How We Help You Choose the Right Office Multifunction Printer

 

Choosing the right multifunction printer is about matching the equipment to the way your business actually works. The largest or most capable machine is not always the best choice, and many Halifax-area businesses can meet their printing, copying and scanning requirements with a properly selected printer-based MFP rather than a traditional copier-class system. Our selection process considers the factors that have the greatest effect on which type of equipment will work well for you.

 

Print Volume and Workload

 

Monthly print volume is an important starting point. For moderate office volumes, a business-class printer-based MFP can often provide a simple and cost-effective solution. Where volumes are higher, it may make sense to split the workload between more than one device, providing additional capacity, convenience and redundancy. Very high centralized volumes may be better suited to copier-class equipment.

 

Paper Handling and 11 × 17 Requirements

 

We consider the paper sizes and types you use, how many different paper stocks need to remain loaded at the same time, and whether 11 × 17 printing is required. Occasional 11 × 17 requirements can often be handled differently from businesses that depend on it every day.

 

Scanning and Document Handling

 

Scanning requirements can vary significantly between businesses. The number and size of documents being scanned, duplex scanning requirements and the way scanned documents are used can all affect which MFP is appropriate.

 

Finishing and Specialized Requirements

 

Businesses that regularly require advanced finishing such as stapling, booklet making or three hole punching, very large document feeders, high-volume large runs of 100's or 1000's of pages at a time, the need to print or scan large volumes of 11 × 17 documents or specialized document workflows may be better served by traditional copier-class equipment. Where those capabilities are not required, a printer-based MFP can often provide everything a small or medium-sized office needs without unnecessary cost and complexity.

 

Purchase or Lease-to-Own

 

Once the equipment requirements are established, we can help you compare outright purchase with a straightforward lease-to-own option. Our goal is to recommend equipment that fits the requirement rather than simply selling the largest machine available.

 

The Fax & Printer Guy provides business printers and multifunction printers to businesses throughout Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, Sackville and surrounding HRM.

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Our Free Assessment Tool

 

Use the free assessment tool below to help determine which type of multifunction printer best fits the way your business actually works. Answer a few straightforward questions about your print volume, paper handling, scanning and other requirements, and the tool will guide you toward the equipment category that makes the most sense for your needs.

 

There is no obligation. It is simply a quick way to better understand your requirements before deciding what type of equipment to consider.​