A Versatile Future

The days of the single-function color copier are fading fast.

"Over 90 percent of the color copiers we sell are sold as printers," Potesky reports. "The copying function is less and less important. Printing is king."

Potesky says that networkable printer/copiers are becoming an alternative to offset printing for short-run, quick turnaround color jobs. And for long-run jobs, you can print a few hundred copies on your color copier/printer for immediate use and let your press handle the rest.