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The Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago

 

The Week in Copiers Ten Years Ago Second Week of November

There was a meeting today with five of the Governors from our region to discuss additional measures for trying to keep a lid on surge of cases we are experiencing. Almost 10,000 cases since for this weekend. Tomorrow we'll find out if there will be additional sanctions for businesses and people.  On Facebook most are posting that want a shut down like we had in March and April.  No doubt whatever the outcome of tomorrow is it's going to get ugly.  More to come in tomorrow night's blog.

Enjoy these awesome copiers threads from ten years ago!



Konica Minolta Receives Annual Sales Support Award from Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. for Sec

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Ramsey, N.J. - November 9, 2010 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announced that it has received the 2009 Sales Support Award from Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE), franchisor of The UPS Store® and Mail Boxes Etc.® brands. This is the third time in four years that Konica Minolta has been recognized with this award. With approximately 4,400 domestic locations
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Konica Minolta Partners with Showcase Technology to Deliver Pay-for-Use Solutions at

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Ramsey, N.J. and Torrance, Ca. - November 10, 2010 - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta), a leading provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop, today announces a partnership with Showcase Technology to provide digital imaging access points at business centers across North America to Konica Minolta customers. Located on or near Konica Minolta's award-winning line of bizhub® multifunctional products (MFP - print, copy
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Xerox Employees Use Green Tactics to Boost Savings, Earn Earth Awards

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commentary, industry perspectives and views from events visit http://twitter.com/xeroxcorp, http://twitter.com/xeroxoffice, http://twitter.com/xeroxproduction, http://twitter.com/servicesatxerox, http://twitter.com/xeroxevents, http://www.xerox.com/blogs or http://www.xerox.com/podcasts . XEROX(R), XEROX and Design(R) and ColorQube(R), DocuTech(R) are trademarks of Xerox Corporation in the United States and/or other countries
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New printers looking to make Concordia more “sustainable’’

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campus retail stores. He is currently working on a project to allow students to print directly from their student cards at any Xerox printer on campus. "It's going to make self-service printing much easier for students," he said. "I'm hoping to place these new machines in areas throughout campus where I see a lot of students gathered with their laptops. Students will no longer have to only rely on the printers at the library." This initiative means that Concordia students will be able to save
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Sharp® Imaging and Information Company of America President Ed McLaughlin Receives Se

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., SCM, Saxon Industries, Canon USA and Savin Corp., focusing his expertise on the copier business. For more information about the complete line of Sharp’s digital multifunction systems, contact Sharp Electronics Corporation, Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, N.J. 07430, or call 1-800-BE-SHARP. For online product information, visit Sharp’s Web site at sharpusa.com. About the Cannata Report The Cannata Report, a monthly management report published for office equipment dealers by Marketing Research Consultants
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Ricoh Electronics, Inc. Announces Plans for Solar System at Headquarters Building

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tons/year[i] and will provide Ricoh Electronics, Inc. with annual electricity cost savings of more than $56,000. Ricoh has been steadfastly committed to the environment for over 30 years. In 1976, Ricoh established the Environmental Protection Group responsible for keeping Ricoh’s environmental goals and strategies as key considerations when planning, developing, designing and promoting new products and services. In 2003, Ricoh introduced its first “Eco-Board” in Osaka, Japan, a billboard
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Need Everyones Help

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Over the next few months I'll be adding additional pages to the P4P Cafe site. It's a lead generator for Premium Members. What I need is short synopsis of each model for each manuafacturer. You can post them here and I'll post them next to the machine. I want to cover: Canon Ricoh KonicaMinolta Sharp Kyocera Toshiba Xerox Art
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Re: New Samsung 11 x 17" Colour MFPs due Oct 01 USA

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value in ricoh dragging their feet with all of this? Seems Ricoh, Canon and Xerox may be the last of the holdouts. When speaking with a rep at Ricoh they were concerned that A4 devices will lower profit (image that,they do make a profit on a box)expectations especially if A4 takes off. With the presence of Sharp, Samsung and KonicaMInolta they needed to make the move. Keep in mind though that neither KM, nor Sharp has come out with an robust A4 monochrome (don't know what they are waiting for
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Toshiba Honored with 2010 Informatica Innovation

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our number one priority." About Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the seventh largest electronics/electrical equipment company in the world. TABS is a leading provider of managed print and professional services (MPS and PS), and manages product planning, marketing, sales, service, support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers
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edoc "How to Over Come MFP Copier Sales Objections"

