It has always amazed me the number of businesses and government agencies that just think about “NOW” when selecting replacement printer, copiers and fax machines. How do you purchase your company’s copier printers or laser printers?

“It’s a buyers beware – the manufacturers are going to get you!”

Have you notice a change? The US dollar is dropping in value. gold is skyrocketing and Lexmark, HP, Xerox and other equipment manufactures announced big price increases on their supplies.

Just when you are trying to cut costs, they raised your cost on supplies! But, did the copiers scanner or hp laser printers actual equipment go up in price?

NO.  Why?

Because they are out to get you!  It’s the old game of getting you with inexpensive laser printers, desktop copiers and all in one equipment and then socking it to you with higher supply costs.

Are you one of those people who fail to think about the future costs of operating the equipment when you buy copier printers or printer scanners all in one?  93% of the companies in America spend more money on supplies than they do on the actual laser printer, digital copier over the like of the equipment

5 Things You Should Know

Before You Buy

#1: What toner supplies do the laser printer or digital copier use? What the cost of each supply item? Toner cartridge? Drum?  Developer?

#2: What is the estimated number of pages you will get from each toner cartridge supply item? Now calculate your cost per page.

#3: FACT! The lower the cost of the copier printer, HP laser printer or fax the more it cost per page to operate!

#4: What is the DUTY cycle of the laser printer– NOT print speed?  The print speed has nothing to do with the durability. The duty cycle is the key. the higher the duty cycle the more durable is the laser printer or copier scanner all in one.

Now, take the duty cycle and multiply it by .20 (20%) and you should not average over this number of pages per month.

#5: Get a higher end slightly used copier or laser printer for the save or less than a low end used printer scanner. They will outlast and cost less to operate over the long run.

The catch here is getting a used one in good condition. We get calls every week from people buying used copiers and laser printers  cheap just to find out in a month that the equipment needs major work.

Consider Dealer Select fully warranted machines. If you are looking for quality used equipment call us. It does not cost you a single cent to ask.

If you have may questions please feel free to contact us.  See our website for additional information. Feel free to call us or request help through our blog or go ahead to our website or call us for a quick response.

Determining the right copier printer scanner all in one device takes a bit of time. Before you start contacting prospective copier dealers for Canon copiers, Sharp copier printers or Ricoh printer copiers have the following information ready:

What are you exact needs? Do you need a plain digital copier, all in one copier scanner copier printer or just a copier printer? Many copiers have several of these features built-in such as the award winning Kyocera copier brand.

Do you know your average monthly copier printer all in one page usage? Get an idea, if possible, of how many pages expect to print, copy and receive print. One way is to determine how often you purchase a case of paper. Most cases of copier paper contain 5,000 sheets.

Do you plan to scan documents from your copier printer scanner? Do you just scan black and white? Color pages?  Scanning includes scanning to email and scan to computer.

Next, do you need to produce color? If yes, make sure you ask for a color copier printer all in one. Ask about the colour copier image quality.  Do you need good or great color? Are you producing brochures and how heavy of paper stock you plan to use.

These are just a few questions. One sure way to answer all the questions need is to use the a fill in the blank form for copier printers scanner all in one machine advice. It’s simple to use and you will get a fast reply.

If you have any questions concerning the best copier printer brands or which color copier is best for you please contact Advanced Business Computers Inc now for fast advice or post a question in response to this article.

Sincerely

Advanced Business Computers Inc.

There is a confusion concerning the quality of color prints a copier  or printer produces.Do you own a color copier, laser printer or all in one printer copier scanner?  Do you expect the same quality of prints whether you scan, email or print an image from your computer?

Clients call all the time concerning the quality of color prints produced on their all in one color copier or laser printer all in one. The conversation usually involves around poor quality copied images when compared to one printed from the computer to the color digital copier or printer all in one color. Some of them believe they should get the same quality of print from the SCANNED images as the one printed directly from their digital camera connected printed directly from their computer.

Why is the quality greater from the computer than from the scanned image?  Simple – resolution. When you transfer an image directly from your digital camera to your computer the resolution of the actual image is much greater than the one scanned from your color copier or color printer scanner.

The scanner will always produce images with less quality due to the limitations of the device. Most scanners have a scan resolution of 1200 dpi digital enhanced 2400 dpi which equates to 1.5 to 2.8MP.  Even the low end digital camera produce 6mp images with many of them over 10mp.  This alone show you the scanned image is much lower resolution on your color copier scanner or printer scanner.

Plus, the scanner uses light to take a picture of the image.  The light actually distorts the colors on the color copier scanner or color printer all in one. this further reduces the quality of the image copied. So what should you do?

Whenever possible use the digital format of the image from the camera connected to your computer to produce your color print.  If you have to use the copier then try copying at different darkness using the settings on your color copier scanner or color printer all in one device.

Next before your select your color printer or colour copier printer make sure you tell the dealer your various needs.  Get help from an independent color copier or color laser printer dealer that is not locked into a particular brand.  What’s more important: getting the right equipment at a far price or the name on the color copier scanner?

