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Time for a Change!!
It is very obvious the copier industry is changing substantially. I just finished going to the ITEX trade show as a exhibitor and I realized some pretty basic things about where the copier industry is headed. First of all, it was interesting that at show for copier vendors, Ricoh, Kyocera, Canon and Xerox all choose not to attend or have a booth. We have been hearing more and more through the grapevine that the big manufacturers are headed towards “managed services companies” as a whole. The question is, why?
it became more and more obvious why this is the case as I was there. I found that most copier companies do not really embrace technology. They tend to be intimidated by it. For example, in the database I have of over 900 printers and copiers, most reps seemed confused as to why a customer would want a legit side by side comparison.
If copier reps insist on doing business according to the good ol boys network they have used for years they will see themselves losing more and more business to manufacturers and IT companies. It is time to change and use copier technology to our advantage!
If you need a copier in Denver, please give us a call!
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Do You Understand the Relationship Between Cost and Coverage?
Color coverage seems to be a concept many people in Denver struggle grasping. I thought I would quickly describe what color coverage is and how it affects your bottom line. Let’s look at a specific example and show you how this one factor can vary dramatically. If you owned a HP Laserjet 4700DN and you were printing standard business color (20% — broken down as 5% of the page is covered with Cyan, 5% with Magenta, 5% with Yellow and 5% with Black) then you are going to pay about $.10 per print. If you did this with 3,000 pages per month and did this for 5 years, you’d spend about $18,000 over 5 years. Each percent you are off one way or the other is going to be about $900!
If you figured everything at 20% and it was actually 22% (very insignificant difference) your budget will be off by $1,800 when you are done with the 5 years. If, conversely it is only 18%, you’ll be $1,800 better.
So, when you are thinking about doing color, you will want to understand the concept of color coverage. Give us a call if you would like your files analyzed by a color specialist and we can tell you exactly how much your color is costing you in Denver!
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Getting Training and Offering Services in Las Vegas
The ITEX show is coming up March 3rd and March 4th. Pahoda Image Products is going to be there both as a vendor and a consumer. (We are Pahoda, by the way…) The product we are going to be offering at the Las Vegas show is a copier and printer database we rent out to resellers around the country. This is the database we use to get you the best Total Cost of Ownership when you work with us. Details are at Printer Side by Side.
Our Las Vegas partner, Copier Las Vegas, will also be there. Please visit their site if you are in Las Vegas looking for a copier!
We use this show as a place to keep up on the document imaging technology field and to grow our reseller base to provide better tools for our local Denver customers. We are at 7475 W 5th Ave in Lakewood, CO! Please give us a call if you need a copier in Denver!
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Look Like a Hero As You Save Your Company Thousands of Dollars!
You have a lot of work to do on your budget. There is the building, payroll and all of the expenses. Now you have to look at a copier in Denver and you don’t see how this is going to work AT ALL! You call around and the prices are through the roof! You need something fast, but can’t shell out $6,000 right now!
We may have the perfect solution! He have a used Lexmark X644e on sale for just $1,250! This was $2,500 when new just over a year ago! Print, Scan, Copy and Fax. Also does scan to E mail! This copier has had no trouble! If you are interested in a used copier in Denver, please give us a call as we have this copier as well as others for sale!
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What to do when your copier rep is laid off...
Your copier rep in Denver has just been laid off or they are quitting for greener pastures elsewhere. This is always a frustrating time because in general people don’t like copier reps really well so when you find a good one, it really stinks to lose them. If your copier rep in Denver has been laid off or has quit, there are a few things you need to do before it is too late!
First of all, in any business relationship, there are always unspoken modes of operation. Maybe your copier rep knows you won’t pay for shipping, so they take care of this detail for you. Maybe you need to have everything in a formal PO, maybe you overpaid on something, so they have been giving you cheaper toner. Whatever arrangements you have made, it is wise to get these into writing (It is wise to do even if they are not quitting!).
I know it feels awkward to ask your rep to send an E mail outlining these procedures. If you don’t it is unlikely the copier company will honor these special arrangements. You will get frustrated and probably find a new copier company “because they don’t do things right.”
If you are looking for a new copier company in Denver, please give us a call. We will do everything we can to give you a good copier buying experience!