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Over the years I've put together a collection of toughest objections I've every been faced with, along with these objections are my responses in order to secure the order for a new multifunctional system. Follow the link to Purchase: Top...
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European Market for Managed Print Services to Reach $4.0 Billion by 2014 as Businesse

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Netherlands. In the fiscal year ended 31 March 2010, revenues from Ricoh's EMEA operations totalled over YEN 458.5 billion ($4.5 bn) Ricoh Company's worldwide sales totalled over YEN 2,016 billion ($21bn) during the year ended 31 March 2010. [1] U.S. Census Bureau, "Depopulation and Ageing in Europe and Japan: The Hazardous Transition to a Labor Shortage Economy", http://www.globalaging.org/hea...tioneuropejapan.html (accessed September 14, 2010). [2] IDC Worldwide Print and Document Outsourcing
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AUXILIO expands Managed Print Services contract with California Pacific Medical Cente

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broadest solutions available at the lowest cost and highest standards. It's transformational print management strategies optimizes process improvement, maximizes savings, guarantees results and provides IT e-communications and systems connectivity support helping prepare hospitals for electronic records management. AUXILIO uses its proprietary information and technology to enable hospitals to benchmark improvements per piece of paper, per individual, per device, and per hospital unit. The
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Oce ColorWave 300 Large Format Multifunction Color Printer Wins BERTL Five Star Award

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on copiers, printers, MFPs, production and workgroup scanners, fax machines, color and production equipment and wide format devices. BERTL reports, research and other industry informative services are available in a range of specialized subscription services. To learn more about BERTL, visit http://www.BERTL.com . About Oce Oce is one of the leading providers of document management and printing for professionals. The Oce offering includes office printing and copying systems, high speed digital
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New Canon systems to integrate with SharePoint and Google Docs-----------------------

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Platform) technology, Canon's Scan and Print for imageRUNNER ADVANCE application, to be made available in mid December, allows users to scan paper-based documents on an imageRUNNER ADVANCE machine and directly store the scanned data on a cloud service without a PC. In addition, the application also makes possible the printing of cloud-stored files. By facilitating direct integration with Microsoft SharePoint Online and Google Docs, the industry's leading cloud services, Scan and Print for imageRUNNER
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New Canon application enables imageRUNNER ADVANCE office systems to integrate directl

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TOKYO, November 9, 2010—Canon Inc. and Canon Marketing Japan Inc. today announced the introduction to the Japanese market of "Scan and Print for imageRUNNER ADVANCE," a free-of-charge application that enables users of Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE multifunction office systems to directly access cloud services from the devices. Based on MEAP (Multifunctional Embedded Application Platform) technology, Canon's Scan and Print for imageRUNNER ADVANCE application, to be made available in mid December
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Parts Now! Partners with PROS Elite Group

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of the PROs team’s world class training offerings. The premier offering, PROS Elite 100, positions Independent Dealers for rapid market share growth with an exclusive representation in their market coupled with all of the Service and Sales consulting programs. About Parts Now! Parts Now! is the industry leader in profitable solutions for businesses who service laser printers. The #1 supplier of laser printer parts in North America and an authorized distributor for HP, Lexmark, Canon and Toshiba
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Oce Continues Expansion of imageRUNNER ADVANCE Offering with Compact Office MFPs

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TRUMBULL, Conn., Nov 15, 2010 -- Oce, an international leader in digital document management, today announced that Oce North America Document Printing Systems has begun selling the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2030/C2020 color multifunctional printers. Ideal for workgroups, branch offices and small businesses, these reliable and productive models enable users to create professional documents and conveniently collaborate with other users and devices, in a compact space. "The introduction of these
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Xerox signs five-year deal with USTA

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Xerox has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with the U.S. Tennis Association, making it the U.S. Open's official office equipment and document technology provider. The low-seven-figure-per-year agreement gives Xerox broad exclusivity across office equipment, including fax machines, copiers, …
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AlphaGraphics Approves bizhub PRESS and bizhub PRO Digital Presses for its 260+ Franc

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Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop. In 2009, Konica Minolta was named Supplier of the Year by both the Allegra Network and the National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP), as well as received the Sales Support Award from Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. For more information, please visit www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. About AlphaGraphics
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InnerWorkings Signs Multi-Year Print Management Pact with Realogy Corp.

