An office furnished to modern standards cannot be imagined without the presence of a large number of diverse equipment, from modems to scanners and printers. If we talk about the latter, then for the selection of the type and model of printer for the office, there are a certain number of rules that should be followed. This material is devoted to how to choose the best color printer for the office, and what criteria you should rely on when choosing.
Which color printer to choose in the office
First you need to decide on the type of printer. The most preferred for office work are laser devices. Among their advantages, experts highlight:
- Relatively low printing cost
- The same quality of work with any type of paper
- Better performance than inkjet devices
- Relatively rare toner replacement
- High print quality
- Lower price for consumables
Since color laser printers are usually not cheap, you cannot be mistaken in choosing a model, as often changing such a technique will cost a pretty penny.
Important! One of the most important parameters when choosing a printing device for the office will be its performance.
If a device with a small cartridge capacity for a couple of thousand pages is sufficient for home printing, then an office needs a productivity threshold of at least 10 thousand pages.
In addition to device performance, you should also pay attention to cartridge life. The greater the resource indicator, the lower the cost of each printed page, the more economical the operation of the device becomes. If we talk about the specifics of the print format, then for printing, for example, documentation in A3 format, you will need specialized devices, of course, higher in price.
For businesses where cost-effectiveness and rationality are paramount, printers with duplex printing are great options. In addition, among the additional functions of the printer may be a function of automatic feed of material. "Chips" like control via a wi-fi network are usually selected or not selected at the request of the purchaser. The advantages of wireless control of the device can only be attributed to some savings in the working space due to the absence of wires.
Rating TOP 5 color printers
In the following collection, two models of laser color printers for small print volumes, as well as three models for large offices and enterprises, will be considered in the appropriate order.
Ricoh SP C260DNw.An excellent model in an affordable price category for small offices. Among the pleasant features of the device: support for wireless interfaces, the ability to mount an additional cassette on five hundred sheets. Of the minuses of the model, experts distinguish only the low speed of “warming up” the device to receive a print job and the exacting type of paper, as well as the small resource of “native” cartridges. The main advantages of this model are:
- Automatic duplex printing
- Wireless control
- Low cost
Canon i-Sensys LPB7018C.A high-quality picture both in color and in “monochrome” combined with a low price - what else is needed for a small office? The color rendering of the device is at a fairly high level, but, of course, slightly inferior to some inkjet models.
Important! Replacing cartridges on this device is quite simple, and if you learn how to do it yourself, the cost of operating this device will significantly decrease.
Among the positive qualities of the device, one can single out simplicity in initial setup, high color rendering quality, long cartridge life and a nice design. Of the minuses: the speed of the device and the rather high price of the original cartridges.
Ricoh SP C440DN.Opens the three "heavyweights" for large volumes of documentation model from the manufacturers of "Ricoh". In 2018, this model was a worthy flagship of the company, however, and in the coming year, it certainly remains one of the best in its lineup. The main advantages of this "monster" - high performance and speed. In addition to those already mentioned, the following advantages of the model can be distinguished:
- High capacity cartridges
- Ability to work with thin media
- A special mode for saving color ink, which almost does not affect the final print quality
- High information security of the device during network connection
As for the shortcomings, only one can be distinguished, and this is the high cost of the device. Not every company wants to part with more than 86 thousand rubles for the sake of a printing device.
Canon i-Sensys LBP712Cx.Another Canon representative in our selection has a good cartridge resource (up to 10,000 pages). This model is practically no different from other "brothers" of its line, and has, among other things, the following advantages:
- Superior print quality
- Possibility to install additional material feed devices
- Ability to control via smartphone
HP Color LaserJet Professional CP 5225.Quite an interesting model from the company HP. It prints in large format and with not very high speed. It is connected using a USB port, the possibility of wireless connection is available only upon purchase of a special wireless printing module. The relatively low cost of the device did not allow developers to make the printer multifunctional (there is not even two-way operation). From the unambiguous advantages of the model, we can distinguish:
- Adequate cost
- Low cost
Important! Experts note that this model sometimes has problems with software, namely with drivers.
How much color printer is enough?
The cartridge yield of any color laser printer depends on many factors. Basically, the expense depends on the page filling and the quality of work. As for filling the page, here the developers, declaring the resource, use the so-called “20% rule”, which in general consists in the fact that the filling of one page of color printing should not exceed twenty percent of the total page size.
Important! The basic cartridges supplied with the devices sold are often only half full of printed material, so their life is much less than for new ones.
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