We ask users of our quote request service to describe their copier purchasing requirements in detail, so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. We're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

Looking through these user comments can help you get a sense of what characteristics are important to the average buyer – take a look below and you'll probably see some responses that could be relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: copier purchasing requirements

• "We are a small start up Real Estate company. I prefer to buy and am in the preliminary research stage. I am interested in doing business with a reputable company and a good warranty is important to me. Naturally I'm looking for quality, but not high end; more of a reasonable price to meet our budget. Please respond. Thank you!! "
• "45 page per minute black & white. 35 Page per minute color. Electronic collation. Finisher Stapler-Multi position. 2 x 520 sheet paper drawers. 1 x 1,200 sheet paper drawer 1 x 800 sheet paper drawer 100 sheet bypass. G3 fax board. "
• "11 x 17 copier, printer, scanner. Networkable, 3 hole punch."
• "5 pages b+w 20 lb paper and a cover page 4 color saddle stitched folder and the ability to print addresses for direct mail "
• "80 ppm or higher Top feeder tray capable of holding a minimum of 150 sheets Sorter/finisher (capable of stapling and sorting) Variable zoom - reduction feature Duplexing capabilities Main paper tray capacity of at least 4000 sheets Two additional adjustable size paper trays Desired image editing features: book copy, margin shift, edge & center erase etc. Network capable Training for staff "
• "500 sheet paper tray auto document feeder "
• "A simple low maintenance rugged office copier. "
• "Automatic Document Feeder 50 sheets, duplexing "
• "Best image quality is important. for photography studio producing Greeting cards and Brochure and wedding invitations. "
• "Easy on toner, easy to operate "
• "Canon Brand We are located in Corpus Christi Please include a quote for a Canon 2022i "
• "Employee mailboxes with security codes "
• "Fax, Copy and Printer needed for small Dental office. We currently have 3 machines we need to save $$$ on ink cartridge, ribbons and update our front desk. "
• "Hello, We currently use a Canon Image Runner 3300. We are looking for something comparable. Our current copier is 5 years or older and has been needing a lot of attention lately, so we want a newer model with less problems and probably some sort of warranty for parts and labor. Thanks!"
• "Folding, staple, insert into an envelope."
• "For control of paper use would like for copier to allow everyone to have individual codes. "
• "I am a solo attorney practicing in immigration law. I would like to lease a lower-end copier for about six months. I am looking to purchase a small office building in spring and would then upgrade to an all in one product and get rid of the printers, faxes and scanner. I am not sure what the price range is for such a machine because we would be leasing it. Thanks. "
• "I am applying for a grant which will include a refurbished copy machine and a service contract. We are a Library Literacy Program which includes: Literacy, GED Prep. Career Counseling and GED Testing. We need a machine that feeds multiple copies. It is low volume and low speed. "
• "I am opening up a real estate company, so privacy is an issue. I am currently with an agency. Not sure what our monthly volume will be. Need to be networked, wireless, 7 employees. Need service/supply contract pricing. Used to sell copiers so i am somewhat familiar. "
• "I am hoping that the fax feature can do sub account abilities, that way we can have privacy for our clients where they need it most. "
• "I need a copier that enables me to copy blue prints as well as print blue prints from emails and web pages. "
• "I need one copier to copy large format 22x34 (D) size B/W. "
• "I work in a public school in NYC. I am the Union representative and need to make copies as do the teachers in my school. "
• "I need to be able to restrict who can print color and I need to be able to monitor who is printing what. "
• "I'm looking for a thermal image copier for tattoo transfer stencil paper "
• "In addition to these three high volume copiers. I would also like to get three smaller backup copiers. Somewhere in the range of 25-40 ppm, and 3,000 - 5,000 copies per month. "
• "Interested in a Konica Minolta C203 for monthly lease "
• "Interested in the Toshiba Color 2500C "
• "Looking for price on Imagerunner 1023IF Will consider others "
• "Looking to get a quote on a Copystar 2550 New- with a feeder & ability to make double sided copies I would need toner & Drum 7 developer as well. i am looking fro this specific copier only "
• "Looking to lease a copier for a small medical business. Want toner and service included in costs. Need a CPP estimate. "
• "Machine must have a high-end finisher, including booklet-making capability. "
• "Most important...a 100 page document feeder. Our mortgage files range from 60-90 pages per file and need to be scanned (add'l memory) and uploaded to the lender. The business machine will scan directly to our server where the information is stored."
• "Must be a network printer & have fax from computer capabilities "
• "Must be a reputable brand "
• "Need basic copier for small office (less than 5 people). Most used for copying reports. Needs to be able to sort for multiple report preparation. Do not need a lot of bells and whistles. Company may also be interested in leasing. "
• "Optometrist office needs a decent copier. Wants to get out of this stupid lease system. thanks "
• "Other features needed: collate, staple, 2/3 hole punch, digital, 60 ppm b/w, 55 ppm color, network capability, interested in a 4 year lease "
• "Our goal is a headache free experience, low operating costs, etc. "
• "Security is a top priority: access control, fax completely removed from network. Must work on a Novell Network with user authentication. Need full remote management over network. "
• "These copiers need to have a network card in them so that they can be added to our network for printing. We would prefer an American manufacturer due to some limitations we have relative to the use of thin clients in our network. "
• "This machine must have excellent drivers for Mac OS and Windows "
• "This request is for my church. Our primary printing requirement is for the weekly church bulletin, of which we currently print 75-90 per week. These are printed single sided on pre-printed stock. There are occasional needs for incidental copying related to church activities. At a maximum, we estimate a copy requirement of 600 documents per month. We do not see the need for color copying at this time. "
• "We have recieved proposals from Konica Minolta (Bizhub C253), Canon (Image Runner 3225 and 3230),Sharp (2700N), Kyocera (KM-2560) and Tobisha (e-studio 281c) and would like an opinion on which provider has a better quality. We are a small, non-profit office of 4 people and copy at 1,800 monthly. We are looking to buy a black and white copier, with black and white networking printing and color scanning. "
• "We would like information on leasing a printer/copier that can be connected to approx. seven computers in our office "
• "We would like to keep the cost as low as possible but still get a reliable product "
• "We are a general contractor and often need to make 11" x17" copies from 24" x 36" prints. To align the prints on the copier, we sometimes need for the lid to come completely off easily. The machine we have now does that. "
• "We just need an all-in-one machine, copier, printer, fax and scan if possible. We have small office with 6 employees so we need something small but efficient that does both BW and color printing/copying. We would like to lease the equipment for 3-5 years. "

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Information was provided by BuyerZone.com users. Quotes have been edited for clarity only.