This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago The Fourth Week of April 2006

Ricoh MFPs use 2 bit depth technology with 4 shades per color, vs. Konica's 8 bit depth with 256 shades per color. The Konica color engine (which came from the Minolta side, noted for their color technology) handles color better because it is built to. (What I see when I look at print samples of the same photo: the Konica color looks crisper and more "full bodied"; the Ricoh color looks blotchier and pixelated.) If you have a exacting graphics or marketing client, you can't just skate by. For

Depending on your finisher options, the Toshiba is about $300-$400 Cheaper than U.S. Comm, vs. NFP Pricing. We have may users that perfer the control panel on the Ricoh/Savin to the Toshiba, but for value, most of our price sensitive customers go Toshiba.

its sights on the high-end POD market. EFI, the world leader in digital controllers, superwide format printers and inks, and print management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing, is the ideal partner for achieving these aims. Building on Strong Relationship This business alliance builds upon the strong Ricoh-EFI relationship, dating back to EFI's founding in 1989. The companies' collaboration includes delivering EFI's industry-leading Fiery(R) server technology, optimized with

4th-quarter net rises 24% Ricoh, a major Japanese maker of copiers and printers, said fourth- quarter profit rose 24 percent on increased sales of models that can copy, fax and scan. Net income was ¥31.1 billion, or $270 million, in the three months that ended March 31, up from ¥25 billion a year earlier. Sales gained 4.4 percent to ¥516.3 billion. Ricoh is aiming for record net income of ¥106 billion in the year that started April 1, compared with ¥97.1 billion a year earlier. Sales are

I received this from a customer who does not like the Kyocera Mita dealer, and thought I might have a use for it. I thanked him for it, and thought you guys might like it as well. This document has been archived, please send me an email if you purchasing elite membership. Elite membership will unlock all archived documents. art@p4photel.com Kyocera_Mita_State_Contract_Pricing.pdf

We are a dual line Savin/Toshiba dealer. Toshiba has very aggressive NFP pricing we use. What else do you want to know?

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systems, output environment that can handle almost any job. In addition, the e-STUDIO500P comes standard with 128MB of RAM, which can be expanded to a maximum 640MB of RAM. True 1200 x 1200 dpi image quality produces sharp, clear text and professional documents. Additionally, the e-STUDIO500P features standard PostScript™ 3 and PCL 6® emulations. Connectivity for Enhanced Mobility The e-STUDIO500P offers several connectivity options for enhanced business productivity. As Toshiba’s first printer to

One of the training instructors at Ricoh told me I could attach a patch cable to the damaged machine and the other end to a similar machine. Type in the IP address from the web browser, and print off the files. Does this sound logical?

Yeah, but the 5560 creative is about 30K I don't think I'll guote it against a 250, 351, 450 or even a Canon3220. Like someone said before, I should be the first one to contact the customer and not wait around for them to call me for a "price".

How does Toshiba's NFP Pricing compare to our US Communities pricing and the DMAP6 cost associated with it?

What is so bad about them, since I work for a dealer we are not allowed by Ricoh to re-sell these units. Art Post

actually on the ricoh color systems in the tech rep modes there is one of the modes that gives you the fill percentage for any given document. I've used it before and it is pretty nifty.

This is a stupid elementary question, I know but here goes: I found a prospect with an old wide format copier using cut sheets. The could not see a benefit to having a roll feeder. For some reason, I was at a loss for benefits aside from saving on paper which they said they cut their sheets to size. Can someone help me with the benefits of why someone would move to a roll feeder? All I have are: 1. Better for multiple copies. 2. Rotate Sorting 3. Longer size capability. Thanks for any help.

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