Though color pages are climbing, black-and-white printers remain an important part of most in-plants. Here are 10 tips to help you pick the right device.

By Joe Ranoia

First Tip: Know what you’re getting

“We did a lot of research,” says Bev Lucas, “and determined what features we needed, and determined which equipment would fulfill our requirements before we contacted vendors.”

As manager of Printing Services at Bellevue Community College, in Bellevue, Wash., Lucas was part of the team that selected the in-plant’s Xerox DocuTech 6115 (115 ppm), Canon imageRUNNER 110 (110 ppm) and imageRUNNER 105 (105 ppm). For Lucas, it was important to make an informed decision about these machines.