners and drums.  This can’t be this easy, you think.  Well, it really isn’t this easy, because you still have to compare copier companies.  But, in a nutshell, we think you know that for most businesses, big box stores are more expensive and time consuming than copier companies. Look for the copier rental Venice business owners believe in(or purchase or lease a copier)