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

"We need to be able to print as small as 3 1/4 x 4 5/8. And up to 120# card stock. Mostly what we print is custom sized so we don't want to have to print from a side tray, one of the inner trays needs to be adjustable."
-- Sales/Business Development, Other Business Services, Rainsville, AL

"I have runs of 3000 double sided (6000) every other month. Need something that is not so costly to maintain."
-- Administrative Assistant, Non-Profit, Pace, FL

"This printer will be used to creat marketing brochures down to postcards and business cards."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Cedar Hill, TX

"I want to use heavy, glossy paper and brochure paper."
-- Attorney, Legal, Wall, NJ

"Cartridge size for at least 2,000 copies. Cartridge must be inexpensive."
-- Attorney, Legal, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

"I am looking for a compact color laser printer my home office. thanks."
-- Dentist/Physician, Health Care, Lubbock, TX

"We are a creative agency (graphic design, advertising, etc) and are looking for the best quality prints in the market. We are also planning on taking on small run print jobs for some of our clients and will charge them for this service. It is very important that we can print in a wide variety of media types and weight (paper stock)."
-- Buyer, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Tulsa, OK

"We print aprox 2500 mail pieces per week - two sided - 28# paper weight - z fold - black & white one side - color (pictures) second sideWe also print aprox 2500 #10 envelopes per week."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Camillus, NY

"Trying to open gretting card busniess,i'll use glossey paper or other papers."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Lanham, MD

"Would like a minimum of 3 trays.What does that mean full-bleed ledger/letter printing mean? Would like to be able to purchase the toner/ink locally."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Tucson, AZ

"I am looking for a printer under $400."
-- Human Resources, Manufacturing, Suffolk, VA

"Will need to print on multipule types of paper and sizes nad print off the edge/bleed."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Health Care, Pine Bluff, AR

"Medium to High QualityMust handle up to 28 lb paperone to two trays."
-- Sales/Business Development, Other Business Services, San Diego, CA

"This printer needs to have the capability to print on a very large paper as large as a small sign."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Ocoee, FL

"We hope to get a grant to purchase a printer and software. The printer will be used to print on heavy paper: at least cardstock weight, perhaps heavier in addition to regular printer paper. We will laminate our printed materials. We have had trouble in the past with printers smearing color."
-- Educator, Education, Spartanburg, SC

"I am starting a business making wedding invitation...itmust be able to accomodate different size card stock."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Miami, FL

"Multi Function, Copy, and Scan. Both in color. Also the ability for a user to choose their color options directly form their computer (as opposed to changing the options at the printer itself)"
-- Administrative Assistant, Other Business Services, Venice, CA

"2 trays would be nice, but not essentialLCD display required"
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Concord, CA

"I would like full Black and White printing capacity on this printer while maintaining the capacity to print in color in the future."
-- Attorney, Legal, Millville, NJ

"WE are a restaurant. We will print menus and flyers and brochures."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA

"I am looking for an all-in-one machine that will print, scan, and copy."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Seattle, WA

"Movie theater poster size prints of digital images that I take. I am starting a research project to determine if I want to purchase a plotter printer or buy prints by the piece. I am finding that $7 to $9 dollars is the square foot price for printing color. I need to know what it acutually cost to operate one of these printers. "
-- Buyer, Information Services, Fayetteville, NC

"Check printer and printer for high end flyers and proposals."
-- Office Manager, Real Estate, Saint Petersburg, FL

"I have a samsung CLP-510. Looking for a second unit compatible with Samsung consumables."
-- Administrative Assistant, Non-Profit, Collingdale, PA

"Would like an all-in-one type that has fax, copier,scan +. I want the print quality/resolution to be picture printing quality."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Wholesale, Kenosha, WI

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