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realize substantial savings. They recognize that we can provide them high quality printed materials while delivering cost efficiencies." "This new partnership combined with our other recent new client agreements reaffirms that our print management solution represents the future of the industry," noted InnerWorkings' chief executive officer Eric Belcher. More Information: www.inwk.com
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Canon U.S.A. Launches New Advertising Campaign Showcasing Its Commitment to Innovatio

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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Nov 09, 2010 -- With a core message focusing on the evolving needs of the marketplace, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in advanced digital imaging, today launched its new "Let's Go Further" advertising campaign communicating the limitless possibilities for Canon and its customers. With the incorporation of Oce to the Canon family, Canon U.S.A expands into new channels, broadening its customer base, resources, technology and capabilities, to move businesses and the printing
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NewField IT Partners with Print Audit® to Integrate Assessor Data with Asset DB™

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, Canada and the United States. For more information on Print Audit, please contact: Angela Onstine 1.877.412.8348 pr@printaudit.com http://www.printaudit.com Facebook: http://www.printaudit.com/facebook Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/PrintAudit Outside of North America, please contact: Print Audit - Europe +44(0)1483 726206 http://www.printauditeurope.com inquiry@printauditeurope.com Print Audit - Australasia +612 9922-3756 http://www.printauditaustralasia.com Print Audit - South Africa
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Platinum Sponsor OKI Data Americas Highlights Managed Print Services and Digital Docu

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documents, so users can combine hand-written input with electronic copies of business forms. •PrintSuperVision: With tailored versions for various sized businesses, this device management software tool lets IT departments reduce costs and better manage print and copier devices by remotely monitoring their activity and status via the network. •Color Access Policy Manager (CAPM): This flexible printing control allows color printers to be cost effectively deployed and utilized within an organization or
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Océ launches in Tokyo innovative high volume digital color printer

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Venlo, The Netherlands; Tokyo, Japan, 10 November 2010 - Launched today at Canon Expo in Tokyo: the Océ ColorStream 3500, an innovative printing system that enables customers to make the transition from black white to very high volume color digital printing as their business grows. Ideal for financial services, direct mail and book printing customers Businesses predicted to increasingly switch from black white to high volume digital color printing Océ ColorStream 3500 enables print producers
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doesnt the sharp frontier series have color cpp right now that is close to a3 color? Seems to me like they're innovating faster and getting new features to market first and getting a share of the margins that come with that. I was really happy when c2050/2550 came to market and we had an edge for a moment, but think about it: print from smart card, free sharp desk seat, a4 color, segment 3's with single pass duplex scanning, pull out usb keyboard... Whats the value in ricoh dragging their feet
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Re: Print from USB

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Call your Ricoh DSS. I had this question pop up in a demo last week, and our Sales Engineer told me that there is a code that can be input in Service Mode that will enable Print-from-USB on the RFG equipment. I emailed our DSS and confirmed. The first thing I did was revise pricing I had submitted to a church w/ the same need, because initially I had proposed a desktop Lexmark MFP as a second device to provide this feature. Apparently, Ricoh doesn't publicize this as a standard feature
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Decision issued for DOE copier purchase

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by Sabrina Salas Matanane Guam - The Office of Public Accountability has dismissed the appeal filed last month by Island Business Systems & Supplies regarding the Department of Education's failure to issue a decision on IBSS's September protest concerning copiers. The public auditor finds that she does not have the jurisdiction to hear IBSS's appeal because DOE has failed to produce a decision. Instead, the auditor has jurisdiction to hear an appeal of a written decision from the purchasing
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First Look New Ricoh W3601

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Hope your japanese is up to snuffhttp://www.microsofttranslator...3601_2401%2Fpoint%2F
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New Ricoh MPC300

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Has anyone beta tested this unit? It's scheduled for a December 2010 launch?
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Colortrac announces the launch of SmartWorks Pro software to support Colortrac SmartL

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size by printing only what you need which helps in reducing media wastage. If the Windows printer driver is not providing the correct output quality for your specific media, then the integrated ICC colour management in SmartWorks Pro viewer combined with the Media Profiler facility can help you create outputs specifically suited to your chosen media and printer. Let SmartWorks Pro help you make that quantum jump by resetting the levels of image quality available to your customers at the
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Re: Print from USB

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I just got off the phone with a Ricoh Service Support guy who says it can only be done if the machine has "media print support" which is what has to be turned on for it to work. Something about 1110-?? I am not validating his answer, only telling you what I was told. I have not yet heard back from my DSS. Can you share more details please?
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Re: Print from USB

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You didn't hear this from me but today we printed from a USB Flashdrive using a Ricoh MP C2550. We asked for and received from Ricoh a beta version java card. It doesn't work with an SD card, you have to have PostScript and it is not supported by Ricoh.
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Re: Aficio 3131 - Current?

