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

"The pictures that we will be printing on the COA's will only be 4" across, but they have to have excellent resolution. Since they will be accompanying the item that we will be selling."
-- Accounting/Finance, Other Business Services, Amherst, NH

"I may use label stock, 80# cover, 2 ply index, etc."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Miami, OK

"Graphic department printer for restaurant entertainment complex for posting flyers onsite. want color laser network printer. don't want to be held hostage to proprietary replacement supplies as i am now with my dell 3100n."
-- Partner/Principal, Restaurant, Pensacola, FL

"High resolution, card stock (110# +), 2-trays (8.5x11 & 11x17)."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Grants Pass, OR

"We use a heavy cardstock paper at times. mostly we use average weight paper."
-- Office Manager, Other Business Services, Weatherford, TX

"We prefer a cannon printer for small businessand to print over thick papers or cards andto print sizes of 8.5 x 11 inchs and 11x17 inchs.We need a reliable machine not to cheap notto expensive.Thanks por your time."
-- Administrative Assistant, Legal, Huntington Park, CA

"We want to enable all our customers to print directly from this computer."
-- Buyer, Media/Entertainment/Publishing, Canon City, CO

"Heavier presentation paper often used (32 lb.); High print quality needed; Large volume printing (about once a month)."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Other Business Services, Arlington, TX

"Needs to be able to print as small as 3.5x5 envelopes, stock up to 140 lb. cover weight, a large variety of textures and surfaces (including metallic and translucent vellum), if possible something that can print up to 11x17, but that is not necessary. We offer printing as a service, so it needs to hold up to printing about 1,000 pieces per day."
-- Buyer, Retail, Atlanta, GA

"I am looking for a printer that can reproduce many nuances of color created by me (the artist). If I can find one that will do 16x20" that would be great, but am looking for one that at least will print greeting cards."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Wholesale, Powell, OH

"Prints in black and color. possibly 22+ ppm, 250 feed tray or more. Toner replacement low cost or increased total pages able print per cartridge."
-- Administrative Assistant, Other Business Services, Harleysville, PA

"Double paper trays, able to print checks, and medical claim forms."
-- Office Manager, Health Care, Honolulu, HI

"Would like to use two paper trays; one for tabloid and one for letter."
-- Sales/Business Development, Wholesale, West Sacramento, CA

"I print out material to give to customers that changes per customer."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Wholesale, Petaluma, CA

"Mostly, the printer will be used to printer flyers (8.5X11 and 11X17) for running events"
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Chicago, IL

"It is important the consumables such as ink cartridges for the printer are inexpensive."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Manufacturing, Dania, FL

"We print labels and can not run or bleed when wet."
-- Partner/Principal, Retail, Carmel, IN

"We want to be able print photgraphs on 8.5" X 11 ~100lb matte white photo quality cardstock. We are using Mircosoft Project and importing photographs and text for A2 sized note cards (2 on a page). We would expect to use it primarily for small orders."
-- Buyer, Retail, Shelburne, VT

"Photo buisness i need a high speed printer to print digital prints on location. all sizes."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, New Orleans, LA

"I need to lease a printer (or 2) will be printing 8.5x10 100 page magazines. Color double sided."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Tucson, AZ

"We print lots of high coverage print outs. Need good quality and good efficiency on consumables."
-- Partner/Principal, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Lincolnwood, IL

"We would need two trays for 8.5 X 11 paper and one tray for 8.5 X 14 paper. We will be using the printer to print checks, so it needs to be network compatible. Also, sort, stack, and staple for presentations."
-- Purchasing Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Sandy, UT

"Must be able to pull heavy weight Brochier paper. Duplexing would be a plus, but not nessisary. I want the print quality to be professional looking. Also may want this to be a all in one? not sure if there is a all in one with the print quality that I want."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Redmond, OR

"If can auto duplex, print front and back, have at least 500 sheet paper tray, Has large capacity black output, we use about 5000 sheets of paper per month."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Health Care, San Diego, CA

"Post card stockI want to print my own postcardsso it has to have a gloss finish, hard to find in a laserjet."
-- Facilities/Operations, Wholesale, Arlington, TX

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