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

"This printer will be used for regular use printing except for several times a year we do heavy printing ex. 10,000 copies for a mailing. Mostly black and white but would like to option of color. We would also like a scanner. Thank you."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Avon, OH

"Cover Weight paper will be used. High speed output is essential."
-- Accounting/Finance, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Englewood, CO

"Print pictures and in-house marketing pieces. Want to be able to print card stock, envelopes and letterhead."
-- Partner/Principal, Travel/Hospitality, Santa Rosa Beach, FL

"I need to print full color brochures and business cards."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Pittsburgh, PA

"I am looking for prices on aRicoh Aficio SP C410 DN."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Prescott, AZ

"Want high resolution more than 600X600/more than 64Mb memory, quick printing, print flyers for property."
-- Buyer, Real Estate, Otis Orchards, WA

"Looking for 12" x 18" , 100# Gloss text capability, 110# Index, DUPLEX CAN BE OPTIONAL. I run a lot of 11" x17 Card stock, especailly gloss."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Other Business Services, East Freetown, MA

"I need this printer to make brochures and newsletters, flyers etc. to be printed on glossy paper.."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Non-Profit, Cypress, CA

"Although most of the printing will be on 20 lb weight paper, we do have occasional need for card stock and label printing. We will need a document feed and double sided printing."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Non-Profit, Bellmore, NY

"We will be producing graphic documents for our clients and need high resolution, superior ink quality. We produce coprate apparel and print client samples and stitch patterns for approval. We also product a high volume of paperwork."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Wholesale, Centennial, CO

"High resolution, possible 65-80 lb. stock paper used, postscript (not emulation), no specific tray needed, used for small job runs, with high black/white runs (speed of copies not an issue), 11x17 bleed not a requirement."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Batesville, AR

"Business reports including charts and graphs, some photos but not necessarily of the highest quality/resolution."
-- Partner/Principal, Consulting, Lewisburg, PA

"6360/DN network color printer Xerox550 sheet feederannual on-site coverage for phaser."
-- CFO, Other Business Services, Camino, CA

"I am looking for an affordable LASER printerwhich can print 11x17 or close. Bigger thanlegal."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Garfield, NJ

"Postscript printing2 paper trays20# paper to 80# paper or card stock."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Longmont, CO

"Autocad drawings. Most documents are 11x17 on 24# paper. Need 2 trays, letter and 11x17."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Manufacturing, Bartlesville, OK

"Will be printing postersprinting douments of at least 100 pagesprinting letter for grant reqeustsprinting state nad federal grant requests formsdocumentation of tarinee progress and public fnding useetc."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Elkin, NC

"We would like to have a printer to duplex 11 x 17 paper as well as 8 1/2 x 11 mostly. Good quality. Color of course."
-- Administrative Assistant, Government, Shelby, NC

"We need a color laser ASAP to print 4 x 6 postcards on 14 pt stock coated 1 side."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Southampton, NY

"1. Up to 28 lb. paper2. Paper trays for 8 1/2X11, 8 1/2X13"
-- Partner/Principal, Financial Services, Phoenix, AZ

"67# card stock2 drawer for the stock (green & yellow stock)."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Louisville, KY

"Printer should be fax and network capable and be able to scan documents and copy from legal size and larger paper on the glass. In other words, the glass surface should be at least large enough to accomodate a legal sized sheet of paper. 2 paper trays. Top feeder for multiple documents is also necessary."
-- Administrative Assistant, Health Care, Torrance, CA

"Looking for a small color machine that prints at least 18 ppm with relatively inexpensive toner cartridge refills."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Los Angeles, CA

"Need to print a 4-page, duplexed newsletter each month for 250 members."
-- Office Manager, Education, Pocatello, ID

"Multiple trays for different weights of paper; 12"x18" paper feed."
-- Creative Design/Writing/Production, Government, Golden, CO

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