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What type of printer is recommended to print a professional quality business card?
Question : What type of printer is recommended to print a professional quality business card?
I am looking to start a part-time printing business. Are there any recommendations on a printer for me to use to print professional quality business cards?
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Best answer:
Answer by megasparks0101
you will want to lease a nice copier from xerox, no home printer will print on card stock..really you will want a small press, to have raised ink, you might want to invest in a small paper cutter also to cut the cards out! I use to work in the printing industry for 8 years, I miss it sometimes….
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#2 written by Willzville 1 year ago
Get A4 thin card paper and print it straight from a printer and cut it out with a guillotine. You’ll find that many new standard printers (bigger ones) these days can print on thin card (mine can at least).
Extra tips:
*Find a printer that has borderless printing (prints right to the edge) = lower paper wastage + saves time (no need to cut off the margins) + less effort.
*The type of paper is key. It can mean the difference between a home-made card and professional cards. The thinner the card the better, and you might want to also try out glossy paper (like photo paper) – you can get them at various levels of gloss.
*If you’ve got a good guillotine then you can probably cut around 5-10+ layers of paper at a time (more powerful = more layers). This saves time, saves effort and multiplies production rate.For low setup costs go inkjet. But check out some laser printers. They have a higher startup cost but low running costs – and are superb for printing copies.
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Sorry, but you can use just about anything. Xerox is ok, but i dont care for it too much. I was a senior Tech specialist for Ricoh/Lanier/Gestetner/Savin for years. Most printers and copiers are the same…different label is all.
You will want laser for sure, not inkjet. I would suggest buying a mulit-function device but be careful. Brother is crap, Xerox is ok, not great! Cannon is up there! Our biggest competition was Cannon. And Ricoh is one of the largest copier companies in the World. #2 i think. Dunno, dont work there anymore. Great machines, terrible management.
You will get what you pay for in this area. No real cheap way around it. If you want to get some companies to fight for you, that is how you get the best deal. To have a few sales people fight for your business and make a deal to include toner and service in the contract. those 2 can be very expensive without. My time was $ 175.00/hour!!!
For starts with busniness cards i would have someone professonal do it first. Then try and copy their hard work and design!
Good luck on your new business Venture.