Solid ink - a good choice for your business and the environment

Solid Ink offers environmental and financial benefits to companies of all sizesIt's a well known fact that most businesses would like to print more colour pages but find the cost prohibitive. Laser printers have traditionally been far too expensive to maintain to make regular use affordable and efficient.

However, solid ink technology from Xerox - which replaces toners and lasers with blocks of solid ink that is melted down and applied internally - delivers a host of strategic financial benefits allowing companies an easy and cost-effective way to move to colour.

Financial benefits include:

• Vibrant prints produced on recycled paper; laser printers have traditionally struggled.
• No expenses toners to replace; in many cases toners cost close to the cost of the printer itself.
• Limited packaging means less disposable waste to manage
• Separate solid ink blocks meaning colours can be individually replaced
• Only one customer replaceable component, the drum unit

In addition solid ink delivers a host of environmental benefits to businesses, essential at a time when companies face increased pressure to do their bit for the environment.

• Produces 90% less waste in comparison to a conventional machine
• Non-toxic and safe to handle
• Less packaging than toners and other devices, yet easy to recycle
• No left over ink cartridges or toners to recycle; ink blocks are melted until diminished

And in the right printer, solid ink technology can save you even more money. The Xerox ColourQube 9200 series is a top-of-the-line multifunction device designed to bring colour printing within the reach of smaller and medium sized businesses who require state-of-the-art functionality. The printer utilises an innovative system based on a three tiered spending plan that charges you for only the colour you use. Pages printed are classified into different categories:

• Useful - content is mostly black and white
• Everyday - for basic colour printing
• Expressive for vibrant and multi-coloured content

The printer automatically tracks which category each page is printed in, and charges customers on a page-basis to ensure they never pay too much for colour prints.

Consider switching to solid ink technology to reap the superior benefits of using such a technology. If you want to know more about what solid ink can do for your business, or about the ColorQube 9200 itself, give First Choice Business Systems a call on 0800 072 3747. They're specialists in Xerox printer products and provide free consultations.