Secondhand Ricoh IM C4500 on the Gold Coast

In plain terms

Ricoh placed the IM C4500 (released 2019) in its IM C2000 to C6000 range, as the model that prints 45 pages a minute. Ricoh built the same family at other speeds too: IM C2500 (25), IM C3000 (30), IM C3500 (35) and IM C6000 (60), in pages a minute. According to Ricoh, it needs the optional single pass document feeder to scan at its top speed of 120 images a minute, has room for 1,200 sheets (or 4,700 with extra paper options) and copes with card stock to 300 gsm. The model that came after it is the IM C4510.

Where it fits best

As a rough guide, it is sized for a workplace where fifteen to thirty people share one machine. For more people on the one machine, look at the IM C6000, the next step up at 60 pages a minute. If your team prints less, compare it with the IM C3500, which manages 35 pages a minute.

How we supply it secondhand

A secondhand IM C4500 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 IM C4500 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.