Reliability is one of the most important issues today. As more documentation is produced in shorter time spans "uptime" is of paramount importance.

Today's digital devices make the most use of modern technology and developments requiring less attention and maintenance than conventional analogue equipment.

Digital devices use less "mechanical" processes in the production and handling of documents and so are less likely to have hardware problems.

For Example:
Older analogue devices: The automatic double-siding unit stored paper in a reservoir before producing the second side. This laid hot paper next to cold causing condensation and subsequently paper jams.

Today's digital devices: Automatic double siding now produces both sides of a piece of paper before proceeding to the next sheet vastly increasing productivity and fewer paper jams.

Digital devices monitor the copy/print process by internal processors ensuring quality and an economic use of consumables