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Who Actually Owns Your Copier Lease? (It Is Probably Not Your Dealer) Here is something that catches a lot of businesses off guard. You shop for a copier, negotiate with a local dealer, sign the paperwork, and take delivery. Then the first invoice arrives from a company you have never heard of. Nothing has gone…

Your copier is making a new noise. Or jamming twice a week. Or showing an error code you have never seen before. The service tech wants $800 for parts and labor. Your office manager wants to know if it is worth fixing. If you bought the copier outright, kept it after a lease ended, or…

Copier Lease Accounting Under ASC 842: What Your Controller Needs to Know Before You Sign Most copier salespeople will not bring this up. But before you sign a new copier lease, your controller or CFO needs five minutes with the contract. The reason is simple. The way that lease is written changes how it shows…

Full Bleed Printing: Why Trimming Is Harder Than It Looks Full bleed printing looks sharp. It feels professional. It makes flyers, postcards, and booklets look like they came from a real print shop. But here’s the part most people learn the hard way: full bleed is not just “print it bigger and cut it.” Trimming…

What AI Will and Will Not Change About the Copier Industry An honest look at the hype, the reality, and what actually matters for businesses managing a print environment There is a version of the AI conversation happening in every industry right now that follows the same pattern. Someone describes a technology that sounds transformative.…

AI Is Making Your Copier Smarter, Not Obsolete What the new generation of intelligent devices actually does, and why it matters for your business Every few years, a new technology comes along and someone announces that the copier is finally dead. The paperless office was supposed to kill it in the 1990s. Email was supposed…

Canon imageFORCE Security Features: What They Do and Why You Should Care What You’ll Learn Most businesses lock down laptops, email, and cloud apps, then ignore the printer. That is a mistake. Printers handle sensitive data every day: If your printer is not treated like a networked computer, you get blind spots. The Canon imageFORCE…

What Happens at the End of a Copier Lease? Your Complete Guide When your copier lease ends, you generally have four options: return the device, buy it out, upgrade to a new model, or extend the lease. The best move depends on your lease type, the copier’s condition, and what your business needs next. To…

Copier specs can feel like a foreign language. One salesperson says you “need a Fiery.” Another asks if you want “RADF or DADF.” Then the quote mentions A3, Tabloid, GSM, saddle stitch, and suddenly you are stuck translating instead of making a clear buying decision. This guide explains the most common odd copier terms in…

At Pahoda Copiers & Printers, we often get asked, “What should I do with my old copier?“ Whether you’re upgrading to a new machine or simply no longer need your current one, there are several options to consider. From keeping it as a backup device to eco-friendly recycling, knowing the best way to handle your…