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Xerox ColorQube 9201, 9202 & 9203
You may have heard about the Xerox ColorQube 9201, the Xerox ColorQube 9202 and Xerox ColorQube 9203, this copier in Denver is a beast. First of all, most Denver customers are not aware this color copier is over $20,000 for the box. The ColorQube 9203 claims that it goes “up to” 85 pages per minute, but the specs also says that it prints at 50 pages per minute. What’s the deal with this? Basically, it is just saying that if resolution doesn’t matter for a specific job, this is the top speed. 50 pages per minute is a better rating. It is interesting, the wax technology is quite different than traditional toner models out there. First of all, you can add more wax while you are printing and copying. It is pretty easy to put the wax in the copier. I took a picture on my phone with a wax block in my hand which you can see here…
Magenta ColorQube Wax
The interesting thing about all of the wax based printers is that you have a non-toxic supply and the petroleum needed to produce the supplies are much lower than the traditional copier companies toner production needs.
Of course the biggest appeal to the Xerox ColorQube 9201, ColorQube 9202 and ColorQube 9203 is that you can get some color for less than 2 cents a page. Xerox has broken down their cost per prints into 3 color catagories. These are called Black plus useful color, Everyday Color and Expressive Color. Even expressive color is in the 5 to 6 cents a page range…
If you have been hearing about the Xerox ColorQube series in Denver and would like to speak to someone who does not get paid by Xerox about this copier, please give us a call and we will be happy to help you understand the costs, the technology or just answer general questions you may have about the Xerox ColorQube copier!
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Another Dishonest Ploy from Copier Reps
You may be nearing the end of your copier lease and you are hearing your copier rep sing a song of “bigger, better, at the same price.” It sounds great at first, after all, why not go faster and be able to do more and if you can do it at the same costs as you currently have, all the better. Here is the problem, you are probably paying too much for your copier in Denver!
Let’s change the product to illustrate the point. You go to your local Starwhatever coffee house and let’s say they are charging you $8.00 per cup of coffee. (It seems like they do sometimes) Anyway, this is way too much, and them promising to give you 32 oz instead of 20 oz does not make the $8.00 cost a good deal. A good deal is based on fair market value and what you get for that value.
When you are buying a copier in Denver, don’t get suckered into thinking that just because the copier is faster than what you already have for the same price, that the new copier is a good deal.
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Xerox Phaser 6180 MFP/D
Finding that perfect multi-function unit for the small office in Denver can be brutal. We have had customers asking for a good color copier under $1,000 and we have joked these copiers are delivered by unicorns and set up by gnomes. The Xerox Phaser 6180MFP/D is a surprising exception. It seems like this desktop copier is going to server Denver businesses well. The copier is 31 pages per minute in black and white and 20 pages per minute in color. The best part is that after the rebates, this copier can be as cheap as $550 or so!
One awesome thing about the Xerox Phaser 6180MFP/D is that it uses the same toner as the $6,000 to $7,000 color printers and copiers from Xerox use. Of course, it is in smaller yield since this is not a high volume machine, however, the Xerox Phaser 6180MFP/D is capable of producing prints which look like they came out of $6,000 or so printers!
If you have an old printer, you can trade it in for an additional $175 off making this desktop copier just over $500 which comes standard duplexing and pretty quick speeds.
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CopyStar 3035 Copier for Sale
As many people are having their copier lease in Denver hit the end of its term, they are trying to decide whether to spend a bunch of money on a new copier or if buying a used copier to get a few years would make more sense. This decision can be tough because there are definately pluses and minuses to both, but if you have concluded that a used copier in Denver would make more sense than a new copier in Denver, you might want to take a look at our Copystar 3035 Black and White Copier. You can have the scanning added to the print, copy and fax functions that are already in this used copier in Denver.
We are selling this copier currently for $1,895 (plus $150 for delivery/installation). If you are in the market for a used copier in Denver, please give us a call today!
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Copier Rentals in Denver
Now you know you are going to need a new copier in Denver, but you are not really wanting to commit to a $10,000 to $12,000 copier right now. You could also look at cheap copiers in Denver, but do you really want to deal with the bad quality? Ultimately, you may want to consider a copier rental in Denver! Why? Because you aren’t stuck in a long term copier contract, but you also don’t have to deal with a bad copier.
Copier rentals are perfect for locations where you may be thinking about opening a new office, but aren’t sure if it will be successful or not. Maybe you find that you are going to go ahead and have a large 6 month project. These are circumstances where copier rentals in Denver make sense. Who knows, maybe you are just going to be doing a show or a convention… These are all good times to get quotes on a copier rental.
When is a bad time? When you know you are going to be using the copier in Denver long term. This is when a copier rental in Denver is rather silly.
