| There are many really good copier manufacturers, like | | | | colour copier, it will make you pay at least 20-30% |
| Canon, Lanier, Epson, HP, Sharp, Toshiba, Xerox, etc. | | | | more than the black and white one.o Network Card - |
| All you have to do is understand your business or | | | | A copier with a network card is a better solution if you |
| individual requirements and consider a few points so | | | | require heavy usage. You can even install a printer |
| that making the choice won't be a problem. Don't | | | | mode along with the network card to make your |
| worry, it's not a very daunting task if do your research | | | | copier a laser printer, thus allowing you to sit at your |
| well enough. | | | | desk and make copies somewhere else.o Scanners - |
| Tips to buy your Digital Copiero Requirements - First, | | | | Scanners are used to scan documents and once that |
| determine the requirements of your business. If you | | | | is done, everything can be sorted in the copy machine |
| are a large corporation and the use of your copier will | | | | itself, after which you can let the copier to do its job, |
| be heavy, then you will require a heavy duty copier | | | | leaving you free to get on with your job. Scanning can |
| that has the capacity to produce large numbers of | | | | be done with software called OCR, which stands for |
| copies at a time and has the durability to do so. A | | | | Optical Character Recognition, which converts your |
| copier used at home would not be the same one used | | | | copier into a scanner. This turns the scanned |
| at a publishing house.o Cost - Cost is another factor | | | | document into an electronic file, which you can edit and |
| you should consider. If you are going to buy more than | | | | save on your computer.o Fax Machines - Some |
| one copier, make sure you are getting the best deal | | | | copiers today come with facilities to both send and |
| possible. Make a comprehensive cost comparison. But | | | | receive faxes so that when you receive a fax, it will |
| don't be deterred by high prices and opt for a cheaper | | | | be directly printed. This saves you the headache of |
| model if you are going to require the features of the | | | | buying a separate fax machine. You can send or |
| higher priced model.o Volume - Volume means the | | | | receive even multi page faxes. If you are connected |
| ability of a copier to make copies as quick as possible | | | | with a network card, then you can even send the fax |
| in the least time. If you are going to require a heavy | | | | from your desk.o Editing - Some copiers even come |
| duty copier, then you need a copier that will provide a | | | | with editing facility. This means that you can even |
| high volume turnover and speed. The speed of a | | | | number your pages or add a watermark. You can |
| copier is dependent on the pages per minute. The | | | | even add dates to your documents and some copiers |
| basic copier today has a monthly volume of 10,000 | | | | even allow you to rotate images. This means the |
| copies at 15 pages per minute. The higher end copier | | | | copier recognises the paper and restyles the content |
| can go up to 100ppm and 60,000 copies monthly. Of | | | | to fit the paper, thus reducing the loss of paper. |
| course, you will have to spend a little more on the high | | | | If you are looking for a digital copy machine or copier |
| end copiers, but it will be balanced out by your | | | | and printer services, you could consider the name |
| requirements.o Colour - If you require only a black and | | | | Copywell, as they will be able to help you out with all |
| white copier, there is no point in investing in a colour | | | | copier solutions. |
| copier. Although, if you later want to upgrade to a | | | | |
