So, what can your company do to ensure that you’re not overpaying for your next copier?

• Make sure to only buy the features you need
• Don’t lease if you have the cash on hand to buy
• Get color if you are using color inkjets in the office (and then get rid of the inkjets) and avoid color if you actually don’t need color.

Give us a call for your next Colorado Springs copier quote!

Are You Tired of Throwing Away Cash on Your Color Copier?

Have you been ready to shop for a color copier in Colorado Springs? Buying a copier in Colorado Springs can be a difficult thing to do, and color is an even more important decision!  If you want kind of a “cheater’s guide” to copier purchasing in Colorado Springs, here are some important things to consider!

• When buying any copier, make sure the first thing you do is write down a list of all the things the copier MUST do, should do, would be nice to do and is unnecessary. (Tabloid, stapling, duplexing, faxing, networking, etc…)
• Get some print sample files ready and look at the differences in the copiers.  Like wine, tastes vary…  your preferences and your reps can vary wildly
• Feel free to ask for better pricing after you get a quote from a rep.  They will generally try and take at least a bit off since you asked.

If you need a color copier in Colorado Springs, please give us a call!

This Deal Should be Music to Your Ears!

When you are looking for a copier there are a few things you will be looking at in order to determine whether or not you got a good deal.  There are always the obvious ones of price and the speed of the unit itself.  What we have for you are some great deals on used copiers.

The first used copier is just barely over a year old and sold for over $7,000 brand new in January of last year.  So, it’s just a year old or so and it is in amazing shape.  There wasn’t much use put on the machine and there were no service calls on the device either.  It is a Kyocera 3060 copier or a Copystar 3060 copier.

If you are needing a great deal on a used copier, but don’t want a 5 year old device and still want a great deal, give us a call on this copier!

Networking Your Copier

Have you realized that you are almost done buying your new copier, but the copier company in Colorado Springs that you are dealing with are not totally sure how to network your copier.  It is annoying because you are paying thousands of dollars for a copier and it seems they should know how to make sure your copier is networked so you can scan and print from your computer.

If you are going to  have a copier networked your copier company will need to either allow the network to dynamically set the IP address or define the IP address based on the parameters your IT department has set for your companies printing devices.  Permissions also need to be set and you will need to decide if the copier drivers should be loaded on the server or on the individual PC’s. Generally it is better on the server, but there can be a reason to put it on the PC’s instead.

If you want to get a copier in Colorado Springs and want a company who can help you network this copier please give us a call!

Xerox Phaser 8860MFP in Colorado Springs

Have you been looking to get high quality color prints, but don’t want to break the bank buying a machine to do color flyers or marketing materials for your company?  Are you going to a print shop and paying $.29 per color flyer or more?  Maybe it is time to consider the Xerox Phaser 8860MFP in Colorado Springs!

If you go to a print shop and get your color copies for $.29 each and wondered if you could afford your own copier so you can be more efficient in your work, here is a quick breakdown.  Assuming you have decent volume, we’ll assume 500 color prints a month, you could look at it this way…  $.065 is about where you will start, and then you can get down to $.05 if your volume is high in color.  We’ll take $.065 to start with.

You are paying $.29 now, you would be paying $.065 for a differential of $.225 per copy.  The copier itself runs approximately $4,000 — So if you work this out over 3 years you would be at breakeven with just 493 color prints per month.  If you are doing 1,000 color prints — Paying $290 per month.    You could be paying $65 for the prints and $111 for the copier on average ($4,000/36) for a total per month cost of $176/month instead of $290.00

So, if you need a color copier in Colorado Springs, please give us a call!  We can help work out these sorts of numbers with you until you are comfortable that indeed, you are doing the best thing for your company.  If the numbers don’t support new equipment, we will also show you this.  It is not always smart to buy a new copier in Colorado Springs!

Thanksgiving for this Copier Technology

The Office Copier.  A device we all take for granted.  Yet, this piece of equipment has helped to shape minds and hearts across this great land.  Churches and Schools have used copiers to get their message out to the people in mass.  If there is a lesson, we can make it avaialble to hundreds or even thousands of people and then let them take home the notes.  Really, copiers are pretty darn amazing pieces of equipment.

Now, there are some things that are way more amazing than copier technology.  One thing I am particularily grateful for is the fact that God has forgiven me for my rotten attitudes and ways I have mistreated people.  Maybe you have divergent religious beliefs…  If you do, I just ask that you also seek to give the god you serve thanks during this holiday because we are a really blessed people!

When you have to come back from the potlucks and all the family stuff which is super important, we hope you’ll consider us for your copier needs in Colorado Springs!

It May be Snowing, but Don't Get Snowed

Snow is falling in the area and it is a fun time of year.  The Holidays are right around the corner and people are trying not to spend as much time at work.  This post is to help make sure that your lack of time does not wind up killing your bottom line as you are unable to really look over all the revenue coming in and the costs going out.  So, what can you do about your printer and copier fleet?

1. Check your bills to make sure the billed amount and the printed amount match.  We have seen a lot of companies cut staff so that this is now overlooked.
2. Check and make sure you have their best pricing at all times.  Feel free to ask the hard questions!  Make sure they are always being competitive with printers and copiers in Colorado Springs
3. Look for other value.  Can they provide software to maximize efficiencies?  Can they take more work on without an additional cost.

Copiers are not sexy, but they cost a lot of money!

How Do I Scan? How Do I ... ??

You spend a lot of money on your copier in Colorado Springs.  Why spend all that money and then feel frustrated with the fact you don’t know how to use all of the features?  It is becoming more common for us that customers are trying to get away from some of the “optional” services, trying to keep their expenses as low as possible.  Installation services is not one of the things you should scrimp on.  A 40 page per minute copier used well will be better than a 50 page per minute copier used poorly.

Installation services matter with your copier.  If you need a copier quote in Colorado Springs, please give us a call!

Is this You?

There are many companies with rows and rows and rows and rows of filing cabinets.  They are always paper filing everything.  Is your company in Colorado Springs this way?  Do you lose files?  Misplace files?  All of these are dangers when dealing with hard copies of documents.

Almost all new copiers come with scanning these days, so there is really no excuse to lose documents.  Its a simple matter of properly tagging the file and making sure it follows the destination rules.

Most people that have 20 filing cabinets could pretty easily cut this number down to 2 or 3.  Why don’t they?  Change in process can be hard.  This is why you should give us a call so we can show you how scan to network could work for in Colorado Springs!

Take a Close Look at Your Quote and Contract!!

This post is not going to make me the most popular person in the copier industry because if you follow my advice, you could be taking a few thousand dollars out of the Colorado Springs copier company´s pocket and leaving it in yours!  Here are some tips which no one else will tell you!

1. Don´t do a FMV lease on anything under $3,000.00  Why?  Because there is generally less than $5 a month difference when you do the lease either way.  If this is the case, why give back the equipment and have to pay the freight to get it to the leasing company?
2. You don´t have to do a lease to be on a cost per print plan.  You can buy and sign up for a cost per print plan seperately.
3. Ask your dealer if they have any demos models for sale on the model you´re looking at.  This will do two things…  1) It tells them you are wanting a value so they´ll naturally keep their prices lower and 2) It will let them know you are open to creative deals so they can get you the best deal.
4. Always get your quotes itemized. ALWAYS!
5. Always figure out the total cost of ownership and compare with the feature sets being offered.  Cheapest is not always best!

Following these simple steps on your next copier lease will save you a ton.  Please call us if you need a quote on a copier in Colorado Springs!