If you were offered a free membership to a service that would give you a discount on your next printer/copier, would you take it? 

I’m guessing 99.9% of you said “Of course!” to that question. However, since seemingly nothing in life is free, you’re probably wondering: “What’s the catch?” 

While you might believe it’s too good to be true, there is actually a membership offered free of charge (most of the time) that can give you special pricing on your next office machine, as well as other relevant supplies or services to your industry. It’s called cooperative purchasing, and many people don’t know about its benefits. 

An office printer/copier is a staple of the traditional workplace. 

So, how do you get the right machine that will fulfill your printing requirements and serve your office for the long run? 

As a long-time print vendor, we aim to answer this question for you by providing objective and factual information about the products we know the most. 

Since we sell Xerox products specifically, we will be reviewing one of their machines, the Xerox AltaLink C8145, in this blog.  

Office printers/copiers used to be basic machines that would do exactly what their name implied. 

Fast forward to today and printers could now be considered office assistants thanks to their ability to automate and execute daily functions, improving general work productivity in the process. 

On the surface, this is a good thing: Almost every workplace can get behind increasing productivity in the office. The catch with modern-day printers, however, is you have to get the right one for your situation, and if you don’t it can lead to a wasted expense.  

There may be no type of office equipment more important for the traditional workplace than a printer/copier. 

How do you find the best one for your work environment, though?  

This is exactly the question we have helped thousands of customers answer over our almost four decades in the printer industry, and it should not be ignored if you want to get the most out of your investment.  

Buying office equipment is much like buying a new car. 

You have to do your research, figure out which vehicle is right for you and determine how you’re going to pay for it. 

It sounds like a simple process but speeding through the stages can result in a purchase that is inadequate for your situation—which means wasted time, and most tangibly, money. 

For over 35 years now, we’ve seen more than a few consumers experience this exact scenario with their purchase of a new printer/copier.