Monday, March 15, 2010
The Multi Function Printer
It seems that the Multi Function Printer has taken over. One machine handling all the functions of the older copiers, faxes, scanners and printers seems logical and a great saver of space. The manufacturers are making them faster and soon they might even rival the speeds of a traditional copier. The consumables on some of them are becoming competitive as well. They seem the way to go but what are the downsides? A lot of functions mean more wear on the parts. Compacting everything into one machine usually means lower capacity document feeder trays and toner. Is it saving money buying one machine to take over the duty of the other four?
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ReplyDeletePeople have predicted the rise of the paperless society for decades but in the United States alone office printers churn out approximately 1.2 trillion sheets of paper per year. The demands on office machines are as high as ever so it makes good business sense to take ink costs into account when you decide. If you print very little, a multifunction printer makes since. If you print a high volume of documents you should take a serious look at the cost of the consumables. If you’re producing a high volume of black and white text pages and very few high resolution color documents you’re likely to save money using the old Ricoh and jobbing out the color and document scanning. If you need to send a fax, just take the picture with your phone and tweet it. . . .
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