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Duplexing Printers 

Help the environment...and help your office save some money, too. It’s easy with a duplexing printer!

A duplexing printer is one that automatically prints on both sides of a sheet of paper. The benefits of a duplexing are many:

• Save money—duplex printing can help you save on printing supplies by cutting your paper use by up to 50%
  
  
• Save time—automatic duplex printing saves you time by letting you print double-sided without having to wait and reinsert the pages yourself
  
  
• Save space—less paper takes up less room on your desk...and in your files, too
  
  
• Shrink your carbon footprint—beyond the sheer number of trees that go into making paper, there is also an environmental impact to producing and transporting paper. Imagine lessening that impact by half!

Choose the right model

Buying a duplexing printer is no different that buying a standard printer. You’ll need to consider how many pages your office prints each month, how fast you want your pages to print, and if you want a basic mono printer or one that gives you the added benefit of printing in color.

To help get you started, here are some recommended models to take a look at:

• HP LaserJet P2055DN mono printer—one of our most affordable models features fast 35ppm printing with sharp 1200x1200 resolution. It’s also Energy Star® qualified so it uses less energy when printing, and automatically enters a low-power mode when not in use.
  
  
• HP Officejet 8500 multifunction machine—the perfect office machine for smaller offices. In addition to featuring duplex printing, this space-saver can also copy, scan and fax.
  
  
• Lexmark™ C534DN color laser printer—prints up to 24 ppm (black) and 22 ppm (color) with sharp 1200x1200 resolution. A true workhorse designed for the busy office with a 100,000 pages per month duty cycle and large 350-sheet paper tray.

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