Savings In Black And White

Kratz suggests managers take sample jobs to companies to see how the equipment fares.

"There shouldn't be any problem with taking some of your work along," she says. "You'll need to, especially if you have a lot of black toner on your pages."

In New York City, Jim Allen, manager of Printing Services at the Fashion Institute of Technology, says his two Océ 2600s are starting to get a little dated. After all, the in-plant has been using them non-stop for more than seven years.