Sincerely,

Advanced Business Computers Inc.

P.S.  Request a free evaluation of your needs.  Please post your questions about color all in one printer scanners copiers here to get a prompt answer.  Even get high quality Dealer Select units at up to 70% off  now.

According the GSA, company’s printers, fax machines and copiers cost  “on the average $1000 per employee per year or more.”   According to Xerox, company’s copier printer environment costs an average of 3% of a company’s TOTAL GROSS revenue.

Every dollar you save in your copier printer scanner increases your company’s profit.  Budgets for toner cartridge  supplies are growing by 20-40% per year;  Dataquest, IDC and CAP Ventures have all concluded that copier printer scanner page volumes are growing at a compound annual growth rate of roughly 8%. Printer cost is increasing not decreasing and the majority of the company’s do not have controls in place. PrintSolv print management solves this problem

Wait, it’s important to know the facts about print management before you tackle your print related costs.

True Print Management is the way your companies copier printer scanner equipment are acquired, maintained, supplied and distributed. It is not an equipment lease program. The problem is that many copier printer leasing and service companies are yelling Print Management when they are actually in the business of pushing (selling you) equipment. To them copier printer scanner print management is just another “catch word” just like the word “Digital” was a few years ago.

And here is the most important factor. . . .

“True Print Management is cost avoidance, cost reduction,  copier printer equipment management and scanner maintenance. It is not buying, leasing or equipment centralizing program.”  It’s a Pro-active not Re-active program.

Buying vs. PrintSolv Copier Printer Scanner Management Solution

Here are 7 reasons to consider PrintSolv verse purchasing equipment:

(1) It keeps your cash free to help your business grow instead of tying it up in expensive printers copiers and scanner equipment. Your business needs cash to survive.  Every time you tie it up in capital equipment, you limit your cash available for marketing, inventory and other useful purposes. Why constrain your company’s growth?

(2) Your company gets to write off the complete program amount fast instead of slowly depreciating the copier, printer or fax equipment over a bunch of years. The US government classifies most office equipment as five year or longer equipment.  This means you have to depreciate over a long period if you own the equipment.  The Advanced Business Computers Inc. programs give you the ability to write it 100% at the time of the expense.  This lowers the taxes and simplifies your accounting!

(3) Concerns of printer, copier and scanner obsolescence is no longer a factor.  Technology moves so fast that computer, copier, printer and fax machine companies are introducing new equipment and discontinuing others daily.

Hewlett Packard stated that they will introduce new printers at least once every 6 months.  You no longer have the luxury to think that the equipment you buy today will do the things you want it to do 3 years from now.

(4) The PrintSolv Solution has been designed to address the four cornerstones of business copier printer management in today’s cost conscience environment: process and performance improvements, cost containment, cost avoidance, and cost savings. The program is the most strategic approach to print management available in the marketplace today.

(5) This gives you the a method to manage your copier printers scanners equipment and obtain equipment you NEED (if any) instead of just equipment you can afford due to cash on hand and budget concerns.

How many times have you a printer or copier just based on price instead of what you need to grow your business?  Does cash on hand limit your purchasing abilities?  Would a faster printer or more efficient copier scanner get you more business or reduce your direct overhead costs (labor, outside printing, etc.)?

(6) If you need new equipment then you have a choice. The PrintSolv solution is very much independent of any particular brand and represents an independent solution to controlling costs and managing print environments

(7) The solutions will cost you no more than any other service provider in the market, but we provide you with more than our competitors can ever provide, including the kind of meaningful data on your company’s print environment that enable very real return-on-investment decisions. And yes, it is highly likely that we will be able to save you money as well, both short-term and long-term savings.

Plus, the programs provide a hedge against inflation.  Instead of using today’s dollars, spread the cost out with tomorrow’s cheaper dollars.

Call and ask for. . .

“What Tricks Copier printer Leasing Companies Play and Do Not Want YOU To Know”

(the DIRTY little secrets that makes them rich and legally steal money from You!)

How do you think Xerox, Canon,. Sharp, Ricoh and Minolta became so big? That’s right get the 100% Free report! Request it through our website or ask for it in the comment area!

If you have may questions please feel free to contact us.  See our website for additional information. Feel free to call us or request help through our blog or go ahead to our website or call us for a quick response.

(And legally rip you off!)

Did you see part one of tricks copier leasing companies play? This continues where we left off discussing how to prevent being ripped-of by copier leasing companies and copier maintenance service providers. If you are not careful your copier lease will end with you shelling out more major bucks for a copier printer that you could have owned for $1!

The old saying what the goose does not know is good for the gander (or is it the other way around?).  In other words, the more you are kept in the dark by the office copier leasing company then more they profit from you.

More things you need to know before you sign a copier printer lease maintenance agreement:

Know your contract. We just received a call from a client who leased a copier printer from Toshiba of Florida.  This is a client who didn’t make sure the copier printer lease buy-out was specified in dollars amounts in their lease.  Toshiba copier leasing said $5000 – the client said, “You got to be kidding!

