This includes fuser rollers, cleaning blades, and other parts often bundled in preventative maintenance kits. Parts that break during use are almost always covered, but parts that wear out over time may or may not be included.
Watch out, though: different vendors may define what parts are covered very differently. Service agreementsĪs described above, a key benefit of copier leasing is that most leases include the maintenance required to keep your copier running smoothly, including "parts" and labor. And overestimating can come back to hurt you by driving costs up when you don't meet the minimums. Low-balling your estimate may save you a few dollars a month on the lease, but you'll likely overtax the copy machine and have to deal with more repairs and downtime than you'd like. To avoid paying a penalty, make sure your copy volume estimates are reasonable. If you do chose to lease, many leases charge on a per-copy basis and may include monthly copying minimums. Finally, leasing will always include a service contract that will help ensure you copier is always running as expected.Īs with most products, however, leasing a photocopier is more expensive in the long run, so if your copier will get significant use over an extended period of time, you may come out ahead by purchasing it and adding on a high-quality service contract. Other leases allow you to walk away from a copy machine, increasing your financial flexibility if you can't afford ongoing monthly payments. In addition, because the technology changes quickly, copier leases often include provisions to trade up to a newer model, allowing a pain-free upgrade. Small business owners tell us that their primary reason to lease is financial: a copier lease lets them avoid the significant capital outlay required to purchase one outright.
For these reasons and more, copier leasing is an attractive choice for many businesses, as the graph here shows: 55% of our users prefer leasing their copiers. And copiers are notorious for requiring frequent service, due to toner and bits of paper gumming up the sensitive machinery. Buying an office copier is an expensive proposition: mid-level business copiers cost $5,000 to $10,000, with high-end models reaching up to $40,000.