A hybrid device gives you color capabilities for only slightly more than the cost of a monochrome machine. The benefits are clear...but what about the risks?

By Jeffrey A. Smith

Still, we think the industry needs to bring the cost of color down much further before the hybrid devices are accepted as universally viable substitutes for the copier/printers they are supposed to be replacing.

Should You Invest?

Should your in-plant invest in these new hybrid copier/printers the industry is touting? Our advice is that yes, these are truly revolutionary products but the associated costs, although reduced compared with a few short years ago, still represent a significant increase over what organizations are used to spending for monochrome digital copier/printers.