This is what happened:  First they did not check the contract before they signed (see Tricks Copier Leasing companies play Part I).  Second they waited too late to ask them the buy out amount of the copier MFD lease.  The copier printer lease required a 90 day notice so since their request for the copier lease buy-out was 60 from the lease expiration the leasing company could charge them anything the wanted.

Also, check the expiration date of your lease of your copier printer scanner equipment way, way before expiration.

Guess what happened next?  They told the leasing company they do not want to renew the copier printer lease agreement.  Toshiba said fine and told the client to ship the machine back to Toshiba in Georgia.  Client reaction,” What???”  The leasing company of the copier printer wanted the client to spend several hundred of dollars to ship via a freight company (this is a large copier printer).

Result: They called our office, Advanced Business Computers Inc and we help them review the contract and proved that Toshiba copier leasing company was responsible to pickup the machine. The client lost the chance to get the copier MFD machine for pennies on the dollar; however, they did save big time on shipping costs.

Now they are reviewing leases from copier printer companies armed with information so they will not get hooked into another bad digital copier printer fax lease.

Never Get a Chance to See Other Offers: This is a sales gimmick or trick used by all major copier leasing companies.  The gimmick, “Do not give other copier leasing companies a chance and screw the clients!” This is how the leasing tricks works:

A. You sign a copier lease and maintenance agreement fro a period of 3 or 5 years.

B.  Half way into the copier lease agreement the leasing company comes to you and says, “Why don’t we upgrade your copier printer at no charge?” You say, “That sounds great”.

They deliver an upgraded copier printer and have you sign an agreement that REPLACESS the older agreement. The new agreement is for ANOHTER 3 or 5 years.

What did they just do?  They just got you for another bunch of years. The copier leasing companies do this again and again. The lease never ends. You never get a chance to own the equipment. Plus, you never get to get a competitive offer from a different leasing company because your current leasing company keeps locking you into long copier lease over and over again!

There are other tricks leasing companies play. If you need somebody who knows the tricks to review your current or proposed lease agreement contact us.  Get a clear English copier lease agreement with everything spelled out.

If you need to know faster how to prevent getting hooked into an expensive lease and ticks copier leasing companies play contact me now  through our blog or go ahead to our website for a quick response. I hope this article was helpful.

Sincerely,

Your Friends at Advanced Business Computers Inc.

http://www.abctechsolutions.com

(Are You Getting the Color Laser Printer Copier Raw Deal?)

by Michael Klein Advanced Business Computers, Inc.

Color printers are getting less and less expensive. However, the actual cost of using them is very high.  Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Minolta and Dell are practically giving away color printers with some models as low as $300.  However, there is a catch and many companies, government agencies and schools are getting a raw deal.

What Raw deal?

It’s simple. HP, Dell, and other color laser manufactures just about give away their machines and stick it to you with the cost of supplies. You get hit with ultra high operating costs and the manufacturers makes a bundle off you.

Did you know the actual cost of a color page printed on a low cost printer copier (cost of supplies, maintenance, repairs, etc.) is on the average over $0.16 per page and in some cases much higher depending upon the amount of text or toner used on the page?

“How To Select the Right color printer, Copier or MFD”

First, remember the cost of the actual color printer copier scanner has a DIRECT relation to the cost of operating it.  Hewlett Packard, Dell, Sharp, Xerox, and other equipment manufacturers have a scheme.

Color Laser printer copier companies hook you with a inexpensive printer and pound you with high supply costs

Simply put the low end printers cost the most to operate. If you purchase equipment by price you will lose you shirt in the long run!  before you buy determine the actual cost per page.

Calculate per page cost supply cost:

Black/White pages  = (Cost of black toner divided by number of estimate pages at 5%) + (cost imaging unit divided by  number of estimate pages at 5%) + (Cost of fuser unit divide by number of estimate pages at 5%)

Color Pages = (Cost of black pages) + ((cost of yellow + cyan + magenta pages)  divided by number of estimated pages at 5%)

Most color printer copier fax manufacturer all provide the estimate number of pages a toner cartridge, drum unit, imaging unit and fuser assembly last. Just plug in the number and get your actual supply costs.

Now are you printing at 5%?  One page double spaced is 5% coverage. One standard page single space is 10% coverage. So your actual cost may be higher due to average your usage of your laser printer color.  Use this number to determine your monthly estimated supply costs on different machines. Times that number by 36 months (3 years) and see which model really saves you the most money.

Ask questions. Consider a lease instead of a purchase which may lower your costs even more. Ask about the PrintSolv program too to eliminate all your equipment hassles.

If you have may questions please feel free to contact us. Feel free to request help through our blog or go ahead to our website .

I hope this article was helpful. If you have questions please feel free to call us at (305) 477-2320 or visit us on the web.

Sincerely,

You’re Friends

Advanced Business Computers, Inc.

sales@acbtechsolutions.com

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