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

"Reduce/enlarge functionmedia..envelopes, labels, transparencies, all paper weight up to at least 80lb card stock.collate."
-- General Manager, Other Business Services, Cameron, WI

"Mostly used for black and white documents -heavy text, and ocassional photo or designed pages."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Education, Watertown, MA

"We are a small office that needs to have a bit of a workhorse for our color printer. I'm looking for suggestions of models and prices for a Windows compatible, color printer, laser inkjet preferred, would like input tray to hold at least a ream of paper up to 150 pages, output to hold at least the same, would like at least 25-30+ ppm color, and be able to be networked for 8-10 people, possible a few more."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Windsor Locks, CT

"Needing to on print a thick, sometimes, glossy paper, double-sided printing at a speed of, at least, 35 PPM."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Atlanta, GA

"I'm looking for a 17" to a 24" wide printer something similar to the Epson 4880 Pro or the Epson 7880 Pro."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Aitkin, MN

"300 dpi resolution on 80gsm bondpaper folder with paper tray to take 10 000 sheets of paper"
-- CEO/President/Owner, Non-Profit, Virginia Beach, VA

"Canon printers preferredIndivuial colors replacement ink 150 documents per day20 layout photo brochures."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Financial Services, Fallon, NV

"I HATED hp COLOR ALL IN ONE KEPT GOING OFFLINE HAD TO REINSTALL SOFTWARE.ePSON RUNS OUT OF iNK WAY TO FAST.i HAVE NOT BEEN PRINTING ALOT OF PHOTOS. wHEN i DO PRINT i WANT IT EXCELLENT."
-- Accounting/Finance, Consulting, Costa Mesa, CA

"Looking to purchase a color laser printer for a real estate office. We will primarily be using it for brochures and color coping."
-- Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Cedar Grove, NJ

"In addition to base price with maintenance on digital color laser printer, am interested in:color scancolor copystaplesorthole punchsaddle-stitch."
-- Administrative Assistant, Non-Profit, Corpus Christi, TX

"I am searching for the lowest delivered cost for a OKI C6100hdn."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Plantation, FL

"I have recently purchased several tobacco shops specializing in hand rolled cigars. I need info on how I can print my own labels. It will be large volume printing."
-- Partner/Principal, Retail, Key West, FL

"Must be able to handle heavy weight paperfor printing greeting cards. Borderless."
-- Manufacturing, Wholesale, Costa Mesa, CA

"Provide routers and drivers to Toshiba tablets (laptops), sell/provide paper and toner and availability to deliver on the weekend."
-- Buyer, Government, Oklahoma City, OK

"It must be able to print on envelopes and mail outs."
-- MIS/IT, Non-Profit, Mobile, AL

"We use 140# card stock for merchandise cards and signage. We print color brochure using 24# bright white to glossy. We print USPS shipping labels. We print merchandise labels with barcodes. We generally print 10k to 15k pages per month."
-- Buyer, Retail, Frisco, TX

"I will need a printer on which I can print to both letter and legal size paper."
-- Accounting/Finance, Construction/General Contracting, Albuquerque, NM

"Photo paper printing and high quality color printing on linen and bond paper."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Oakland, CA

"I need to be able to print on heavy stock, up to 100 lbs. I will also be printing on custom-sized paper occasionally, so that should be taken into consideration as well."
-- Office Manager, Telecom/Utilities, Saint Augustine, FL

"Am interested in Dye Sublimination printers. Looked at the Kodak 9810 and the FujiFilm ASK 4000. "
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Miami, FL

"We'd like to have access to 8 1/2" x 11 and envelopes"
-- CEO/President/Owner, Manufacturing, Syracuse, NY

"We need a printer that prints up to 12 x 18 with 3 trays. We don't need a post-finishing printer. "
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Dallas, TX

"We are a research company print many proposal reports and RFP request print large quanity of reports we use large binders to hold the reports need it to the printing to print back to back."
-- Office Manager, Consulting, Sacramento, CA

"Two trays is desirable. Toner costs (and pages per) are required. Warranty information and repair information as well.Ledger and full bleed would be considered if it does not alter the price too much."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Concord, CA

"We do a lot of mailings, so the postcards should not smudge upon receipt. We also want to be able to print on card stock or thicker paper, glossy paper. We are interested in an on site service plan."
-- Sales/Business Development, Real Estate, Takoma Park, MD

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