Productivity, Speed Still Dominate

However, Smith, of Buyer's Laboratory, contends that you can't compare the two.

"Offset presses are much better in quality and I don't see...digital copiers taking over," he says.

One reason, he points out, is the lack of consistency in color copies.

"There's a color drift problem where quality could drift from day-to-day or job-to-job," he warns.