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Re: Who's Afraid of the Epson WorkForce C20590 100ppm MFP?

printguy ·
Hey Art have you been seeing this machine out in the field yet? How is it performing if you have. Epson just sent me info on adding their product line, I gotta say I'm intrigued, but don't really see any reviews of the product from anyone I know in the industry.
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Re: Who's Afraid of the Epson WorkForce C20590 100ppm MFP?

Art Post ·
I haven't seen one in the field yet. There are a few dealers on this site (pretty regular) that took that product on. @Jason H or eddy jones. they might be able to tell you more than I can. I do like the product though!
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Re: Who's Afraid of the Epson WorkForce C20590 100ppm MFP?

Jason H ·
@printguy @Art Post We have not sold a single one yet. Most people seem to have no interest in ink. I like the product. It is a Kyocera finisher. The problem with the finisher is that it slows the machine down to half speed. So ultimately someone is getting a 50ppm system, not a 100ppm if you have the finisher. Space is an issue if you have the finisher. I talk about the product to everyone but most people revert back to a toner system. I don't think this is going to be a game changer as...
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Re: Who's Afraid of the Epson WorkForce C20590 100ppm MFP?

printguy ·
Thanks for the info @Jason H . That's unfortunate, however I get the aversion to ink. Looking at this product it appeared Epson had perfected it. However I don't think I could sell a copier that has a huge paper curl. I never thought it would have a page curl as there is no fuser.
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Re: Who's Afraid of the Epson WorkForce C20590 100ppm MFP?

Jason H ·
I think the part of the problem is even though the ink is dry, it has a moist feeling to it. When it drops off into the trays there is a hump (see pic) that the paper drops out on. I think that is part of the problem with the curl. The prints look good and once I lay the paper out on a desk it flattens out but in my opinion it just does not demo well with regular paper.
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Re: Who's Afraid of the Epson WorkForce C20590 100ppm MFP?

Art Post ·
interesting, I know wonder if Epson demonstrated the device with heavier paper at a few of the events I was at. I didn't see any curl. Not saying that it doesn't, but it wouldn't be the first time peeps did a "controlled" demo
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Re: Who's Afraid of the Epson WorkForce C20590 100ppm MFP?

Jason H ·
Ill try to do a video once the machine gets back to my office. It is on a truck back from one of our branch offices now. I just don't think it demo's well in front of the customer.
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HP should Buy Xerox

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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The First Week in October 2003

Art Post ·
Not a lot here this week, but some interesting items that included Canon Business Solutions and a duplicator that was introduced with a paper tray. Oh yes, and the question of the week was who was going buy Imagistics. Can anyone answer that? Enjoy the threads from 15 years ago this week: Off & Running! 10/1/034:02 PM Solutions U .S.A., Inc. As one company, Konica Minolta Business Solutions has: · · A projected revenue of over $1.5 billion · · Over 6,000 employees supporting more than...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Second Week in August 2008

Art Post ·
There's an interesting thread below titled A4 Device Poll. It's a short thread and I disable the poll site years ago. However, from reading the thread it was about ten years ago that A4 devices were starting to talk hold. What I can't believe is that the major A3 manufacturers have continued to lower prices on the A3 boxes and move very slowly with offering full functionality for A4 devices. It's been ten years! Enjoy the threads from ten years ago this week. Topic Weekend Copier Notes from...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The First Week in August 2003

Art Post ·
There's an interesting thread below about the Riso V8000 which was a dual color single pass duplicator. At the time I was selling the Ricoh products and all we had was the Ricoh TCII. Where Riso developed a single device that was able to print colors, Ricoh came out with an optional slave device. You could not print to the Ricoh TCII, in order to get two colors in a single pass, you had to make the masters on a single color Ricoh duplicator. Once the masters were made you then had to...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago, The Last Week in August 2003

Art Post ·
Below is probably one of the most mis-understood printers (well not actually a printer) of our time. The Seri Print 25 was a really cool in-line attachment to the Ricoh duplicators. You would replace the Ricoh ink with Seri Ink, and then you'd be able to print on any gloss coatings. The Seri printer used a UV light to cure the ink on the gloss coat. Alas the Seri is no more and Ricoh is just about out of the duplicator industry now. Enjoy the threads from ten years ago this week! Konica...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago (Second Week of April 2004)

