Click Charges

[rsands]

I know this is private info for a company but what would people call reasonable for a DC250 colour click charge to be coming in at? and the new xerox 700?

 

[Steve_S]

We had a 'reasonable' proposal for a 700 at a hair under the 5 cent mark. I would certainly not go much higher for that machine until it has some track record. Never looked at a 250, so can't comment.

 

[adbox]

what is a click charge?

 

[Steve_S]

what is a click charge?

Cost per Impression. Some companies charge per 'letter size' image, others, especially those catering to more commercial type accounts, charge per image regardless of size.

 

[leetaylor]

Just under 5p (UK) on our Xerox 5000.

Regardless of Sheet Size.

Hope this helps.

 

[rsands]

would 7p be said to be steep?

 

[lfelton]

From your description (a DC250) it may be that this is a second user or refurb machine and it's therefore likely to be coming from a reseller. If that's the case, I *think* that 7p is probably around the going rate for a nil commitment contract. If you were to buy a brand new 262, especially with a volume commitment, I'd expect it to be a bit cheaper than that.

A 700 will be a little bit cheaper again per click and you may be able to get it under 5p - but you will need a volume commitment. If that's gibberish jargon, ask your rep to break it down for you. Basically, if you commit to say 100K colour clicks per quarter, you'll get a better rate than if you can't commit to any volume. If you're starting out, it makes sense to go on a nil commitment and then move to a volume contract once you've built up some reliable volume. Just make sure you get the price/volume breaks in writing (and the basis for price increases). And make sure you count your fingers after you shake hands on the deal.

Hope that helps.

 

[ttlprinting]

Don't know if this is relevant or not but I pay 8.9 cents (Canadian) per 11 x 17 colour, and .0125 cents (Canadian) per 11 x 17 black from a Xerox 242.

 

[smatros]

are all the charges all-inclusive? I mean servicing + parts + toner?

 

[ttlprinting]

Yes, in my case, the click charge is for all service, parts and toner.

 

[smatros]

Yes, in my case, the click charge is for all service, parts and toner.

What is your monthly volume / commitment?
Pricing in Europe are quite higher, we used to pay 0,16 usd per click on dc250 with a low (5000 prints monthly) commitment.