Printers
There are many different kinds of
printers: thermal, wax, dot-matrix,
impact, plotter, inkjet, and laser. But
for community association management companies there is really only one
choice: laser. You may be tempted to purchase an ink jet printer
because of the initial low cost, but just say no.
Each workstation does NOT need a printer.
“Department” sized printers (designed to serve multiple workstations)
are much faster and the cost per page is less.
Besides, the idea is to get rid of paper. So email your correspondence instead of
printing it. And email your newsletters
… that way you get a color newsletter for no additional cost. It makes a lot more sense to put a scanner at each desk in
order to eliminate the paper.
LASER vs INKJET Black and White Printers. It’s a matter of cost per page. Manufacturers are now literally giving away
ink jet printers for $100 or less and these printers print with outstanding
quality. The problem is that the
manufacturers screw you with the cost of the ink cartridges that only yield a
couple hundred pages with a cost per page of over ten cents per page. The toner cartridge for a laser printer
yields thousands of pages with a cost typically between two and three cents per
page.
INTERFACE.
Serial, parallel or USB.
MULTI-FUNCTION Printers.
COLOR Printers. Separate color tanks for low volume color ink
jets.
MICR Check Writing Printers.
HP Printers. We recommend HP printers because of their
reliability, compatibility, serviceability and the availability of low cost
recharged toner cartridges.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
An HP Laser Printer with USB interface with toner that is able to be
recharged (refilled). If you need
multiple printers for an office, try to stay with the same toner cartridge type
in order to simplify inventory and supply.