I can't argue with your own numbers and experience, but they are inconsiste=
nt with much of the research on this topic over the past ten years. It's be=
en five years since I have looked closely at printing costs, but industry s=
tandards at the time indicated that large copiers produce B&W copies at les=
s than $.01 per page (color at $.05 per page) and ink jet printers cost abo=
ut $.15 per page. Those numbers are fairly consistent with our own experien=
ce. Granted, the more volume you produce on the large machines, the lower t=
he unit cost. I would go back to your copier vendor and inquire about highe=
r monthly thresholds if you feel you are paying a high premium for copies o=
ver and above your monthly limit.
Joel
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On Apr 30, 2010, at 9:07 AM, Sister Elizabeth wrote:
> I've done the arithmetic here. We have a big copier, color and black and=
white, a few medium size color laser printers and many black and white las=
er and color ink jets.
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> The copier is the most expensive. It is under a lease contract that is s=
et up so that we only pay extra if we go over the contracted number of copi=
es. It is still the most expensive way to reproduce things. From there it=
goes down just like you would expect, color ink jet, color laser and black=
and white laser.
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> Sister Elizabeth
> Powhatan School
>>>> Ademola Popoola <popoola@gmail.com> 04/30/2010 8:48 AM >>>
> I'm currently in the process of evaluating our printing strategy as well.
> Doing a lot of research into the feasibility of phasing out shared color
> printers and transitioning to color multifunction printers/devices. The
> MFP's present the possibility of much savings; as opposed to have multipl=
e
> printers scattered around the school.
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> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Michael Chimes <MChimes@gsbschool.org>wr=
ote:
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>> Hi - One of our librarians asked a question about the economics of using
>> a printer vs. a copier. Thinking about it a bit, it seems to me there
>> are a few variables at work for most schools. Is the printer an ink-jet
>> or laser printer? How does the fact that most of our copiers are b/w
>> and most of our printers color capable affect the equation? And for a
>> question like this, I would define the word "economics" broadly enough
>> to include environmental repercussions. A fairly open-ended inquiry, but
>> I'm wondering if anyone has pertinent information. Thanks.
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