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Frequently asked questions about Printing:

What is it?
Printing is the process of turning electronic documents (ie those on your screen) into paper documents that you can take away with you. Once a tricky, time consuming and expensive process, this is now a simple and everyday task, and it's the same a Quarks. You can print anything you can bring up on the screen and we even have some software that can help you control exactly what it is you're sending. We only have facilities for A4 size printing in either mono or colour using high quality laser printers. However, we are considering installing A3 facilities if there is a demand for it - why not let us know your views here?


Picture: In olden days, printers were a bit bigger, and a tad more expensive at around $500,000 a pop. It was also a legal requirement to advertise
these products with a girl holding some paper. Probably.
We don't have any of these models, sorry.

How much does it cost?
We charge 20p a page for A4 mono (black & white) printing, although after ten pages this drops to 10p a page for each additional one. In other words, a seven page print out would cost £1.40, but a fourteen page printout would cost £2.40.

For colour, we charge 40p an A4 page and, regrettably, this doesn't carry any volume discounts as standard.

However, for either type of printing, we routinely organize discounted prices for large jobs, so if you do have large print runs (eg 50 pages plus) please ask BEFORE printing to see what we can do for you.

Please note we charge for EVERY page printed, even blank ones, but we do provide you the tools you need to control exactly what is sent to the printer (see below). You can always ask us for help if you're stuck.

What paper do you use and can I use mine?
We use 80gsm paper which is the defacto standard for pretty much everything. You CAN use your own paper up to 160gsm but we ask you to work with us on this since these are networked machines and invariably involve a bit of staff time and effort to coordinate and manage. We don't charge any extra for this, but we can't be held responsible for how the prints come out on your paper. We may also refuse certain paper types as they either may not work with the printers (eg using inkjet paper in a laser printer) or may damage the printer (eg too thick). This is at our staff's discretion.

Can I print straight from my PC and can I control what I send?
Yes you can, on both counts. You will get a preview of EXACTLY how your document will come out of the printer and it is up to you to check it, remove pages you don't want, amend the quantity, select the colour or black and white printer and 'confirm'

Can I print from my USB Device/Disc/Phone/Camera ... you name it ...
Yes you can. You'll need to use a PC to print in all cases and plugging in your media or devices is usually very straightforward. However, if you're bringing your own hardware you need to check to see if you need a cable and software to do install it.

Can I print leaflets?
You CAN print leaflets, but for large print runs we're probably not your cheapest option and you may find you're better off going to a high street print shop. Our printers are designed for normal day to day document printing primarily. That said, we have software installed that allows you to print several images in a handout format on each page, meaning you can get up to 8 leaflets on a single A4 page. For small runs, such as a couple of hundred, this CAN work out to be very cost effective if you're prepared to put in a few minutes extra time and effort.