What is the most important thing to consider when buying a new printer/copier? 

It actually has nothing to do with the look of the machine, the feel of it or how fast it prints. The answer lies in how much it can safely print per month, or its recommended monthly print volume.  

The recommended monthly print volume of a machine is the essential indicator you need to pay close attention to before buying a new office machine. 

But the question becomes: How do you figure out your current, or estimated, monthly print volume so that you can buy a machine that can rightly accommodate it? 

So, you’re in the market for a new basic printer, which beckons the question: “Does it really matter which one I get?” 

When you’re talking about a simple, print-only machine, you’re not going to be paying much money for it. 

For example, the Xerox B230, which we will be reviewing today, starts at around $210. For most people, that will not be a heavy cost to endure. 

So, if cost is not a significant factor, then what is? Why should you care what brand of machine you get when the cost is more or less the same? 

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 No matter what the product is, you always want to get the best price possible for it. When it comes to printers/copiers, the same logic applies. 

It’s actually hard to believe how expensive even a simple office printer can cost nowadays. At the basic level, printers can cost around $1,000; at the advanced level, they can cost as much as $30,000 or more. 

As a printer/copier company for almost 40 years, we’ve learned that cost is the most concerning factor for customers in the market for a new machine. And we always want to find ways to make it less of a concern for consumers. 

We’ve learned a few tips and tricks along the way that can help you mitigate some of the cost of buying an expensive printer, and we plan to share some of those in this blog. 

Should you buy the Xerox VersaLink C7020? 

When searching for your next office printer/copier, you’ve likely found it difficult to definitively answer which model would be best for you. 

The answer to this question is crucial because purchasing the wrong printer could lead to issues like increased service costs, which could then lead to a breakdown of the machine altogether. 

When you’re talking about multi-thousand-dollar printers, that could end up being a cost that cuts into your bottom line and takes away some of your much-needed working capital. 

Buying a printer/copier for your office is much like buying a new car or computer. 

They each serve a vital role in your daily life, but it can sometimes be difficult to narrow down exactly which product is right for you. 

You may not put an office printer in the same category as a new car, but if you end up dropping a lot of money on the wrong printer, it can damage your daily business operations and force you to pay unnecessary expenses to either fix the machine or get a new one in place. 

We’ve been a printer/copier vendor for almost 40 years now, and we’ve concluded that finding the right machine for your company involves research and education.