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According to BERTL, it is still current, but with a launch date of June 2004, that seems absurd even though it is still in our price book. Since Toshiba OEM'd this product, I wonder if Ricoh committed to a certain number of them and never sold the inventory.
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Auxilio Strengthens MPS Contract with Sutter Health's California Pacific Medical Cent

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Auxilio, Inc., a Managed Print Services (MPS) company for health care, has announced an expansion of its MPS contract with Sutter Health's California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) to include the remainder of Sutter's West Bay Region, which includes Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa, Sutter Lakeside Hospital, Sutter Novato Medical Campus and the Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation. In a release, the Company said that this expansion of its MPS strategies and solutions across the Sutter West Bay
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GlobalScan NX Users Have Forum to Share Document Workflow Templates and Communicate w

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, Ltd., the 74-year-old leading provider of advanced office technology and innovative document imaging products, services and software, with fiscal year 2009 sales in excess of $21 billion. Ricoh's fully integrated hardware and customizable services and software help businesses share information efficiently and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of documents. Ricoh Americas Corporation, directly or through its network of authorized dealers, markets and
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FMAudit Announces the Release of FMAudit Enterprise V 3.2

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November 1, 2010 - Jefferson City, MO - FMAudit, a leader in the development of managed print software solutions has announced the release of FMAudit Enterprise Version 3.2. The latest release provides over 180 new and expanded features, user interface enhancements and process improvements to the industry leading MPS software offering. Highlights of the new release from FMAudit include Green Impact Reporting for fleet environmental optimization, expanded meter validation tools and reporting
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Re: Top 9 Blunders that B2B Sales Reps Make

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Blunder #9: They don’t follow through. What they do: After the deal has gone through, they don’t bother to make certain that the customer is delighted. Why they do it: They feel that they are “too busy” working on new accounts and developing new business. What happens: The reps find that the key to success in sales — repeat business — never really develops because the customers fell that the rep doesn’t really care. As a result, the rep is constantly forced to develop new contacts and new
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Re: Top 9 Blunders that B2B Sales Reps Make

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Here's the link where these came from: http://www.bnet.com/blog/sales...=808&tag=nl.e808
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Re: New Samsung 11 x 17" Colour MFPs due Oct 01 USA

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quote: Originally posted by Art Post: Kinda wish we had the color too, however Ricoh's new A4 color devices hit in December and maybe we'll have the best of both worlds. I thought I read on this site that the release was for November, Wrong?
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Re: New Samsung 11 x 17" Colour MFPs due Oct 01 USA

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The ricoh A4's are slated for a December launch, however no product until Jan 2011.
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This is about to get interesting for those of us who picked up a 2nd A4 line while Ricoh dragged their feet. Lexmark is due to release larger A4 color in January as well. Good times.
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Re: New Samsung 11 x 17" Colour MFPs due Oct 01 USA

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Yes, I agree, we only picked up the Sammies for monochrome no color, we've stuck with Ricoh for that. I just hoping Ricoh doesn't screw it up with higher cpp than the A3 color machines.....something is telling me that the A4 color will be higher, however I hope I'm wrong. If A4 color price is higher than A3 color, that leaves the door open for someone to develop a color A4 with A3 cpp pricing.
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Re: Memjet Color Printers to the Rescue?

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I see these types of products making a serious impact on our business. From what I see from the video, I can't remember ever seeing a color laser that would be able to output documents that fast, especially with the envelope output. It's the tip of the iceberg with probably faster products to come down the road. Potential Users: Churches Colleges CRD's Print Shops Anyone else care to add to the list of potential markets?
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Never lost a deal to this but came close about a year ago. Ended up bundling in a Ricoh 1000sf that has this as a standard feature into the deal. It ran $315 retail plus shipping and it was a wash when looking at costs of adding the USB scan to option on the Ricoh device. Not sure if that 1000sf is still around or not though.
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Re: Aficio 3131 - Current?

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Thanks for the confirmation. I had the same line of thought. I feel like the Toshiba eSTUDIO311c has been long gone for a while.
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Re: Aficio 3131 - Current?

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It is still on my price sheets from Ricoh but they are dated July so there may be something more recent.

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