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

Benefits and Risks

Let’s look at the top three rewards and risks of the hybrid copier/printers on today’s market:

Reward #1: Speed. Hybrid copier/ printers are great for office environments that produce significant volumes on color laser printers. This is the “sweet spot” of the hybrid color copier/printer market. Dedicated color laser printers are terribly slow with marginal quality and very high per-page supply costs. Any office producing more than 1,000 prints on one of these devices would benefit greatly from a color hybrid copier/printer.