Art Post ·
In the last two blogs and in this blog I used some scene pictures. If anyone can tell me what country these are from we'll comp you a one year Premium/VIP membership at no cost. You need to post your answers in the reply section. Enjoy these threads from 15 years ago this week! Color On Demand from bizhub C350 4/9/044:56 PM punching with the addition of PK-501 Punch Kit. Printing and Scanning Capabilities are Standard The standard configuration for the bizhub C 350 includes color and B&W...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 15 Years Ago (Last Week of February 2004)

Art Post ·
Just a short story from an order I had last week. The client was an existing account, almost five years ago it was net new. Thus I had some promo's I could throw at the client in order to secure the order. Now it comes time for the renewal almost 5 years later, there are some payments left in the lease. There is no way I can sell them at the same lease price per month. I also made an early mistake on the pricing when I met with the client. I never presented the lease price for the new...
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This Week in the Copier in Industry, Third Week of November 2003

Art Post ·
My sales month ended today, thus allowing time for our beloved bean counters the chance to close the month on the calendar end of month. don't mind and I'm kind of use to it. I figure that closing the month early gives me two end of the month chances to close some orders. Of course one is our actual close and the other is calendar end of month. December this year is a little frightening since Christmas falls on a Tuesday. Which means most will not be working on the 24th. Thus December only...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Last Week in December 2008

Art Post ·
WooHoo, I'm on vacation this week, well at least from my day job! Enjoy the threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Copier Notes from 12/28/08 Neal · 12/29/087:08 AM , president of Xerox Office Group (XOG), Xerox products now account for only 55% of the MFPs that Global locations are selling . (now that Xerox is experiencing slower sales in the U .S., will it continue to allow other brands to be sold in its Global subsidiary?) In an article in The Wall Street Journal, Bill Jordan,...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 15 Years Ago (First Week of February 2005)

Art Post ·
Struggle, struggle and more struggle seems to the topic for the month of January. I'm in a slump and need to pull out of it. Today I had three planned calls after driving back from our 2020 Kick-off meeting yesterday. It was more of laying the seeds to reap in coming months, actually more like the third quarter for this year. Two calls went well and the other company moved on me. Thus, I need to do more leg work. Seems next week will be a complete week of working the phones and emails! Enjoy...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago (Second Week of April 2010)

Art Post ·
For each of the next few blogs I'll be inserting some tips from what other dealers and sales peeps are doing on a daily basis from around the globe for staying relevant with their clients and prospects . Share our FB posts daily. Enjoy these wonderful threads from ten years ago this week! Konica Minolta Helps AMG Resources Eliminate Paper Filing Guest · 4/8/1011:21 PM .A., Inc. is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies for the desktop to the print shop. For the third...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago for the Last Week in April of 2010

Art Post ·
Interesting about what a difference 10 years can make in an industry. Just this week Canon profits will drop 80%. Ten years ago they had posted a profit that had tripled. Ten years ago clients and sales people alike were all concerned about latent images left on copier hard drives. Enjoy these threads from ten years ago this week! Weekend Industry Notes for 4/25/10 Neal · 4/26/107:24 AM which has resulted in the opening of offices in 15 metropolitan areas in the last year - Rosetta...
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It Won't Work! Is the motto of the unimaginative, and the Cry of the Insecure

Ray Stasiezcko ·
The XEROX/HP saga playing out is proving that many can't see past what's in front of them and have limited imagination to assist them in discovering how things could be, based on how things should be. It has been a few months since Xerox took the bold action and beat HP to the table in a merger discussion. BUT XEROX IS TOO SMALL TO BUY- THE GREAT BIG HP!! Say those looking with no imagination. Yes, HP should have approached Xerox. HP having three times the market cap acquiring the smaller...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago for the Second Week of May 2010

