| In today's day and age, there are so many options | | | | you're looking for is a company that has been around |
| when purchasing copiers, and even more when | | | | for a while, and if possible, check for an abundance of |
| selecting where to purchase them. We're going to go | | | | positive feedback/testimonials, which can be found |
| ahead and give you some guidelines that we think | | | | when using a service such as Ebay or Amazon. |
| should help you out a lot, whether you choose to use | | | | 3. What do you need? What kind of production will |
| us, or someone else. | | | | your business be doing, and what kind of accessories |
| 1. Is it ever worth it to buy new anymore? In this | | | | will you need? For smaller businesses, we like to |
| economy, we have noticed a very large trend | | | | recommend copiers that can do 35-50 copies per |
| towards used/refurbished copiers over new ones. | | | | minute. Copiers in this range should be good for about |
| Why? Well, for one, a used copier usually goes for | | | | 50,000 to 250,000 copies a month. For larger |
| about one fifth (most times even less) of the price of | | | | corporations, we like copiers that will produce 100 plus |
| a new copier, while still being able to do most (if not | | | | copies per minute - These copiers are ideal if you |
| every) thing that a new one can do. The key to finding | | | | have a print shop, as they are built to do over |
| a great used copier is to find one with a good copy | | | | 2,000,000 copies per month. |
| count - A copiers copy count can be looked at | | | | 4. Time to accessorize! You will now need to |
| similarly to a car's mileage. | | | | determine what you will need your copier to come |
| The less copies it has, the less problems you will | | | | with. For many businesses, they like their copier to be |
| probably have to deal with in the future. On the same | | | | their printer for all of their computers, in addition to its |
| note, just because a car has a few miles on it, it can | | | | normal function of copying. To do this, you will need |
| still perform well for a long time, as long as it's a good | | | | what is called a "Fiery," or "Rip." These are basically |
| car. "Good" copy count will vary from machine to | | | | small computers that hook up to your copier and |
| machine, as a much higher volume printer, such as one | | | | router, and by simply inputting a few things, such as IP |
| that does 100 plus copies, would still have a good copy | | | | and Gateway IP, (a copier tech can do this) you can |
| count with 15 or even 20 million copies, since it is built | | | | use your copier on your network in the same way you |
| for volume, while for a copier that performs 35-45 | | | | would use a printer. Also, modern copiers have the |
| copies per minute, you will want a copy count of under | | | | ability to do many things - If you need documents to |
| 1 million. | | | | be stapled, you will need a stapling finisher; To do |
| 2. Ok, now where to buy one. When you are looking | | | | brochures or books, you will need a booklet maker. |
| for copier suppliers, you can do a simple search for | | | | These "extras" must be discussed before purchasing. |
| places near your area via Yahoo Local, you can do a | | | | Choosing a copier can be tough, but with the right |
| search on Yahoo or Google, or check out sites like | | | | knowledge, you will surely make a great decision! |
| Ebay, Amazon, Buy.com, etc. The main thing that | | | | |
