Secondhand Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5560i on the Gold Coast

The model itself

Of the speeds in Canon's imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5500 series, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5560i is the one that does 60 pages a minute. Its stablemates, each with its pages a minute: imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5535i (35), imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5540i (40) and imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5550i (50). From the maker's own figures, it reads both sides of a double sided original in one pass, at as many as 80 images a minute, has room for 1,200 sheets (or 6,350 with extra paper options) and copes with card stock to 300 gsm.

The right size of business

It makes most sense for thirty or more people, or a print room that runs much of the day. For a quieter office, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5550i runs at 50.

Secondhand grades and how to pay

A secondhand imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5560i 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 C5560i 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.

Four things to ask about a secondhand machine

• 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.