Here are some of the advantages of a USED copier

1)  The sticker price is generally lower than a new copier

2) Sometimes you can get bonus features like finishing at no additional price

Here are some of the DISADVANTAGES of a USED copier

1) There are consumable items which may be near the end of life so there could be a $1,000 bill just around the corner.

2) You have no way to know how well the company before you took care of (or didn’t) take care of the copier.

3) Can often be over 4 years old when you start because most copiers are on a 60 Month Lease

Some advantages of NEW copiers

1) You get the lastest technology available

2) Cost per print has dropped over the last 5 years, so it may be cheaper overall based on toner costs.

3) You get a manufacturer’s warranty (1 year, normally)

4) You get at least “starter sets” of all supplies, so you can go for a bit without buying more supplies.

Disadvantages of a New Copier

1) Price point is higher (this is about the only REAL disadvantage)

Like with a car, buying a used copier will sometimes have problems.  It is a matter of do you want to deal with these issues to save some cash.  If you are buying a new copier, you can generally take 40% of how much the new unit costs and get the used copier at that rate.  It is a savings vs. peace of mind debate.  We deal with both and would love to help you with your next copier purchase!

Here are some things you should consider…  1) Your new copier ought to be easy to use.  Why? Do you have a bunch of time to train (or retrain) staff on how to make copies?  I didn’t think so….  especially these days.  2) Cost effective…  this should be both the equipment and the prints.  In needs to be the appropriate relationship between inexpensive on the equipment, but not so cheap that you are paying $.05 per copy (unless you only do 100 a month, then who really cares…) 3) Efficient – It needs to be efficient so that the people who are doing work in the office can be as productive as possible.  You can’t afford to be having staff waste valuable half hours trying to something which should be simple like scan to E mail.

If you have a copier coming off its lease, you may think this is bad and you don’t want to have to go through the headache of looking at your options, but you may find that you can effectively cut your payment from $350 a month to $175 per month while being MORE productive…  There are good savings available if you play your cards right.

If we can help in the process of finding a new copier in Denver please give us a quick call so we can qualify what your needs are and put you into a machine that meets your actual needs.