Copy Tech

What Does It Mean To You? When you hear your copier dealer throw these terms around, you probably wonder, What does A4 and A3 mean? Well, it is simple. These abbreviations stand for the maximum size of paper you can run through the machines. How many customers need ledger size? About 6%. And most of them don't need it all the time. In fact, for the... few times it is needed, one could simply go to any Staples, Kinkos, UPS or FedEx store to run them off on their A3 machines. If it is a print job, just save the files to PDF and copy the file to your memory stick. Most newer copiers have a USB port for memory stick printing. So, why should you be concerned about all of this? Pricing. The A4s cost a lot less. They are much smaller (since they don't need to do 11X17) and therefore are less expensive to build. And they run just as fast and offer almost as many features. There is only one other reason to consider an A3 machine. If your business has a need for heavy duty finishing (large volume stapling, punching and offset stacking of sorted copies), then you need to stick with the A3 machines. While many A4 machines offer an optional internal finisher for stapling only, they are not as heavy duty as the A3 machine's external finishers. There is another point to consider in the A4/A3 selection. While both black and white and color machines are offered in both formats, the option of color now becomes more attractive because of the low A4 color machine pricing. Even if you don't need to run that many color copies, in some (but not all) cases it can still be advantageous to purchase the color version. Call us for advice on what equipment would be best for you. Ken's advice to put two multifunction machines side-by-side on our medical office counter was right on. Now two people can print, copy or scan from either machine at the same time. And if one should ever go down, we simply use the other machine and don't miss a beat. Both machines will also last twice as long now as they are each doing half as much work. We have not ...Read More