Business Color for the not so picky about color
Written: Oct 11 '05
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Pros: Inexpensive, high (B&W) performance, very good color performance, excellent networking.
Cons: Noisy, lengthy (by modern standards) warm-up period.
The Bottom Line: Go for it! Business color means more business!
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| mattgordon's Full Review: Canon imageRUNNER® C3100N Color Copier |
Color copiers have been priced and designed for the EXTREMELY critical graphics world for a decade and a half.
That is to say expensive to acquire, high-strung to maintain consistent, high output quality.
At the risk of incensing graphics-arts professionals worldwide, they tend to take their "color" output way seriously, as it is typically used in a pre-press scenario, to proof ads, brochures etc for expensive lithographic printing from presses run by even pickier craftsmen. These Color copiers, or "CLC" (Color Laser Copiers) are known for being tempermental, difficult to use for the wide range of adjustments available to the operator, and EXPENSIVE to own and operate.
Enter the realm of "business-color" unit, a machine offering more real-world performance for a machine that must be used for a wider array of office tasks than a typical CLC (those copiers tend to "live" in graphics or marketing departments)and of course be able to output color. Business color is typically a replacement for the stupid 99 dollar inkjet printer used for Powerpoints, bar graphs, etc. where "comunicative" color, not "art quality" color is desired.
The iRC3100N is a well-priced blend of office copier, color copier, network printer, and even optional faxing (if you wish). It can easily replace a bevy of desktop laser printers, inkjet or laser color printers, a fax, and copier on one, small footprint. A true Multi-Functional Device that the entire office can utilize for the major bulk of their document production and distribution needs.
The cost perception of this product is actually usually misinterpreted as high, when in fact acquisition and operational costs make it a high performer, for a low cost.
Ask your Canon dealer for an all-inclusive service rate that includes both toners, and drums, plus the maintenance aspect for both the color images, as well as B&W images it produces. There will of course be a difference of approximately 5:1 cost-wise of color image cost to B&W image cost. In any event, these costs should make this substantially less costly to use than a typical laser printer or inkjet!
Keep this in mind, and put as little color in your business life!
Recommended:
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Purchase Price (if leased, monthly payment): 8-10,000
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