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Tampa copier service and lightning protection

Tampa copier service: lightning protection 2016 tips

Here in Tampa Bay, we have the Lighting. Tampa copier service, University copier service, town 'n' country copier service, south tampa copier service ..Go Bolts! & we have lightning…lot’s of it.

We are just entering the rainy season, and Akita Copy wanted to remind everyone in our tampa copier service area to put a surge suppressor on your copier or multifunction printer.

You don’t want to use your business’ insurance deductible on an office copy machine lightning strike, do you?

Do you remember hurricane Charley in 2004… then Frances…then the others…

Well, guess what… As bad as these storms were in the Tampa area, most of our customers saved themselves a bundle of money.

Why???

Our copier service department suggested that all of our copiers and multifunction printers in the tampa copier service area have surge protectors.

Features to consider for your office copier’s surge protector:

Ethernet plugs. You don’t want surges in these guys.
Phone/fax plugs- The copier’s fax is probably our most common victim
Copier power cord
UL 1449 listed and UL 1449 rev2 listed
Failure indicator-buzzers usually are good attention grabbers, but a little annoying
Status light for proper grounding and functioning
Get as many joules protection as possible
Make sure to read the warranty and “insurance” that’s included

For those of you still not convinced…

Here’s a short list of past calls we have received, and what lightning damage can do if no copier surge protector is installed.

Office in Carollwood: Complete loss of printer, scanner, and fax boards.
Business in South Tampa: Complete loss of hard drive, scanner and printer.
Temple Terrace: Entire copy machine, complete loss!

Copier surge suppressors locally found in Tampa.

Again, make sure it has insurance against lightning strikes, fax, AC, and ethernet protection. Copier surge protector recommendations are as of June 2016

Staples surge suppressor
At Office Depot: Tripp Lite 12-Outlet Business/Home Theater Surge Suppressor ItemÂ # 582514

Staples(South Tampa/Downtown Tampa)

211 N Dale Mabry Hwy

(813) 871-6505

Staples(Temple Terrace/Carrollwood)

11806 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.

(813) 558-9025

Office Depot(Town ‘n’ Country)

Address: 6285 W Waters Ave, Tampa, FL 33634

Phone:(813) 901-5878

Office copier rental pros and cons

Office copier rental…what does this mean?

You may think this is a silly question, but an office copier rental is when you pay for to use an office machine on a month to month basis, for a certain amount of time. Please don’t confuse a copier rental with a copier lease, because this is comparing apples and oranges.

Really, who cares. What’s the difference???

Copier Lease vs Office copier rental

An office copier lease usually gives you a cheaper monthly payment, because you are locked in for 36-63 months..Sometimes a copier lease feels like a lifetime. If this is you, a copier rental may be the way to take your Tampa Bay business.

This option is good for:

Risk averse customers
Startup businesses with little or no credit history
short term gatherings, say at the Tampa convention center
Construction sites

So…what does this mean for me?

It is much easier to change to a different copier or printer, with an office copier rental, because the payment is financed AND copier is serviced by the vendor(Akita Copy Products).

Copier leases usually save you a decent amount of money over office copier rentals. On average, we see a savings around thirty to forty percent.

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But keep this in mind with copier and printer leases.

Your business will be committed to a legal agreement. 99% of the time, a separate leasing company handles the copier lease, and the vendor does all of the machine repairs and service.
Don’t expect to change copiers out 12 months into a 60 month lease. You will be penalized big time. If anyone tells you different, let us know and we’ll set you straight.
You can save a lot of money with copier leases, if you play your cards right. With Akita, we want your repeat business, so you better believe you’ll be happy with us.

Copier rental Tampa-other questions from our customers

Over the years, we have had many copier machine rental customers, and even in 2017 the questions are still quite similar to 5 years ago:

What is the bottom line for the copy machine rental cost? Well, it all depends on what you will be using it for. How many prints, copies, scans, or faxes are you going to make? Do you want a color copy machine rental or just black and white? For example: Renting a copy machine that has color will cost you more than a black and white rental, because the cost to do color copier service, buy color toner, and color machine parts is higher. Let us sit down with you and evaluate your current color print, scan, fax, and copy usage, as well as black and white. You will be amazed at how much, or little you will need for your copy machine rental.
What if I need to rent a copy machine for 1 or 2 months? What if my printer rental only lasts 1 day? At Akita, copier and printer rentals can be for years, or even 1 day. If you need a copier tomorrow, we should be able to help you. We have many office machines (in our Tampa office) dedicated only to our copy machine and printer rental program. These color and black copier printers are ready for quick deployment to you.

So, if you are already confused, you are quite normal. If you would like, give us a ring or an email, and we will give you free, no obligation, friendly advice on any of your office copier rental questions or bottom line copy machine rental costs.

Used Copiers in Tampa FL

Used copiers in Tampa

If you are looking to buy or lease an office copier

in the Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater area, why did you come to this page?

You want copier quote answers!

You did your due diligence, and got 3 copier quotes.

One was $300 for a 60 month lease. Um…$18,000, are you kidding me?
Number two was a little desktop copier, that looked like it would stop working after a year…and he wanted $4000 for it!
The final quote was from a slick salesman, who was trying to say I get three free ipads, and 3 free printers(worth $16,000) All I had to do was pay $16,000 for a $8000 new copier. He said there were a few dealers who sold used copiers in Tampa, but they were nobodies.
Or this barely used copier?

None of these three copier dealers gave me anything I wanted, so I called a local copier company…

I wanted to meet this guy in person, because I can read if he or she is trustworthy. He came to my office around 9AM, sat down with me and listened to me spout off about what I didn’t want. Then, I told him: I want a reliable workhorse commercial copier that prints, scans, and faxes. He said OK, have you thought about a used copier? I looked at him like he was crazy.

There is no way I want someone else’s problem, I said. He replied that this is a common concern, and that all of their used copy machines have very low usage on them, are at full factory specification, and best of all…come with a copier warranty BETTER than new machines! Furthermore, the amount of copier repair calls were very similar to new copy machines.

But this was just the beginning.

He then told me the price. I could get an almost identical used photocopier to what the Mr. Slick salesman quoted me (remember the $8000 copier for 16,000). It would come with a warranty which actually covered more than these guys’ warranties, as well as a 5 year performance guarantee.

How much is a used photocopier, I asked??

$2995 plus tax. And what’s the catch? He said there were no so called free ipads or $16,000 printers. He said he could raise the price for me, if that would make me feel better…I just laughed and signed the paperwork, and now 6 years later, the “used copier” in my Tampa office is still going strong.

-Doctor’s aren’t the only ones who give us second opinions. If you feel confused, please contact us, and we will do our best to help you with used copiers in tampa fl and the tampa bay area. Akita Copy Products will do our best to save you money, time, and grief.