A modern office printer can do more than just “make copies;” it can help you be more productive, improve your office workflows and even help secure your digital assets from hackers and corporate espionage. Surprised?
But how do you find the right business printer for your company? When it comes to the best office printers, 2020’s options can make your head spin. An online search will reveal many that are intended for home offices, are low quality color inkjet printers with expensive toner cartridges, or simply won’t work (for long) in a real office settings.
Here, we’ll parse through the confusion and give you our top picks for all-in-one printers based on their intended use and size of your organization.
Maybe your company isn’t printing thousands of copies every month, but you still need a reliable printer that can get the job done and produce quality photos securely. Lexmark has several budget-friendly options, including this color laser printer with multi-function capabilities.
If your organization is trying to go green, you’ll be happy to know that Ricoh earned the 2019 Energy Star Partner of the Year award. Units are also built with recyclable plastics and offer energy saving modes. But what you’re probably most interested in is how reliable it is and whether it can meet the printing demands of your midsize company. It’s got your back there, too.
Education, finance and other industries require high yield outputs, but they also require high quality images and documents. Combining high speed and high image quality is often difficult to achieve. But this Canon imagePRESS model is a great printer option that’s fast and can produce amazingly rich, vibrant and vivid images on a wide variety of media, including textured stocks.
It also helps that Canon’s entire managed print software solution, uniFLOW Online, is Cloud-based, meaning you no longer need to purchase and manage server hardware to have advanced print services across your printer fleet, and administrator workloads can be reduced, especially in large-scale fleet environments. This model offers many features and functionalities usually reserved for high-end digital printing press machines.
When printing and graphics are at the heart of your business model, you need capabilities that can produce stand-out image quality in a range of sizes and materials. Production print service providers can rely on Canon’s revolutionary UVgel print technology to produce large-format images faster to meet tight deadlines without giving up image quality. It’s the world’s fastest 64-inch roll-to-roll printer, and companies can save up to 40% in printing costs compared to other 64” roll-to-roll technologies.
Production print companies and print shops reported that 20% to 60% of their revenues came from wide-format production, and the market is growing. Thankfully, this machine can practically do it all, including large signs, banners, wallpaper murals and posters for both indoor and outdoor applications — all with brilliant clarity.
Truth is, there are a lot of printer options that can fit the needs of your business, whether you’re a small business or midsize business (SMB) looking to meet the day-to-day demands of your organization, or you’re pushing out high volume print jobs with discerning quality standards. Be sure to check out our virtual showroom interactive tour to see other options when you click the link below.
Rather than taking a best guess, it’s wise to take advantage of a free consultation to assess your needs and make a tailored recommendation. Reach out to talk with our managed print experts at the Gordon Flesch Company today.
