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Best Ways to Get a Great Copier Deal in Fort Collins!

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How to Get a Great Copier Deal!

How to Get a Great Copier Deal!

Is your copier lease coming up for renewal?  Have you been thinking about the possibility of getting a color copier in Fort Collins?  If you have been getting ready to get in the market for a copier or a color copier, then there are a few things that you need to do to make sure that you get the best deal possible.  Hopefully you have already taken these steps, but it is a good reminder in any case.

  • Know what sorts of things you need to do with your copier in Fort Collins.  Do you need stapling?  Do you need to fax?  Do you need to print?  Scan to the network?  Be clear as to what you need and what you want.
  • Call more than one company.  It is always good to introduce a little competition into the process.
  • If something feels “off” ask some questions.  It probably is.
  • Don’t rush.  Take your time.  Compare and then make a decision.

If you would like a copier quote in Fort Collins or a color copier quote in Fort Collins, please give us a call!

You Can Multi-Task, Can Your Copier in Fort Collins?

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Does Your Copier Help Your Business in Fort Collins Be More Efficient?

Does Your Copier Help Your Business in Fort Collins Be More Efficient?

Time is money, and this is true with copiers in Fort Collins, CO as much as it is in any other area of our life. You may have an older copier and finding that you are having trouble keeping up with business workflow due to the requirements of today’s business.  If you have a copier which does not do one of these, you might have more of a “uni-tasking” copier rather than a “multi-tasking copier:

  • Scanning
  • Color Scanning
  • Scan to E mail
  • Scan to USB
  • Secure Print
  • Private Print
  • Data Security
  • Slow Copies
  • Long Warm Up Times
  • Fax From Application
  • Fax to Email Forwarding

These are just a few of the features in many of today’s copiers in Fort Collins, CO.  If you have not been checking these features out, then you may be missing out on some additional productivity available to you.

Getting Big City Color Cost Without Big City Pressure…

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Don't Get Pressured Into a Bad Printer Decision in Fort Collins!

Don't Get Pressured Into a Bad Printer Decision in Fort Collins!

Sure you could buy a $10,000 color copier in Fort Collins, but really all you need are some color brochures to give to your customers.  If you do Marketing brochures, the prints are almost always more expensive than advertised.  Why?  A little secret in our industry is called coverage.  If your whole page is covered in Yellow, you will have about 100% coverage.  What if it is Orange…  well, now you are closer to 200% coverage (Yellow + Magenta (mostly)…)

Now, why does this matter?  If you were to buy an HP ColorLaserJet 4700DN,  you would spend about $.12 per color print based on HP’s estimate…  but this is all based on 20% color coverage.  Now you may indeed do 20% color coverage, it is the business document average, after all.  But if this is a Marketing application, it is more likely to average 50% to 60% coverage.  What does this mean for you?  The $.12 per color print has just gone to $.30 – $.36 per color print.  Wow…  What the printer companies won’t tell you.  (It’s really our job to educate you on this, but very few do…)

We have a program that can get you closer to $.06 per color print, regardless of your coverage.  It comes with the Xerox Phaser 8860 color printer.  If you want to see how this program works and if it makes sense for you, please give us a call for your color laser printer needs in Fort Collins!

Buying a Copier in Fort Collins – Tips

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Buying a Copier Doesn't Have to be a Pain in the Neck!

Buying a Copier Doesn't Have to be a Pain in the Neck!

It seems that everyone is nervous about the economy today, and for good reason.  There are a lot of layoffs, but luckily with the University and a few key companies here like FNB and PVHS, we have a fairly stable economy.  You may be at that time where you need to make a copier decison.  Instead of just replacing your copier, you actually plan on making sure you are getting the best deal on a copier.  What can you do so buying a copier won’t be a pain in the neck?

First, you should read all of the posts we have here on this site.  We work hard to give you good tricks and tips for buying a copier in Fort Collins.  Second, you will want to decide who you should work with.  You can work with a Denver company, most of them have a Fort Collins office.  If you do this, we can help…  but we also partner with companies in Fort Collins so if you really want to work with a local partner, we can get you in touch with a solid Fort Collins Copier Company.

Working with the right company will generally save you the most headache in your copier purchases in Fort Collins.

Finding a New Fort Collins Copier Company…

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Are You Tired of You Copier in Fort Collins?

Are You Tired of You Copier in Fort Collins?

Do you have a copier that you have had for years, but have been unhappy with the service of the copiers or the laser printers in Fort Collins?  This is a pretty typical complaint that we hear.  Maybe your copier company is just too big to help, or your rep is in Denver and never bothers to go to Fort Collins.

So, if you have found yourself just wanting reliable printer service in Fort Collins, or you want a copier company in Fort Collins who will actually give you a hand when you need help, you should give us a call.  Why would you want to give us a call?

  • We have local technicians
  • We have fair prices
  • We have a great product line
  • We want your business!

Please give us a call if you have been looking for a multi-function in Fort Collins.

