Canon and Ricoh are two of the biggest names in the billion dollar copying market – you might even say that choosing between them is the billion dollar question!

This will all depend on the size of your business – and therefore how much you will be looking to spend, depending on your printing and copying needs.

Will you need one just in black and white or will you ever have the need to print a document in colour? How many copies would you expect it to product per minute – about 20 like the Canon C2220i, or nearly 60 like the Canon IR5055N, which includes options for professional finishing including C & Z folding?

One might be good for a small business and one for a much larger one where there are more people needing to print and so speed is of the essence.

Meanwhile the Ricoh MPC305 offers 35 pages per minute in colour or black and white. This recovers from sleep mode in 10 seconds, and will print a black and white copy of a document sent from your computer in 6.9 seconds. You can print PDF or JPEG attachments automatically by sending an email directly to the system.

At the top end of our Ricoh range is the MP5000, which has a first copy time of 3.5 seconds, 50 pages per minute and 30,000 impressions toner yield.

The crisp printed result, of 600dpi, will also impress for those management or customer meetings.

Whatever your requirements, we have knowledgeable sales people who will be able to assess your needs and advise on the best product for your company, big or small, and whether it would ultimately be more efficient for you to lease or buy the commercial photocopying equipment.