{"id":6348,"date":"2022-06-16T10:23:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T14:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viener4gates.com\/?p=678"},"modified":"2022-06-16T10:23:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T14:23:45","slug":"printer-mfp-availability-evaporates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vienerx.com\/staging\/printer-mfp-availability-evaporates\/","title":{"rendered":"Printer + MFP availability evaporates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global Supply Chain Issues<\/strong> cause empty shelves for color printing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 15, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an easy one to get started \u2013 What is an MFP?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MFP is the acronym for a&nbsp;<strong>multifunction printer<\/strong>; it&#8217;s an all-in-one device with multiple uses: printing, copying, scanning, and faxing most commonly, and, increasingly, many more things besides. With an MFP, you no longer need a device for each job, as it does it all for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of our customers use Color MFP devices as the main printer, copier and scanner in their offices.\u00a0 From the now ubiquitous<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hp.com\/us-en\/shop\/pdp\/hp-color-laserjet-pro-mfp-m479fdw\"> HP 479<\/a> (in many executive offices) to the Xerox 505\/S and the workhorse HP 578dn offices run on their Multi-Function Printers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The HP 479 (pictured below) and its larger and smaller cousins are now globally out of stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/viener4gates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/HP-479-FDN-copy-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-681 size-full\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><em>The HP 479 is a stalwart of business offices and home users alike.  Unfortunately, they are out of stock. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortages of microprocessor chips, global shipping issues, lack of critical manufacturing chemicals and overall disruption from Covid have all been blamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This lack of printers started as a slow down in delivery from the fall of 2021 has morphed into a \u201ccan\u2019t get a HP printer anywhere\u201d serious business issue.\u00a0 Adding into the fray, prices on available units have doubled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer mainly HP and Xerox.\u00a0 Our team acquire printers from large distribution centers.\u00a0 Firm dates on products are not available and the channel cannot even add additional purchase orders.\u00a0 Current supply lines are as bad as I can recall.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our purchasing team has leveraged the 30 years of good will and relationships that Viener4Gates has to continue the supply chain at a trickle. But that only covers the customers that absolutely need to have a device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are in the market for a color MFP, it will be tough sledding for a while.&nbsp; I have heard from that it will be mid-2023 before the supply catches up to the demand.&nbsp; Meanwhile, expect prices to continue to rise as the color MFP continues to be the hardest item to locate in the general small business IT market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Supply Chain Issues cause empty shelves for color printing June 15, 2022 Here is an easy one to get started&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Printer + MFP availability evaporates - VienerX<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The global color printer supply chain issue hits home. 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