So my curious discussion point is what are your thoughts on the feasibility of a non-profit, church, club, or low and/or no budget organizations still hanging on to and using old Analog copiers?
Why this came about: I still on rare occasion see a small business or church, etc. with and old but apparently functional analog copier being used. The latest I had seen was an event at the old church I grew up going to and they still had a very old Mita analog copier. I forget the model, probably a 17 or DC 17 something or other with the old moving glass platens with a document feeder on it as well - and apparently duplexing. I remember thinking, gee that's old and still here. Later we got back to my mothers and I had seen a copy of the latest church bulletin and sure enough in all its not so crisp but still readable glory, they are still using that old beast to copy their weekly bulletins, among other things.
It got me thinking, parts and supplies on many of these old analogs are pretty non-existent...but what I think happens is they have a stockpile of toner and/or have such a low toner consumption rate (really they probably do maybe 100 copies a week I'd guess and all text at that) so as long as the machine technically works, then why not. Otherwise they'd need a donation or a few hundred bucks for something else.
I have read where some of the larger dealers have hundreds of off lease machines so they just donate/give them to nonprofits - I don't know if they require a service agreement or not...but even still it seems some organizations just don't upgrade. Maybe because I've been around the "latest and greatest - or not so great" new stuff that I've been spoiled and just assumed everyone would kind of naturally upgrade old equipment.
So again I guess out of curiosity what are your thoughts, if any, on these organizations not getting into even the early day digital machines?
Why this came about: I still on rare occasion see a small business or church, etc. with and old but apparently functional analog copier being used. The latest I had seen was an event at the old church I grew up going to and they still had a very old Mita analog copier. I forget the model, probably a 17 or DC 17 something or other with the old moving glass platens with a document feeder on it as well - and apparently duplexing. I remember thinking, gee that's old and still here. Later we got back to my mothers and I had seen a copy of the latest church bulletin and sure enough in all its not so crisp but still readable glory, they are still using that old beast to copy their weekly bulletins, among other things.
It got me thinking, parts and supplies on many of these old analogs are pretty non-existent...but what I think happens is they have a stockpile of toner and/or have such a low toner consumption rate (really they probably do maybe 100 copies a week I'd guess and all text at that) so as long as the machine technically works, then why not. Otherwise they'd need a donation or a few hundred bucks for something else.
I have read where some of the larger dealers have hundreds of off lease machines so they just donate/give them to nonprofits - I don't know if they require a service agreement or not...but even still it seems some organizations just don't upgrade. Maybe because I've been around the "latest and greatest - or not so great" new stuff that I've been spoiled and just assumed everyone would kind of naturally upgrade old equipment.
So again I guess out of curiosity what are your thoughts, if any, on these organizations not getting into even the early day digital machines?
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