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Everybody loves a good End of Financial Year deal, right? Well, we’ve got some amazing news for you and your business. Cast your mind back to 2015, when the Australian Senate passed legislation that offered small businesses who had an annual revenue under $2 million, a $20,000 tax-write off if they purchased something relating to their business – it was only supposed to last until the 30 June 2017.
So … did you make the most of this offer? No? Don’t worry. The good news we have for you is that the offer has been extended until 30 June 2018. Better yet, the offer has been expanded to apply to businesses with a turnover of up to $10 million last year. That’s five times higher than in the original legislation. Furthermore, there is no limit on the number of items a business can claim – the only stipulation is that it cannot exceed the $20,000 threshold.
Even though the incentive has been extended for another year, don’t delay taking advantage of this amazing offer. Now is the perfect time to invest in technology that will not only improve your business productivity but will also boost your profits.
In order to make the decision a little bit easier for you, we’ve put together a list of our top pick of printers that you should invest in this EOFY. Whether you’re after a colour printer, a black and white printer or a multifunction printer, now is the absolute best time to invest.
Our pick of colour printers
If you’re after an colour printer this EOFY that is mobile-ready to help keep your business moving as well as a quality printer that is low-cost to run, you can’t go past the DocuPrint CP315 dw, which is part of Fuji Xerox’s Smart@Work series.
Quick Facts
• Up to 28ppm Colour & Mono (A4)
• One Touch access to the cloud
• Outstanding quality colour with 1200 x 2400 dpi print resolution
• Mobile connectivity enabled
• AirPrint and Google Cloud Print Ready
• Wi-Fi enabled
• Built-in Near Field Communication
• Mopria Alliance Certification
• Eco-friendly Super EA-Eco toner
• High-yield, economical toners
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If you want to make sure your employees are staying on top of their deadlines, then you need the DocuPrint CP405d. It’s keeps perfect pace with your busy work environment with print speeds of 35ppm single and 23ppm in duplex mode. It produces documents with amazing clarity and vivid colour. It also prints in monochrome for the times you don’t need colour.
Quick Facts
• 35ppm single-sided colour and monochrome
• Sharp and accurate images
• Fast networking including Gigabit Ethernet capability
• Energy-saving with a one-touch energy save button
• 600 x 600 di resolution
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Our pick of B&W printers
Highly affordable and at the top of its range, the Phaser 4622 is the ideal printer for SMEs looking for single-function mono printing. Printing in high speeds of 62ppm, if you run a busy office, this printer will help keep your workplace running quickly and efficiently. It also features the SecurePrint function, meaning documents printer are confidential and won’t fall into the wrong hands.
Quick Facts:
• High speed mono printer 62ppm
• Apple AirPrint Support
• 256MB memory standard and 320GB hard drive optional
• Fast first page out in 7.8 seconds
• Pin-release print jobs at the device (via SecurePrint) for confidential documents
• Long-life consumables reduces cost per page and time spent changing toner
• Automatic duplex print
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If you need something that’s more compact, efficient and features a range of networking options in one solid and sophisticated unit, try the DocuPrint P365 dw A4. This monochrome laser printer is ideal for small and medium sized businesses due to its fast printing speed, resolution, sheet capacity and wireless connectivity.
Quick Facts:
• Up to 38 pages per minute
• Automatic duplex print
• 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution
• 300 sheet capacity input and optional 550 sheet feeder tray
• Wireless connectivity
• High capacity EA-Eco toner cartridges
• Powerful 533 MHz processor
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Our pick of multifunction printers
B&W
Since you’re already investing in technology, why not provide your office with an incredibly powerful multifunction printer? For printing, scanning and copying in black and white, the DocuPrint M455 df is the perfect multifunction printer. High resolution monochrome printing with best-in-class speed, extended capabilities and professional-looking print quality for your busy office. What more could you need?
Quick Facts
• Up to 45 ppm print and copy
• 3 inch colour touch screen
• Print resolution up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
• Duplex and Network as standard
• Powerful 525 Mhz Processor
• Maximum paper capacity 2,350 sheets (550 sheet standard)
• Apple Air print, Google Cloud Print ready
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Colour
For the ultimate multifunction printer, you can’t go past the DocuPrint CM315 z.
This powerful processing laser printer is part of Fuji Xerox’s Smart@Work printers manages your costs and data, allowing it to do so much more than your average print, copy, scan, email and fax job.
Quick Facts
• Smart@Work One Touch
• Up to 28ppm Colour & Mono (A4)
• One Touch access to the cloud
• Outstanding quality colour with 1200 x 2400 dpi print resolution
• Mobile connectivity enabled
• AirPrint and Google Cloud Print Ready
• Wi-Fi enabled
• Built-in Near Field Communication
• Mopria Alliance Certification
• Eco-friendly Super EA-Eco toner
• High-yield, economical toners
To find out more about how your business can benefit from the $20,000 small business tax write-off, visit the ATO website.
Xerox – MPS TCO
When it comes to buying a printer or multi-function device, the lowest purchase price doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the most cost effective solution. What we mean by this is when your company is looking to purchase a new printer, it’s important that you look beyond the purchase price. Just because the initial purchase price is low, doesn’t mean the overall running of the printer will be cheap too.
Before you invest in a printer you need to understand all the costs involved with purchasing and running the device. For example, like a car needs petrol, servicing and maintenance, a printer needs toner, paper and servicing. While you might have bought a relatively inexpensive printer, the true price you want to be looking at is the total cost of ownership (TCO). The printers with the lowest TCO offer the best value in the long run.
Taking the time to understand the TCO when purchasing a new printer or device can help prevent unnecessary financial or productivity loss in the future. In this article, we are going to help you understand why it is important to consider the total cost of ownership of your printer, and what to consider before making your purchase to ensure you’re getting the best value long term.
What to consider when calculating your printer’s TCO?
Essentially, there are three key things to take into consideration when calculating the TCO for a printer.
1. Physical hardware cost. This is the cost of the printer when you initially buy it. If you’re leasing the printer, the cost you would consider is the cost of leasing over a period of time.
2. Printing costs. Printing costs refer to things like the cost and capacity of toner cartridges and the amount of paper your business goes through each month. It also includes whether you’re printing mostly in colour or black and white.
3. Running costs. There are a few areas to consider when calculating the running cost of your printer. Energy consumption is an important factor to think about. Most printers come with an industry standard Energy Star value. The higher the star value, the more energy-efficient it is and the cheaper it is to run. The cost of paper should also be considered when purchasing a printer. Different paper is suitable for different printers, and typically, laser printers run on low-cost plain paper, while ink-technologies usually require more expensive and specialised paper, especially when you want to print in high-quality. It’s also a good idea to check out whether the printer you’re looking at offers double-sided printing as this feature can greatly minimise paper usage costs. Maintenance costs such as service or warranty costs is something to also consider.
Now that you understand the top three things to consider when calculating the TCO, you can start to look at your businesses’ individual needs and how your printer or multi-function device is going to be used in your office. This means you need to think about things like:
• Number of pages to be printed each month.
• Ratio of Colour v’s black and white printing
• Size and quality of paper
• Additional features you may need from your printer like: wireless printing, security printing, managing workflows etc.
Once you’ve answered the above questions, there are a few more variables to consider before you can calculate the TCO. These include
• the price of the printer and whether you’re buying or leasing the printer or opting for a managed print solution
• the capacity of the initial toner cartridges that come with the purchase of the printer
• the cost and capacity of replacement toner cartridges
Now that you have all the information ready, you can use this handy equation on this blog to figure out the TCO.
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