How much should I pay?
Just because a certain printer is cheap doesn’t necessarily mean that the ink is too, so check with your supplier before making your choice.
Should I choose a Laser or Inkjet printer?
If you are going to be printing over 500 pages per month, a laser printer is the best option because toner cartridges are designed for printing large volumes whereas inkjets are for smaller volumes.
Should I choose a Mono or Colour printer?
Even if you usually print in black, having the option to print in colour when you want or need to is always useful. The best bet is to buy a printer that uses separate cartridges for printing colour and black. That way, as a cartridge runs out, you can save both ink and cash.
Should I choose Standard or High Capacity toner cartridges?
Your choice of cartridge capacity should be based on your daily printing volumes. Standard capacity cartridges usually have a page yield of around 2-3000 whereas high capacity toner cartridges can yield around 6-8000, so it makes sense if you are only printing occasionally to choose a standard cartridge which will be more cost effective in the long term. However, even though high capacity cartridges can yield more than twice that of a standard cartridge they do not cost more than twice the price. It just depends on whether you want save money in the short term or in the long term.
Should I choose a Multi-function printer? (MFP)
The benefits of multi-function printers is that they give you options for printing, faxing and scanning documents as well as being space savers. However, if more than one person needs to print, scan and fax at the same time they’ll have to wait their turn; not so good in an urgent situation.
Should I choose WiFi or Ethernet Networking?
More and more offices are opting to install WiFi printers for the obvious reason that they eliminate the need for wires. It is also easier and quicker to add computers to a wireless network.
Should I choose an Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)?
If you need to copy large volumes of documents and want to save time, an automatic document feeder is definitely an option.
Should I choose a large capacity printer?
Printing large volumes can be time consuming adding more paper to the paper tray. Also, every time you pause printing to add more paper, toner is wasted so a printer with a large capacity paper tray might be the more cost effective choice.
If you’d like more advice on what’s the best printer for your office requirements, contact Lawprint today by calling us on 0141 810 9850, e-mail us or use our online enquiry form.
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