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Using Photo Printers for office work?

So you are running a busy office and you need to print all sorts of things. You saw a printer on sale for a great price and can’t pass up on a deal for your office printing?

When buying a printer, it's important to know exactly what you want it to do. Many offices opt to buy a lost-cost ink-jet printer, because it’s on sale and it can do a lot of fancy things. However, do you really need all of those options? Some printers may cost little in the short-term, however in the long-term end up costing you an “arm and a leg”. Keep in mind that the makers of ink-jet or photo printers don't make a large amount of money from printers anymore. It's all about the ink. You will repeatedly shell out roughly $30-50 each for those black and colour ink jet cartridges that your printer needs; and if you print a lot, the costs mount quickly.

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