Think Beyond the box

Think Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

It’s easy to be led by your wallet when looking to buy a printer and get drawn to cheaper devices because of the lower upfront costs. But this sort of approach can fail to account or the true costs of printing. In reality, buying a printer is just the start of the process and to understand the true budgetary impact, it's important to take running costs into account. Of course, when purchasing a printer or MFP it is crucial to make sure that the product meets your needs, but it is the wise man that thinks about more than just the box and sees that buying cheap may turn out to be just the opposite. You should always take a little more time to consider Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

Thinking long-term

There is one simple rule to remember – The cheaper the product, the more expensive it is to run.

This may not be an issue if you do not print very much, however, you will be surprised how quickly costs can rise if you get this wrong. Therefore, the first thing you should do is work out your Average Monthly Print Volume (AMPV). Most people can have a very good guess of how much they print in a day, take this number and multiply by 20 working days in a month to get your AMPV. Once you have this information you will be better equipped to make the right decision.

Make a shortlist of products for consideration based on specifications, functionality and price, then pause! You need to think running costs and think about TCO. How long do replacement toners last (specified in pages) and how much do they cost? What other consumables are required for each machine e.g. image drum units, fuser units, transfer belts, paper feed rollers etc. and how often do these components need to be changed. It’s all there on product datasheets, you just need to know what to look for.

KYOCERA products with their ultra-long-life image drum technology deliver a toner only proposition for the majority of users. And with toner being the only consumable you ever need to change running costs will be extremely low far offsetting any small premium you may have pay on the purchase price of the device. KYOCERA toners have a capacity to match the print volume capabilities of each device and always at a low cost, to keep TCO to a minimum. Addressing costs in this way makes original KYOCERA toners easily affordable, meaning performance, reliability and superb print quality can be guaranteed.