No matter where your work—in an office, remote or in a hybrid role—you will likely need to print documents at some point. 

For most of us, it’s a commonality we all share in our careers: We need access to a printer to execute our basic document processes.  

But which printer do you get? Does it matter what brand or model you buy? 

Even for home offices or personal printing, buying the right printer is crucial to avoiding service issues, having to undergo constant supply changes or having to replace your printer with another one if you realize that the previous one just isn’t living up to expectations. 

Are you in need of a small printer to conduct your basic office tasks?  

The Xerox B235, the all-in-one printer we will be reviewing today, could be a fit for you. But in order to know for sure, you need access to the right information. 

It can be difficult to find accurate information in the printer/copier industry, and too often, this lack of information leads to you, the consumer, purchasing a machine that is inadequate for your printing needs.  

This can directly lead to lost money and frustration as you are forced, once again, to look online for another printer.  

When you’ve spent hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on purchasing a new printer/copier, you want it to last a long time.   

A lot of times, though, consumers take their printers for granted; many people think of a printer as a basic functional machine that doesn’t require much care or maintenance. 

This thought process can actually get you in trouble, though. Believe it or not, printers are complex machines that can be costly to upkeep if you don’t follow sustainable best practices. 

What are the best practices for maintaining your printer?  

What should you look for in a basic office printer? 

If you’re looking at a machine that will sufficiently perform only the basic functions of a printer, you’re not going to be paying a lot of money for it. 

For example, the machine we will be covering today, the Xerox B225 multifunction (print, copy, scan, fax) printer, starts at around $300. 

That is a price that most companies can afford. But we’ve learned over our almost four decades in the printer/copier industry that buying a machine just because the cost is cheap can bring serious consequences. 

Should you buy the Xerox VersaLink C7020? 

When searching for your next office printer/copier, you’ve likely found it difficult to definitively answer which model would be best for you. 

The answer to this question is crucial because purchasing the wrong printer could lead to issues like increased service costs, which could then lead to a breakdown of the machine altogether. 

When you’re talking about multi-thousand-dollar printers, that could end up being a cost that cuts into your bottom line and takes away some of your much-needed working capital.