Brother MFC-9320CW High Quality Digital
HP LaserJet Pro CP1025nw Color Printer
Canon PIXMA MP250 Inkjet Photo
HP Photosmart C4385 All-in-One Inkjet
Recently I have been put into the modern-day odd position of choosing a new printer to replace the old broken-down one in my office. We are no Rockefellers; we sell travel packages to retirees and adventure-seeking travelers; hence we print lots of color brochures and ads always. I kind of liked my old printer, I knew which buttons to push to print fast, where to go when the jam light was on, and I sort of felt an awkward feeling that we both (the printer and I) had an implied understanding that it wouldn’t run out of toner as long as I had an important document to print on a tight deadline. It always worked fine even as I pushed the limits (believe me I did) on the low toner signal. We were good buddies, but alas all good things come to an end and that printer (soon to be called junk) cost too much to replace its worn-down spare parts leaving me no choice than to buy a replacement. After visiting several stores I found that buying a printer is a time consuming process in which there are many variables to consider. Fortunately for us shoppers there are a plethora of choices to choose from- though I have to say sometimes having many alternatives to choose from makes the process a bit confusing-.
After being introduced to the hundreds of choices and variables available I told the gentleman helping me out at the store: “Really, I just want to print, shouldn’t be rocket science”, but these days printing is big business and I realized I have been spending way too much money on a printer (and toner) that did not suit my office needs. Amongst the things to consider and pay close attention to are your monthly printing cycle, your need for wireless connectivity, functionality and integration with your office hardware (say you use Macs or Pcs will they work on your new printer?), color printing speed, fiery graphic management etc. You have to ask yourself, seriously what kind of printing your office needs and what machine you can afford based on your budget that can meet those needs; Going back to my story, preacher preaching to the choire, I ended up buying a printer that gave me beautiful prints, but gobbled down more cartridges than a crowd hot-dogs on a Yankees game. I chose the wrong printer for my office.
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