OFFI® Reviews makes purchasing easy for every office

Choosing the most suitable product for the office is not easy for any consumer or purchaser. Not surprisingly, it is not an everyday job. In addition, the choice is often enormous.

The answer to this is not easy. People but also companies can have completely different requirements. The samples below help to answer the question.

Usability means that the product is suitable to perform the task at hand. For example, an eraser should erase and a printer should print. Important here is that the product is suitable for the person actually using it, so no left-handed mouse for someone who is right-handed. Estimating the required capacity is not always easy. For example, a paper shredder with a motor power of 125 W is not suitable for shredding paper 8 hours a day. Only when a product is usable then other aspects become important that a product must fulfil.

If quality is considered important, a better choice is a product with a high rating for this, recognisable by the quality icon.

Installation is not necessary for every office product but in the case of office equipment, computer and telecom products, it is obvious. The installation of every product will have to be simple or be done by the supplier. Warranty is not just the time period during which a product functions without defects or flaws but also the time period during which a product can be stored without loss of quality.
If installation and warranty is considered important then a better choice is a product with a high rating for this recognisable by the icon.

Much more than is commonly thought, office products have to comply with national or European laws and regulations.
If laws and regulations are considered important, a better choice is a product with a high rating for this, recognisable icon.

Ergonomic product features not only strongly determine how a product can be used but also often affect the health of the user. Despite its importance, the term ergonomic product can be used freely without further motivation.
If ergonomics is considered important, a better choice is a product with a high rating for this, recognisable by the icon.

Product design, the design of an industrially mass- or series-produced product, includes both technical product aspects and design aspects.
If design is considered important, a better choice is a product with a high rating for this, recognisable by the icon.

A characteristic of an innovative product or service is that it is considered innovative or groundbreaking. An innovation today can also become a standard. When it comes to valuation, the moment is therefore a strong determinant.
If innovative is seen as important then a better choice is a product with a high rating for this recognisable by the icon.

IEvery product has several environmental aspects, from design, raw materials and production to use and disposal of the product.
AIf the environment is considered important, a better choice is a product with a high rating for this, recognisable by its icon.

Price is always related to the quality of the product or service. Products and services with equivalent properties can also be compared on price.
If price is considered important, a better choice is a product with a high rating for this, recognisable by the icon.

Choosing a product is sometimes easy, as for example when it is the only one that offers a solution to perform a task more productively. The opposite is more often the case, there are many versions of a certain product with similar properties.

Choosing and selecting products and suppliers is no easy task due to the global supply. As an freely accessible platform Offipedia with more than 37,000 pages of comprehensive information and videos about ‘the office’ can be used to find the best products and suppliers based on your requirements.

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Many brands have a separate page on Offipedia with background information and, in alphabetical order, the products. Go here to the Dutch-language home page with the overviews of the various brands.