Xerox WorkCentre 6400 Review

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Xerox WorkCentre 6400

Xerox WorkCentre 6400

Have you been looking for a color copier in Fort Collins and want some thing reliable and easy to use?  The Xerox WorkCentre 6400 may be just right for you!  This copier would not be great if you are doing 5,000 color prints a month because the cost per print is far too high for this kind of volume when compare to other Xerox copier products.  However, if you are doing 500 to 1,500 color copies a month, this could be perfect because the cost of the Xerox WorkCentre 6400 is so low here in Fort Collins.

Copier reps in Fort Collins will want to sell you an expensive tabloid capable copier no matter what your volume of color prints are, so this is something to consider if you do not like the typical $7,000 or so price tag on a copier in Fort Collins.  Please give us a call for your Fort Collins Copier needs!

Kyocera TaskAlfa 300CI in Fort Collins!

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Kyocera TaskAlfa 300CI Review

Kyocera TaskAlfa 300CI Review

Have you been looking for a color copier in Fort Collins?  A lot of people will simply call their copier rep and buy whatever their Fort Collins copier rep recommends.  Before you do this, let us give you a few reasons to consider the Kyocera TaskAlfa 300CI:

  1. The Kyocera TaskAlfa 300CI has one of the lowest TCO’s in the industry
  2. The Kyocera TaskAlfa 300CI uses long life parts which help the environment (OK, technically it does not “help” the environment to have waste…  maybe we should say, “hurt less” since there is so much less waste
  3. The Kyocera 300CI in using long life copier parts makes it so you don’t have to get copier maintenance in Fort Collins as much.

These are the top three reasons to look at the Kyocera TaskAlfa 300CI in Fort Colins.  Call us for any copier need though!

Is Your Fort Collins Copier Costing a Bundle?

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Many companies in Fort Collins are spending a ton on their printers and their copiers.  The Gartner Group estimates that 3% of a companies revenues are spent on printing and copying.  This is a massive number.  Especially if you conside for a $10,000,000 a year company, we would expect $300,000 to go to printers and copiers.  The biggest issues is most of these remain unmanaged.

If you own a company, do you know how much each page costs you?  If you are like 95% of the customers without a print management strategy in Fort Collins, you do not.  This would be like owning a fleet of vehicles and having NO IDEA what gas was costing you.  Laser Printers which are unmanaged, are almost always expensive.  Copiers are just as bad.

What do you need to do?

  1. Stop Buying!!  Assess where you are, how many pages are being printed, by whom, etc
  2. Have analysis (either internal or external) done so you can look for cost savings or headache saving measures for your organization
  3. Call us for a free on site assessment!

Xerox WorkCentre 4260 Product Review

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WorkCentre 4260 by Xerox

WorkCentre 4260 by Xerox

Xerox has become more competitivc  in the copier market since launching the WorkCentre 4260 Copier.  I don’t feel it is quite as good of a value as the Lexmark X658dfe, but it is close, and if the logo on the front of the box matters to you, Xerox is a name that is hard to go wrong with. 

Why would you want to consider the WorkCentre 4260 copier in Fort Collins?  First of all, it starts under $3,000 for a 55 page per minute copier.  HP has some models like the HP Laserjet 4515 which costs almost as much and is only a printer.  Xerox, HP, Lexmark, and Sharp have all been pushing what is called A4 copiers.  This does not support tabloid printing, but has a strong engine that goes fast at a fraction of the cost of the big copiers.

If you would like a demo or to just talk more about your copier needs, please give us a call!

Are You Looking for a Copier in Fort Collins?

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Let the RTatrce Begin!

Let the Ratrace Begin!

 What’s the worst thing ever?  Well, barely behind that is the normal occurance of having 15 printer and copier reps all trying to fight for your business.  It’s a rat race for sure, everyone trying to climb to the top of the mountain.  We are  a pushy lot, by nature…  so it means that each rep will call you multiple times and at the end, you get short with everyone!  You just get tired of so many sales calls.  So, what can you do?  You boss wants to make sure you are making the best investment for your money here in FC.  So, you get as many quotes as you can.  There is a problem with this logic though.

If I find out a customer is talking to more than 3 copier reps, it tells me several things.  1) They are going to grind everything down to a halt about 100 times because the pleothera of info will cause freezes in action. 2) They are likely to find someone who’ll give something away, and even if it is a bad fit, it won’t matter because customers generally want to feel like they are getting a good deal, not actually buy the best copier for their needs and get a good value in doing this. 3) They are unlikely to be efficient or pull the trigger fast because everytime they try to, there will be 9 voices telling them not to.  It’s hard to make any decision, because almost all decisons are “wrong.”

So what can you do?

  • Limit quotes to 2 or maybe 3 companies and tell the rep to be competitive because you are getting a quote from another company.
  • Have a budget for a copier so you don’t waste a bunch of time.
  • Have a max budget (but don’t tell this number to the copier reps), so you can see if what you get is in line with what’s suggested.
  • Call your reps back with action steps and your planned stages for decisons.  “Thanks for the quote, we are going to make a decison next Friday.  You can call next Thursday to go over your quote so I can understand it before we make our final decison.” — A customer who did this would be worth going the extra mile for in terms of price!

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