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

The Bizhub PRO puts out over 400,000 pages per month now.

Fifth Tip: Don’t be afraid of change

“Don’t be stuck on one brand,” Blanchette says. “Look at them all. Try them all.”

Steve Tschida, manager of the Digital Output Center at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, took this advice, and in September of 2004, went one step further. Not only did the in-plant replace its existing three Xerox DocuTech 180s, but it did it in grand style by purchasing a web-fed Océ VarioStream 7450 at a whopping 934 ppm.