Office Document Strategies Blog

Buying New MFP Printer in Burlington-Software Matters

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Nov 9, 2010 @ 16:11 PM

When people buy or lease a new MFP printer in our area, Burlington ON, the choice of the hardware is increasingly being affected by the related software which interfaces with the device. Most MFP's are able to meet the needs of users if they are sized correctly, have the options and accessories installed and the vendor matches them to client needs.

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, document management, MFP, Printer, Copier, office document strategy

SP 4120N MICR Network Laser Printer Helps Secure Printing

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Nov 2, 2010 @ 12:11 PM

A new network laser printer designed to print MICR encoded cheques has just been launched.  Many of the features are designed for secure printing of cheques and other encoded documents.  This 37 ppm network ready unit has all of the features that you need for printing quality cheques.  The SP 4210N MICR is specifically designed to meet the cheques writing needs of business but can also be used with conventional toner for regular printing if required.

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Topics: Printer, toner

Ricoh Canada SPC430DN Colour Laser - Super Low Operating Costs

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Aug 4, 2010 @ 07:08 AM

Colour printing is a constantly growing part of the printer market. The capabilities and the quality of colour laser printers continue to grow.  Ricoh has recently introduced a letter/legal colour laser that sets a new mark in one particular area.  The estimated operating costs for this new unit are as low as 3.8 cents (US) in colour and less than 1 cent in black and white.

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Topics: Printer, Colour printer, cost of colour

Going Green In Office Document Strategies

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Jun 29, 2010 @ 12:06 PM

The Green revolution is getting well entrenched in many offices. How many times have you seen the e-mail footer that says, "Save some trees.  Please don't print this e-mail unless absolutely necessary."

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, document management, MFP, Document, Printer, toner, office document strategy, Office

Does Brand Matter for IT Network Printing?

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jun 23, 2010 @ 11:06 AM

When you decide to add a printer to your IT network does the brand matter to you?

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Topics: Printer, toner, cost of printing, IT network

Is Your Colour Printer Eating Your Pocketbook- Part Two?

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, May 17, 2010 @ 15:05 PM

In Part One of  this blog we talked about some of the choices to be made in controlling and deploying your colour printer.  But how do you decide between all of the options out there?  Is a small inexpensive printer the way to go?  Or would a larger more robust device be better?  One of the key decisions can be based upon the total cost of ownership for your device.

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Topics: Printer, Colour printer, cost of printing

Is Your Colour Printer Eating Your Pocketbook?

Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Apr 21, 2010 @ 11:04 AM

One of the questions I frequently get from clients when we talk about their colour printing needs is, "How much is this going to cost to run?"  They have heard the horror stories about over spending when they introduce in house colour print capabilities, or they have experienced them in the past.

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Topics: Printer, Colour printer, cost of colour, toner, colour multifunction

Is Your Printer Tall, Dark & Handsome or a Multifunction Copier?

Posted by Linda Painter on Thu, Apr 8, 2010 @ 16:04 PM

Is your printer- tall , dark, and handsome with ink on his hands; or short, squatty and gray and sits on the end of your desk and puts ink on paper?

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Topics: Multifunction Printer, MFP, Printer, Copier