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Pros and Cons to Buying or Leasing a Printer

By Efficient, Green Office, Hardware Solutions, Office Printing, Office Solutions, Print Environment

As with any kind of asset investment, it is worth it to take the time to consider whether buying or leasing a printer is the best option. This is no different when it comes to buying or leasing an office copier, scanner or other multi-function device. In both cases, you want to understand the advantages and disadvantages of both a lease or purchase agreement.

Buying or Leasing a printer

To help you make a more informed decision when it comes to gaining control of print costs, here is a comprehensive list of pros and cons related to both purchasing and leasing new digital Multi-function Printers (MFP’s).

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10 Compelling Reasons why you need a Print Assessment

By Efficient, Green Office, Managed Print, Managed Print Environments, Managed Print Expectations, Managed Print Services, Managed Print Solutions, MPS, Office Automation, Office Printing, Office Solutions, Print Assessment, Print Environment, Vendor Management

Print assessments have become somewhat of a standard in the Office Automation industry. It’s not uncommon for copier salesman to compare current spend to a new solution and advise on the savings available, should you sign on the dotted line.

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The problem here is that the print estate is not looked at in its entirety. Only then will you see the current state compared to where you could be.

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Why you should love your Company Culture

By Company Culture, Culture Code, Efficient, Green Office, Innovation

The current state of our nation and the world would suggest that the moral compass has gone a little haywire.  Almost every bit of news we read is filled with corruption, violence, greed, power and generally negative stuff.

I ask myself, what is going wrong with us?  Why can’t we get along?  Why are people stealing?  Why are we fighting one another?  Why, why, why? Have we lost the plot?  What has gone wrong?

I certainly don’t have the answers, but what I see is lack of leadership, people want more and they will do almost anything to get it in as little time as possible, we have become more and more self-centred and through this, our value systems are compromised. 

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The Cost of Printing – Do We Really Need to Spend so Much on Paper?

By Green Office, Managed Print, Managed Print Environments, Managed Print Expectations, Managed Print Services, Managed Print Solutions, MPS, Office Automation, Office Printing, Print Environment, Printing Costs, Reduce Printing

Every year, tons of paper is used in workplaces all over the world, in both large and small offices. Many of these offices have actively taken up recycling, but even though it is an inexpensive and environmentally conscious option, a much more cost-effective strategy is to reduce daily paper consumption. 

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