Model Reviews

It’s not easy to figure out which printer brand or model to go with if you don’t have a firm understanding of what you’re looking for in a machine.  

This is perhaps doubled in difficulty when talking about production printers, which is what we’ll be covering today.  

Production-style printers meet very specific needs, and the truth is, most consumers will not need to invest in one.   

As a long-time, local print vendor, we’ve gathered the requisite knowledge to know when a production-style machine is necessary and can adequately convey who would be a fit for one.    

We maintain platinum status as a Xerox Agent Channel and are experts in the company’s production product family, which includes the PrimeLink printers that will be the topic of discussion in this blog.     

There is a general assumption that buying any type of printer will suffice if it’s running and looks the part.    

Printers/copiers are looked at as an afterthought necessity rather than an investment. This is especially the case with larger multifunction printer options.    

Higher-end multifunction printers can cost upwards of $10,000, and if you don’t get the exact model you need, it can cost you more than double in the long run because of service issues and your eventual need to buy the right machine that you should’ve bought in the first place.  

Costly scenarios like this one play an integral part in why we use our over 35 years of industry knowledge to make informative content that will help prevent crippling mistakes you could make in the purchase of office equipment.  

Contrary to popular belief, printers/copiers are complex machines that require tedious research and evaluation.    

Because of their basic functionality, it’s easy to get tricked into thinking that buying any type of printer for your office will suffice and adequately satisfy your printing goals.  

As a local print vendor for over 35 years, we’ve seen this general misconception backfire on customers who were misled by the seeming simplicity of printers and ended up paying more than they would’ve paid if they just bought the right machine in the first place.  

To make the right purchase for your business, you need to be properly educated on what a printer can do for your business.   

Because we sell Xerox products specifically, we’ve gained noted expertise in their product catalog and can accurately formulate a thorough review of its printer models.    

At first, buying a printer might seem like a seamless and customary chore.  

“How hard could it be?”, you say to yourself as you browse the marketplace for your new printer. “I’ll just find the first one that’s reasonably priced and has good customer reviews. Easy enough.”  

This is the standard thought process of most consumers who are in the market for a printer, and we don’t blame you.   

Printers seem like a simple office purchase because most people see the machine through the lens of common thought, which is that printers serve the basic office functions and thus, don’t require much research to make a purchase.  

Being a locally managed print vendor for over 35 years, we’ve seen this sentiment backfire too many times on customers who understandably thought that finding the cheapest printer from a big retailer was the best purchasing option.  

Looking for the right multifunction printer for your office can be an overwhelming task due to the number of brands on the market and the research it requires.  

There’s a lot of tedious information that, if you’re not in the printing industry, can be difficult to comprehend, and might cause you to make a costly purchase that doesn’t perfectly meet your printing needs.  

Being a copier/printer vendor for 35 years has provided us with a vast amount of knowledge and experience when it comes to finding the right machine for a company’s office productivity goals.    

To help you get a feel for what different printer brands have to offer, we’re going to use our industry expertise to compare two similarly sized color multifunction printers, the Xerox AltaLink C8135 and the Canon iR C5535i III.