Article: Picking a printer: the local print shop or a commercial printer?(Printing & Graphics)

Technological advances and a very competitive marketplace have blurred the lines among printers today. Everyone from quick-print shops to the largest commercial printers offer a wide, and often similar, array of services, making it difficult for businesses to determine the best printer for their needs.

Traditionally, small one- or two-color print orders (two boxes of letterhead, 500 business cards), quick-turnaround or on-demand orders and copying have been the bailiwick of the quick-print shop.

"People coming in with floppy disks in their hand that need documents printed for a meeting--we do a ton of that," says Michael Connolly, owner of a Sir Speedy ...

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