copier v. printer

[TeresaTung]

Hi,

I work at a K-12 international school and we are switching to printing solutions from Lanxum. Currently we have three Canon office copiers (iR2022, iR2020J, and iR 3530). We will be getting network printers (Ricoh SPC 811DN, Ricoh MPC 2500).

From an environmental and energy saving point-of-view, when making mass copies, should one use the Canon copiers or the network printers? Or, is there some tipping point?

For example, if I want 25 copies of a document, should I just print one to the network printer and then use the Canon copiers to make 24 more? Does the answer change should I want a great amount, such as 100 copies?

I hope this is an appropriate forum for this query. I couldn't find any articles or anywhere else to answer the question. I appreciate any response and I'm certainly not an expert in this field.

Thank you,
Teresa
teresa_tung@istianjin.net

[resi]

copier vs print

Theresa,

-Fr an environmental & energy saving pt of view, it costs less to print than to copy, since the scanner is not involved during printing.
-Financial costs: how much does it cost you to run either model? Say consumables - toner, drums, developer(if any) and labour costs? Make yr decision either way, based on these factors.
-Do you employ someone to man the copy room? If you print you may then just collect the prints yrself, and get rid of this person(heaven forbid, he/she needs to eat!).

[Oze]

I COULD answer on an environmental standpoint....but looking at it from the standpoint of the print solution company..
The reason that they have replaced the Canons with Ricoh is probably due to them being a Ricoh dealership and sourcing print kits/licenses for the Canons may be in the too hard basket.
Plus the fact that they stand to make more money due to print volumes...THEY would tell you to print the 25 copies because your print management contract involves the Ricohs and not the Canons.
The way that most print solutions companies work is that they audit your company to find out your total print volumes then tailor a solution that will(hopefully) save you money.
If the Canon's are still under a service agreement they will still need to have some type of volume going through them to justify the cost of the service agreement.
I know all this because Canon.inc have told ALL dealers worldwide that we will all have to go down the print management road.
Environmentally toner coverage and paper usage is the same across the board...so either way is ok...but printing is more convenient.

[Meister77]

[prntrfxr]

copier v. printer

cost per page is a good indication. To find that determine how many pages per cartridge you can print. Then find out the cost of the cartridge. Divide the pages into the cost of the cartridge and you have cost per page. Do it for the copier and the printer and compare the two. It's not completely accurate, but it should give you a ball park to work from.

Unless the printers are multifunction machines you will not be able to make copies only print multiple pages from pc's. Nowadays, you can get printers that perform like copiers and copiers like printers. It does make it a little confusing for the buyer. It depends on what you are using them for, usage, etc...