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

Ironically, the same reason manufacturers want to introduce hybrid copier/printers (higher dollar signs) is what has scared the business consumer away from implementing these devices enterprise-wide. Despite falling prices for color, consumers still have to pay four times more for color than for monochrome.