Secondhand Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE 4545i III on the Gold Coast

In plain terms

Of the speeds in Canon's imageRUNNER ADVANCE 4500 III series, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE 4545i III is the one that does 45 pages a minute. Canon built the same family at other speeds too: imageRUNNER ADVANCE 4525i III (25), imageRUNNER ADVANCE 4535i III (35) and imageRUNNER ADVANCE 4551i III (51), in pages a minute. Useful to know: it has a scanning speed of 80 images a minute and has room for 1,200 sheets (or 6,350 with extra paper options). In Canon's range it has given way to the imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX 4700 series.

Where it fits best

It makes most sense for a workplace where fifteen to thirty people share one machine. For more people on the one machine, look at the imageRUNNER ADVANCE 4551i III, the next step up at 51 pages a minute. If your team prints less, compare it with the imageRUNNER ADVANCE 4535i III, which manages 35 pages a minute.

Secondhand grades and how to pay

A secondhand imageRUNNER ADVANCE 4545i III comes in one of three grades. Renewed is the top grade, with more parts replaced so it looks and runs close to new, and it costs more than refurbished. Refurbished, the most popular, is cleaned, serviced and tested, with its worn parts replaced. Used is checked and working with less work done, for the lowest outlay. Rental, a lease or finance can run for as long as 60 months if the machine's age allows, or you can buy outright. Delivery, setup on your network, scanning setup and a run through for your team are in the price.

We only sell machines we can service, so every secondhand imageRUNNER ADVANCE 4545i III we supply can go straight onto a service agreement, with toner, parts and repairs at a set cost per page and a replacement if it fails. Rental on selected machines is from $15 a week plus GST, approval permitting.

Questions worth asking first

• The page count. Ask for it in writing; we give it before you sign. Pages printed tell you more about wear than the year a machine was made.
• The options on it. Find out what is attached, such as a stapling finisher, more paper drawers or a high capacity feeder. Each one changes the jobs it suits and the figure you pay.
• Who looks after it. A machine nobody can repair is no bargain, however little it costs. We only sell what we can service ourselves, everywhere we deliver.
• The running cost. Have the black and white and colour page rates put in writing, along with what each rate includes.