How to get the most out of printing October 13, 2010 16:27 by Matt Bird
I had a horrifying thought whilst reading through a report produced by Sir Philip Green for the Government on waste, about how some peoples thoughts are still so misplaced on costs and efficiencies in the printing market. So I thought I'd get an article with some of our most helpul information all in one place. (This is by no means a bash at him, he employs my sister and I therefore think he is great!).
What I read:
Commodity Procurement - Examples:
The total annual Central Government spend is £84m. There are five principal suppliers and 83 individual contracts for office supplies.
Printer cartridges
Highest price: £398
Lowest price: £86
Differential: 78%
That's all it says.
The conclusion of waste is based (seemingly) on the highest price and lowest price differentials. No mention of yields, the cartridge, the printer, even the colour of said cartridges! Barry Collins of PC Pro attempted to gather exact information about the hardware and consumables being commented upon, and was refused. Very strange.
I hope more information can be bought forward, as if those are the same cartridges then Government waste is impressively high. If not, then the conclusions from the report must be very carefully handled as that is a terrible system for judging potential savings.
But why am I highlighting this possible faux-pas of sampling? To give you more information of course!
Printer help resources
All in one place.... listed below are our little golden nuggets of assistance for all our customers, easy to find and browse.
- Printer buying Guide
- Save money on printing
- Printhead Cleaning Help
- What is 5% page coverage?
- What is the difference between original and compatible/refilled/remanufactured cartridges?
- What is solid ink?
- How to recycle your cartridges
- Changing the region of your HP Printer
- Our FAQ
Now don't say we don't give you anything :-) I hope you find that goldmine helpful, they're all well worth a read!
Think we're missing something?
Then let us know! Contact research@stinkyink.com with your enquiry and we will do our best to get not only a response to you, but also a helpful article on the requested subject up onto the blog!
