Most offices waste a lot of money, toner, and time with their printing. We try to save our clients money (by being consistantly priced at %10-15 lower than major office supply stores) and help them print greener (less waste, energy, and printing emmissions). So, here are five printing tips you can use today to begin saving money now.
1. Run longer printing/copying jobs whenever possible. This will save you toner, energy, and prolong the life of your color imaging unit if you’re printing in color.
2. Print with your largest printer. If your office prints most jobs on larger laser printers, you will save hundreds in monthy costs compared to small inkjets. Unless you print under 100 pages per month, you shouldn’t have an inkjet in your office due to the high cost per print (average is $.11 cpp compared to $.03 cpp for laser printers).
3. Set your default mode to print in “Draft” for black and white. Most monochrome documents can be printed in draft mode, and it will prolong your toner life.
4. Buy high-quality compatible cartridges unless you need graphic design quality color prints. Compatible cartridges can save you generally around 25-35 percent per cartridge. This is especially attractive in color printing. Make sure you are buying compatible cartridges that are fully warrantied and STMC/ISO9001:2000 certified. If you’ve bought cheap toner before, you know it hurts your bottom line.
5. Print a black and white test page before you print in color. This will help you figure out design issues without wasting color toner.
We do managed print solutions as well (a full diagnostic run-down of your current printing, and alternative plans to help you save money). Give us a call at Pahoda Image Products, and ask about a free analysis of your current printing situation.







