What Is the Difference Between Refurbished and Remanufactured Printers?

If you are in the market for a new office printer, here are five reasons why you should consider buying a refurbished or remanufactured photocopier.

Printers are a critical piece of equipment in any office environment, for many organisations it isn’t easy to operate without one. When you are in the market for a new printer, you should consider all choices available, including refurbished and remanufactured options. If your organisation chooses one of these devices, you won’t be alone; many businesses are turning to refurbished and remanufactured photocopiers because of their many benefits.

What Is the Difference Between Refurbished and Remanufactured Printers?

Both refurbished and remanufactured printers are carefully selected from demo models and low usage, out-of-lease office printers. The main difference between the two conditions comes down to how the printers are repaired or rebuilt.

 

Refurbished Printers

These printers are repaired by local expert, experienced technicians and put through thorough testing and inspection. The refurbishment process entails getting the machine to working order and producing good quality prints/copies. Parts that have almost reached yield, are running low, damaged or reached end of life are replaced with new parts.

 

Remanufactured Printers

Remanufactured printers are different in that they are completely stripped down and rebuilt again in a factory environment. All the parts are replaced or repaired regardless of what condition they were in. Each component is thoroughly cleaned, the device is factory reset and the software is updated. The devices then go through rigorous testing and inspection ensuring prints/copies are of a high quality.

The rainy season is coming, is there any electricity leakage of your copier?

The annoying rainy season is coming. As a precise equipment, copiers often have power leakage problems caused by excessive humidity in this season. So let’s briefly analyze the following questions for you:

 

Q: What’s the performance of electricity leakage of Copier? How can you tell if it’s electricity leakage?

A: The printed copy has no white borders around full version color, if this happens, don’t print any more. Color copier is composed of Y.M.C.K four-color combination, so pay attention and accurately determine which color of the charging frame is abnormal.

 

Q: What should I do if the copier has power leakage problem?

A:  Color multi-functional printer charging racks (take Konica color machine as an example) are generally arranged in order of yellow, red, blue and black from top to bottom. The simple method is to use a hair dryer to dry the water vapor on the charging stand with abnormal color, then put it back and restart the machine.

 

Q: When does the power leakage usually occur?

A: It usually occurs when the machine is turned on in the morning, the probability is higher.  And when the sun comes out after rain, the probability is also higher.

 

Q: How to prevent copier leakage?

A: If you find that the weather is humid, take out the charging rack before turn on the copier, dry it with a hair dryer, and put it back before turn on.

 

This is a temporary cure. To reduce power leakage, we must find a way to improve the surrounding environment, rather than complaining the machine is not working…

Such as turning on air conditioner or dehumidifier, move the machine to a dry room, etc.

Points to consider when buying refurbished copier

1. Check the age of the internal parts gear and the production time of the casing. The manufacturing time of the shell is generally on the inside of the machine door, with the time of the machine shell manufacturing on it, and the mark is like a compass-shaped circle.

2. Used copier dealers generally focus on trade wholesale. The low price of Used copiers is already well known, and their profits are already meager. There will be no branches like new equipment dealers, and generally they will not deliver to your door.

3. The principle of having technical resources. Copiers are precision instruments. Whether they are new or second-hand, they often require necessary maintenance and cleaning. At the same time, there will be various minor faults, which require professional maintenance and repairs.

4. Don’t be fooled by numbers and looks. With the development of technology to the present, the refurbishment and counter modification of second-hand equipment are generally mastered by dealers, and the appearance and print volume are only a reference index with little effect.

5. At the time of purchase, the supplier should provide the printer and installation driver of the copier, and remote technical support, equipment operation manual, error code table or maintenance technical manual should be provided if conditions permit.