BuyerZone users' color printer requirements

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

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of color printers other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: color printer purchasing requirements

"I'm a painter and I scan my paintings and want to print greeting cards."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Fremont, CA

"Want to print medium runs (50 pages or less) of removable adhesive- die-cut labels to place on product we sell. Also medium runs (50 pages) of permanent adhesive die cut label stock. Also want to create flyers, pamphlets, and marketing materials in limited quantities. (1,000 pages a shot)."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Other Business Services, Elba, NY

"Network (10-BaseT or better) required.Typical document is text and line drawing with spot color, printed to both sides, on 20# to 24#, white paper. At least one input paper tray (2 preferred) with capacity of at least 200 sheets of 20#Occasional jobs printed to 67# card stock which can be hand fed, one side at a time.True photo quality printing is not required (I have an inkjet photo printer for that.) but decent gray-scale & color rendering for bond paper & card-stock is necessary.Actual volume is roughly 2000 pages per month.Prefer upgradeable to 64MB or better. (Many of the print jobs are of documents which were scanned and emailed as .pdf's)"
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Portland, OR

"Print black and white, some photos, some full-colored documents. I'd like to print envelopes with a color logo and barcode in address. Looking for a mulit-use printer. The color copies need to be fairly high quality but really high quality will be done by a print professional. Presentations and proposals must look good and have good color and resolution."
-- Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Selma, TX

"MUST BE PROFESSIONAL PRINT QUALITY. It least 2 paper trays, letter and legal, high quality, network ready, all paper weight and media types, presentations, brochures, etc."
-- Office Manager, Telecom/Utilities, Norwalk, CT

"Stickers/wraps will be from 36 inches up to 72 inches wide."
-- Purchasing Manager, Manufacturing, Miami, FL

"Need collator/stacker, stapler & hole puncher. Prefer copy and scan function."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, San Diego, CA

"Must have double tray capacity for legal and letter and perfer non-inkjet."
-- CFO, Financial Services, Mission Viejo, CA

"Want to print 100 stock or so paper. 2feet by 3feet scoreboards for golf tournaments."
-- Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Neptune Beach, FL

"Requirements: 12 x 19 media printing Solid Ink preferred"
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Darlington, SC

"We would be using this to print our pictorial directory for our church. We would like to be able to print on glossy paper like common church directory samples we have seen recently. We would also want to print on card stock (preferably glossy on at least one side) for the cover as well.We have not made a final decision on doing this ourselves, but if viable solutions exist, it is a definite possibility."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Apex, NC

"We are a small non profit organization so we do all of our graphics inhouse and print all of our own advertising and graphics inhouse. So, we need something that can stand up to the volume that we do. We don't always do large amounts of printing, but sometimes it is necessary when we have an event."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Non-Profit, Hot Springs National Park, AR

"Bottom tray fed and network ready -- no other special requirements."
-- Partner/Principal, Information Services, Saginaw, MI

"I design alot of postcards (direct mail) collaterall and brochures.My company is looking for something that will print full bleed (all the way to the edges) this way we can do in-house printng."
-- Buyer, Advertising/Marketing/PR, San Diego, CA

"8.5 x 11 and 11 x 17 capabilities, color,need the best price!!!"
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Other Business Services, Gibsonia, PA

"Highest possible color printing resolution and also fax capability. Color fax is not needed."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Loganville, GA

"I am using this printer to put out a monthly news letter to current and potential clients. My current quantity of letters is approximately 500 per month but I am hoping to grow that to about 2,000 per month."
-- Sales/Business Development, Financial Services, Tooele, UT

"Should be able to accomodate heavy cover and card stock."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Frisco, TX

"1200 - 2400 dpiover 300 res.max 110# paperneed to high quality Photo invitation's.and high quality graphics.speed isn't a issue."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Saugerties, NY

"I need a printer that can expand it's memory, if needed. I want to be able to produce glossy magazines cover."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Long Beach, CA

"This printer will be used mainly by the Marketing department who will print color flyers and such. It will be for smaller jobs of less than 100."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Equipment Sales & Service, Rochester Hills, MI

"3 trays to hold letter, legal and 11x17. able to handle multiple users at same time."
-- Administrative Assistant, Insurance, Trenton, NJ

"By-pass tray, upgrade memory to max - low budget, so must have economical use of toner (max $0.10/color page 5% cover), one use will be to print paper plates for printer. Must be black & white MINIMUM (actual) 1000 x 1000 dpi. Paper: Ledger is on wish list, 8.5" x 14" required."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Hot Springs Village, AR

"Not much room in the office so we need a small footprint."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Houston, TX

"Printer to copy art work in the best mode possible."
-- Office Manager, Travel/Hospitality, Anchorage, AK

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