Today's feature laden office copy machines offer a multitude of function options for a buyer to choose from. Also, just like all other electronic hardware, as their features have increased, so too has their size and price shrunk. This means that almost any business can now afford to purchase a copy machine with standard feature items such as memory, scan, print and fax to name just a few of them. So, why even stop to think about it? Because one always has the option of purchasing a basic, or less feature laden model to reap impressive savings.

Multiple Size and Weight Options

Size is one of the choices that you are going to have to make. Copy machines for the home and office now come in sizes ranging from that of a small counter top sized kitchen appliance, all the way up to a full sized standing commercial model. How and where it is going to be used and how many people are going to be accessing it are factors that would go into determining the actual size of the copy machine that you will end up purchasing.

Three Types of Print Technology

The actual print function on today's modern copy machines is available in three styles, those being laser, inkjet and color laser. As a general rule, the copy machines that employ inkjet technology will tend to be the less expensive of the three. However; while an inkjet printer will provide higher quality graphics, laser models will provide higher quality text printing.

Advanced High Tech Feature Options

Beyond all of the previously listed basic copy machine options that there are to select from, you get into more complex and technologically advanced feature options such as hard drive memory and optical recognition, or scanning abilities. In fact, it has come to the point that options that you would expect in a personal computer are now available in many full featured modern copy machines.