Small Business HOWTO: Buy a networked copy/scan/fax/printer

[jseliger]

http://blog.seliger.com/2009/10/25/tools-grant-writing-and/

[callmeed]

I suppose some people need something that beefy but I can't imagine many startups need it their first couple years.

We've gotten by with just a cheap Brother networked laser printer for 3 years. If we need to fax something, we walk a block to the blueprint shop and pay $1

[jseliger → callmeed]

It also depends on the nature of your business -- in our case, we deal with a lot of paper and a lot of technologically unsophisticated clients. And when we need to prepare a proposal for submission on a deadline, having the copier in-house and with zero problems is crucial.

"If we need to fax something, we walk a block to the blueprint shop and pay $1."

Right -- and if you fax something once a month, this makes sense. But if you fax something once a week, it probably doesn't -- especially if you need to, say, scan multi-page documents regularly, and so forth.

[pmikal]

I just want a scanner with wifi that will save direct to a Dropbox account or fax direct with eFax. < $300

[jseliger → pmikal]

Try the Fujitsu Snapscan. I think you can set an automatic folder.