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Stop Collecting Meters on Your Copiers

December 2009

Thank you for doing business with AAA Business Systems. Everyone here would like to wish you a Merry Christmas.

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Tired of Collecting Meter Readings?

If your copiers are networked, there are software tools available that allow meter readings to be sent directly to AAA, eliminating the need to manually get a meter reading.

If you are interested in this service, call us at 479-442-4185 or fill out a form online.

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Spending a fortune on toner for your printer? by Mark Wagstaff

3 Alternatives to buying toner from HP, Lexmark or Dell

You probably have a copier at your office that is on a service contract. You never have to purchase toner, or pay for any maintenence or repairs. You only pay a small amount for each time you use the copier.

You also probably have printers at your office that are not on a service contract. Most likely you have to purchase toner for these printers. In almost all cases, the price that you are paying for toner for these printers ends up being quite a bit more expensive than the service contract you have on your copier.

What can you do?

Depending on your situation, here are a couple of suggestions.

1. Print to a lower cost device such as your copier. If you are not sure how to do this, give us a call 479-442-4185.

2. If printing to a lower cost device is not an option, then let AAA lower your cost by puting your printers under a cost per page total maintenence contract (toner plus maintenence and service) that in most cases is less than the price you are currently spending on toner alone. Click here more details.

3. If none of the above works for you, then you can buy quality compatible toner for your printer. HP, Lexmark and Dell make a huge portion of their profit on toner. They have been able to keep us buying toner from them at high prices because many of us have been burned by buying poor quality compatible toner. Buying compatible toner can be risky, but AAA Business Systems is willing to take away the risk for you. Purchase your toner from us, and if you don't like the quality, we will give you your money back. Click here to see our prices on compatible HP toner. Give us a call if you want pricing for other brands. 479-442-4185.

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Your Sharp MFP from AAA is an award winner!

SHARP WINS BLI'S 2009 MFP "LINE OF THE YEAR" AWARD

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, today announced that it has received the 2009 "Line of the Year" Award from Buyers Laboratory, Inc. (BLI), the leading global provider of information and testing services to the digital imaging industry. BLI's "Line of the Year" is awarded once a year to the vendor whose product line is determined to be the best overall based on its cumulative test results in BLI's rigorous two-month laboratory evaluation. Among the many factors considered are reliability, image quality, productivity, ease of use, scanning, a host of connectivity attributes and overall value. Also considered is the breadth of each vendor's line.

In addition to winning Line of the Year Award for the Second time in Three Years, Sharp has received the following Awards:

MX-M283N (Outstanding 21- to 30-PPM Monochrome MFP),

MX-M363 (Outstanding 31- to 40-PPM Monochrome MFP)

MX-M453 and MX-M503 (Outstanding 41- to 50-PPM Monochrome MFPs).

In total this year Sharp's A3 MFPs have earned eight "Picks," covering the entire spectrum of color and monochrome. According to BLI, Sharps current A3 product line offers a total of 17 "Pick of the Year Award" winners, more than any other copier vendor!

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Mark Wagstaff

President - AAA Business Systems

479-442-4185 (Fayetteville)/479-636-9077 (Rogers)

http://www.aaabm.com/

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Money Saving Printing and Copying Tips.

November 2009

AAA Tips and Suggestions

Thank you for doing business with AAA Business Systems. We appreciate your business. Over the past 30 years of business we have worked hard to earn our customers trust.

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Reduce Paper Usage by Using Duplex Printing by Mark Wagstaff

Save Money and Be Green

In these economic times, everyone is looking for ways to trim costs. An easy way to do this is to duplex print (print on both sides of the sheet of paper). Not only will this trim costs, but this reduces the amount of paper that ends up in a landfill.

Not all printers can duplex print. On many HP printers, if the model name contains the letter "D", e.g. HP LaserJet 4200DN, the printer has a duplex unit installed and is capable of double-sided printing. In contrast to printers, most copiers, or MFPs (Multi Function Printers) can duplex.

To duplex print, in windows you will need to click on the 'preferences' button in the print dialog box. This will then open the settings for your particular printer. The first tab of the print preferences window will most likely have a spot where you can select, 2 sided, or duplex printing. Most print drivers will also allow you to save this as the default, so that future jobs will automatically print in duplex.

For specific instructions on how to duplex print or copy from your particular device, give us a call at 479-442-4185 or send us a question online http://www.aaabm.com/

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Reduce the Number of Paper Jams by Kenny Rohrbach

Monday Morning Blues Did you ever wonder why your copier or printer seems to want to jam paper Monday morning more than any other time? The answer may be as simple as how you store your paper. Paper is a very good sponge. As paper is exposed to the air it will absorb the water and start to wrinkle. When your copier or printer tries to feed the paper it is more likely to jam if it has more water in it. This can also cause quality problems as toner does not transfer to the paper as well if it has more moisture in it. Here are some tips that may help. First, if you open a package of paper and don't use it all, tape the wrapper closed again. You can also store an open package of paper in a wooden drawer. When you leave for the weekend put the unused paper from your cassettes in a wooden drawer. This may take some time but it is better than having to remove a jam when you are in a time crunch on Monday morning.

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Tired of Collecting Meter Readings? If your copiers are networked, there are software tools available that allow meter readings to be sent directly to AAA, eliminating the need to manually get a meter reading.

If you are interested in this service, call us at 479-442-4185 or fill out a form online. http://www.aaabm.com/

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Mark Wagstaff President - AAA Business Systems

479-442-4185 / http://www.aaabm.com/

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