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These are the posts we write when the same question comes up on the phone for the third time in a week. They cover moving a copier, reading a Toshiba code, why a printer keeps jamming and when it makes sense to stop repairing a machine, all written by the Laser Printers Brisbane team. Browse everything below, or go straight to Printer Tips or Industry News.

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Technician servicing an office printer at a front desk in Brisbane

Brisbane printer service and photocopier repairs, plus machine sales

Two shelves, Printer Tips and Industry News

Printer Tips holds the how to posts: moving, fixing, deciding. Industry News is for changes in the copier trade that touch machines Brisbane offices already own. Each shelf has its own page, and anything new lands on one of them.

Office multifunction copier with its front and side doors open for service

Gloved hands fitting a drum into a copier in a Brisbane office — Gloves on, drum in

A technician beside a floor standing copier checking a test page in Brisbane — One more test page

Three steps to a price

Name the machineMake, model and the trouble it is giving you.
Hear the price firstWe ring you back with it before a visit is booked.
A certified technician attendsSame day wherever the diary allows.

Get a price or ring (07) 3073 5255

Moving Office in Brisbane? The Photocopier Relocation Checklist

A copier treated as furniture on moving day is a copier that will not scan on the Monday after. This post walks through what to settle before, during and after the move, and in what order. Written 19 August 2026, two minutes to read. Open the checklist

Toshiba e-STUDIO Error Codes Explained (And When to Call for Help)

Some Toshiba codes clear with a restart and a look at the paper path. Others are telling you a technician needs to attend. This post separates the two groups. Written 19 August 2026, two minutes to read. Read the codes post

Streaks down every page?Send the make and a photo of one page. A drum, a blade and a fuser each leave a different mark.

Send a photo

How Much Does a Used Photocopier Cost in Brisbane? (2026 Guide)

Ask five sellers and you hear five answers. The guide lays out three price bands, what pushes a machine up or down inside a band and the one trap worth steering round. Written 19 August 2026, two minutes to read. Open the cost guide

What the Ricoh and Toshiba Changes Mean for Your Toshiba Photocopier

If a Toshiba copier sits in your office, you may have heard the news about Ricoh and Toshiba and wondered if your machine is affected. This is a plain look at what changed and what stays the same. Written 19 June 2026, two minutes to read. See what it means

Why Does My Printer Keep Jamming? Common Causes and Fixes

A printer that jams again and again is rarely unlucky. The post covers the usual causes, a few checks that are safe to try yourself and the point where a technician should take over. Written 19 June 2026, two minutes to read. Read about jams

Easier to write than ring?Put the details in the form. Someone reads it, then rings you. Nothing to sign.

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Should You Repair or Replace Your Office Photocopier?

An honest framework for deciding, with the signs that point to repair and the ones that point to a new or second hand machine. Written 19 June 2026, two minutes to read. Read the guide

Need help now

If a machine is down, ring (07) 3073 5255. See photocopier repairs for service, printer and photocopier sales if you are thinking about buying, and the contact page for the form.

Parts on the van

The right part has to be in the van

A one visit repair only happens if the part is on board. We carry the common wearing items for the makes we see most, Toshiba and Kyocera above all: drums, fuser units, pickup rollers, cleaning blades, waste toner containers.

Because we also buy and sell machines we see which parts fail early on which models, and that shapes what rides in the van.

A technician working on a copier in a corridor of a Brisbane medical clinic

Common spares carried. Most jobs finish without a wait.
Ordered on proof. Not on a hunch.
Fitted once. And warranted.

Keep reading around Brisbane

Printer TipsHow to posts for office copiers.

Industry NewsCopier industry news in plain English.

Copier and printer faultsStart from the symptom, find the next step.

Printer and photocopier salesNew, used and refurbished commercial machines, with finance, lease, rental and hire.

Buy, sell and lease

Buy, sell and lease commercial copiers in Brisbane

We also sell new and refurbished commercial copiers and buy used ones. Same team, same technicians.

Sales, finance and hireNew and refurbished commercial copiers.

Used and refurbishedTested commercial machines.

We buy your copierSell a used commercial copier to us.

From the van to the machine

A technician servicing a copier beside a window in a Brisbane office — By the window, mid repair

A technician working inside a copier with the side panel off, in a Brisbane office — Side panel off, looking

A technician at the open side doors of a service van in Brisbane — Side doors, cases latched

A marked service van parked on a Brisbane street — Parked up in the street

Questions people ask us on the phone

Who writes these posts?

The Laser Printers Brisbane team, who service and sell commercial printers and photocopiers across Brisbane.

Can I ask for a post on a topic?

Yes. Use the contact page and tell us what you would like covered.

Where do I look for a fault by fault guide?

The copier and printer faults page starts from the symptom and points you to the next step.

How often do new posts appear?

There is no set timetable. A post goes up when the same question has come up often enough on the phone.

A technician on the phone next to the service van in Brisbane

Something odd on the panel

Read us the code

A code is a pointer, not a verdict. We work out what it points to and quote you before we move.

Send the code

Printer service Brisbane, from one desk printer to a whole floor

Copier and printer repairs across Brisbane

Fault guides

Makes we work on

Suburbs and districts we cover

Got the make and the fault? Send those two things and we will price it.

Get a price or ring (07) 3073 5255

Looking at a machine for your office?

Tell us if you are buying, selling, leasing or moving one, and roughly how much the office prints. We ring back and talk through the options. You can also phone (07) 3073 5255.