A wide format printer is a powerful, high-production office printer used to print standard-sized documents and graphic images that are 100 inches or over. While wide format printers were initially made popular by engineering and architectural companies to print construction blueprints, they are now common in all types of businesses, educational institutions, and government agencies.
Why Invest in a Wide Format Printer?
Buying your own wide format printer is more cost-effective in the long run, especially when compared to leasing or contracting with a print shop. Also, consider that office equipment purchases are often tax-deductible for the year you made the purchase.
When you lease a large format printer, statistics show that you will likely have paid for the printer in full at the end of your leasing term – yet you won’t own the equipment. And, with rent-to-own options, you will certainly pay a much higher price for a printer than its market value.
More Benefits of Wide Format Printers
1) Control your brand reputation because you can print with consistent color vibrancy and high image quality without the additional costs a print shop would charge.
2) The ability to print on demand means no more waiting for your print service provider to turn around your print order. This can make all the difference to your customers.
3) In-house print production allows your creative staff to test different media, color schemes, and resolutions to create the best graphic images possible.
4) New technology in wide format printers results in lower operating costs with increased speed. The price of in-house printing is so low that it may actually cost more to contract out your printing needs.
5) Multiple departments benefit from a large format printer. You can create print materials for meetings, clients, marketing and sales, engineering, and design. Also, you can print your own indoor and outdoor advertising onto durable media.
6) Cloud print solutions offer shared access so that remote workers can also send single or batch print jobs to the office printer. Additionally, the need for print drivers is eliminated when printing documents from cloud storage to a wide format printer.
Finally, you benefit from owning your own large format printer and the new software solutions that have been developed to create print workflows and automate printing processes. A full-featured large format printer will also have many print conveniences that save time, money, and effort.
If you’ve been considering investing in a wide format printer for your San Francisco business, contact Golden Gate Office Solutions today to learn more about the benefits and savings compared to outsourced printer services.
