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Copier Service Contracts and Knowing the Minimum “Click” Amounts
- We’ve used the term “click” so many times it probably doesn’t need to be explained, but it’s essentially a printed image. That’s one click for a single-sided piece of paper and two clicks for a two-sided sheet. It doesn’t matter how much is printed on paper, if it came out of the machine with the intention to be printed upon, it’s a click.
Option 1- Monthly Commitment ( minimum number of clicks per month).
- When you enter into a copier service contract, you guarantee the service provider a number of monthly minimum clicks. You’ll pay that rate regardless of whether or not you actually use them or not. And you’ll pay overages if you go beyond that amount. That means you really want to take your best guess—hopefully based on some data—on how much your office actually prints each month.
These service contracts present you with a minimum number of clicks that you get billed for each month. It doesn’t matter if you go under that amount—you’re still going to pay that minimum amount. Of course, if you go over you’ll have extra charges! Make sure you understand the overages before you sign so that there are no surprises later. Also, it’s common that the service provider will attempt to differentiate pricing between the included clicks and the overage clicks. This is in order to get more of the “guaranteed” or “expected” clicks upfront and not receive most of their funds as overages.
- (5K B/W 1K Color) Per month, Our charge for minimum coverage is $0.01 cents for B/W and $0.08 cents for Color clicks.
- (10K B/W 3K Color) Per month, Our charge for minimum coverage is $0.008 cents for B/W and $0.07 cents for Color clicks.
- (20K B/W 5K Color) Per month, Our charge for minimum coverage is $0.007 cents for B/W and $0.06 cents for Color clicks.
- (30K B/W 8K Color) Per month, Our charge for minimum coverage is $0.006 cents for B/W and $0.05 cents for Color clicks.
Option 2- Per Click charge (pay as you go) No minimum.
- When you enter into a pay-per-click service contract, there is no commitment or guarantee whether or not you actually make the required minimum per month. it's simply paid as you go! The vendor basically inquires about the monthly volume that you produce and charge you based on that! These types of contracts are for customers with a very low volume of printing or copying.
- Under 2K B/W 500 pages Color per month, Our charge for pay-as-you-go coverage is $0.03 cents for B/W and 0.15 cents for Color per click.
- Up to 3K B/W 1K pages Color per month, Our charge for pay-as-you-go coverage is $0.02 cents for B/W and 0.12 cents for Color per click.
- Up to 5K B/W 2K pages Color per month, Our charge for pay-as-you-go coverage is $0.015 cents for B/W and 0.10 cents for Color per click.
- Up to 8K B/W 3k pages Color per month, Our charge for pay-as-you-go coverage is $0.01 cents for B/W and 0.9 cents for Color per click.
- Up to10K B/W 5k pages Color per month, Our charge for pay-as-you-go coverage is $0.008 cents for B/W and 0.8 cents for Color per click.
- What’s Included in a Copier Service Contract
Most copier service contracts include toner, drums, maintenance & repairs, and anything else that isn’t paper (or staples if you have a finisher). It’s designed to be hassle-free and to allow you to focus on your business and not maintain a device in your office (or become an expert in troubleshooting issues). Of course, it can also include some things you don’t want—like fine print. Reading the fine print can save you tons of headaches down the line. Some of the more “incendiary” fine print we’ve seen includes drastic overage fees, quarterly or annual service fee increases, and exceptions for ongoing maintenance that don’t allow for normal wear and tear issues.
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