quote:The Aficio Pro C550EX and Pro C700EX seem more like short term solutions, since they are basically the C6000/c7500 with an added standard LCT and Fiery server. However, they still add two more color light production systems to Ricoh's lineup.
Does anyone see these replacing or beating Xerox/Konica/Canon systems?
I have one of these in the P4P market, after 4 months all seems well and customer is satisfied with media offereing and quality. The one thing that has changed for this unit, since its the same engine as the MPC6000 and MPC7000 is that default from the factory is 11x17 single click and lower consumable costs.
Making an inroad will depend on how dealers will position this unit, dealers more than ever can now be competitive with single click 11x17, and if you're going to play in the P4P you have to have single click 11x17. However, manufacturers are buying p4p business at an alrming rate, willing to sell for thousands under best dealer price along with very low cpc's.
Who will make the inroads with Ricoh Pro Series? Ricoh Business Systems and Ikon, maybe a small spattering of dealers.
Personally I find the machine very acceptable for p4p, they all have their faults and time will tell after 24-30 months in the field.