Text 21599, 31 rader
Skriven 2006-09-28 15:43:09 av Charles Scaglione (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 21577 av Alan Zisman (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: Laser Printer
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On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:51:58 -0400, "Alan Zisman -> JAY EMRIE"
<alan@zisman.ca> wrote:

 AZ> A couple of years ago, my school purchased (on my recommendation) a
 AZ> Lexmark C510 colour laser printer for use in the computer lab... just
 AZ> past the end of the 1 year warranty, it died- inevitably just after we'd
 AZ> spent almost as much on consumables (both toner cartridges  and
 AZ> photo-developer cartridge) as we had on the inital (CDN$700) purchase.

 AZ> I ended up getting another of the same model (with some hesitation),
 AZ> partly because I was able to get (through Lexmark) a reconditioned one
 AZ> for CDN$129 plus $50 shipping-- a far cry from the $700 we'd paid about
 AZ> 18 months earlier-- but also in order to be able to make use of the $500
 AZ> or so worth of toner (etc) that we had just recently purchased.

We have found that it is less expensive to lease a color copier or
office type color laser than it is to purchase.  Of course one needs
to take in account the cost of consumables, repairs, and usage when
the decision to purchase or lease is made.  Most important is the
lease contract itself - what it covers, etc.

However, it's the home user or small business person working at home
who usually gets stuck since they tend to purchase rather than lease.

Perhaps your school district could look into leasing and save some
money.

Regards.

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