Art Post ·
It's Sunday night just about 10:30PM. Not a lot of time to write tonight. Hope everyone enjoyed Mothers Day. Now let's go sell something tomorrow! Enjoy these threads from ten years ago this week! Konica Minolta eyes bigger role in commercial printing Guest · 5/8/1011:14 PM Konica Minolta eyes bigger role in commercial printing LOS ANGELES, CA—Konica Minolta has targeted commercial printing as a key growth opportunity for the company. Executives made the announcement at an event earlier this...
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Re: HP Launches Instant Ink Subscription Program

dimaxusa ·
Some time ago I read that HP loses around 40% on every inkjet device they sell. Razor and blades I guess. How much can it cost to make a low end printer that works for a couple years or whatever? Lets hope that HP doesn't figure out how to totally destory the supplies and service business for the rest of us. If it wasn't for super high OEM supply costs would the MPS biz be worth it? I hope they don't figure out a good way to lock out vendors with supply discounts and easy blended device costs.
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Re: Why I Still Cold Call in Person!

jack carroll ·
as usual you are preparing for success and that's just one of the many reasons you are a successful professional
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Re: Why I Still Cold Call in Person!

Salvatore ·
great stuff. have you any tips on hpw to actually approach new clients?
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Re: Why I Still Cold Call in Person!

kathie ·
I ALWAYS cold call in person. No one wants to speak to a disembodied voice on the phone. Sometimes I walk in and find someone I used to work with in the office. SCORE! You just have to get out of the office if you want to make something happen.
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Re: Why I Still Cold Call in Person!

Art Post ·
Originally Posted by Salvatore: great stuff. have you any tips on hpw to actually approach new clients? I do, I will try to post some content over the weekend and give you a few links on this site
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Re: Why I Still Cold Call in Person!

kathie ·
Not so much. It’s such a weird deal, like trying to sell cars door to door. I usually say something like: ‘I was in the building seeing…whoever, and thought I would stop by and introduce myself and the company that I represent. Then I leave them with a flyer that shows a couple of different machines and monthly costs. I never got any training so would appreciate any suggestions that you have, Art.
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Re: Why I Still Cold Call in Person!

Art Post ·
When I cold call in person, I'm after a few things. Usually I do not bring a brochure unless I already know who the DM is. Here's what I want when I get in: The name of the DM for Office Technology The name of the gatekeeper When the DM maybe available or best time to call Does the DM have an assistant that will schedule appointments, if so what is the name of the assistant I also want to get a good look around, make mental notes of any hardware that I see. My old boss used to ask to use the...
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Re: Why I Still Cold Call in Person!

kathie ·
OH, I’m Miss Eagle Eye when I go anywhere!! The other local dealer lost his partnership with Ricoh (he was selling Kyoceras instead) so I am always looking for his customers to touch base with too. Sounds like you are in a much larger market than I am. Rarely, do I find even an in-house IT person much less someone who is in charge of Office technology. All the larger companies here are branch offices and decisions are not made locally. My FIRST question is always are you a local company?
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Re: Why I Still Cold Call in Person!

Old Glory ·
I too am in non metro area and there is a lot of oil and gas here that are not headquartered here so I understand why you ask if they are a local company. However, you are making a huge mistake if you assume that just because they are not local, that they have no control or influence over the equipment they get. There are a whole host of companies that don't wish to get involved with the purchasing decisions of their outlying branches, especially if they only have a handful. You still need...
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Re: Why I Still Cold Call in Person!

kathie ·
Oh, I do.. . That’s funny you say, ‘Does the copier just show up?’ Because I hear that a lot and that’s exactly what happens. My questions are a little more involved but I didn’t want to type all of that out. Even the little oilfield services places have HQ’s somewhere else and they go directly to the Ricoh Corp. I don’t say, ‘Is the decision-maker here’, exactly, but I do get to that answer. FedEx, Wells Fargo, Conoco-Phillips, to name a few of our Nationals, don’t even know they are...
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Re: Connect the MFPs you sell to any folder

timw ·
When connecting an MFP to say DropBox, the MFP still doesn't allow for an end-user to view that DropBox's folder tree (without added software), correct? So essentially the customer scans to DropBox, heads back to their computer, and then searches around the DropBox folder until they find their scanned file - which isn't much different than the issue the end-user described in the first place? Am I correct in this? I've been looking around for a solution that can help with this that won't...
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Re: Connect the MFPs you sell to any folder

Iris ·
Hello TimW, Thank you for that question. I think it is very relevant, especially as we do have the browse feature for SharePoint. For cloud services such as Dropbox, Micorosoft OneDrive and Google Drive, Udocx enables users to scan directly to any pre-define folder. This means users can scan to several specific destinations within Dropbox. For example, if you want to scan to the 'orders' folder within Dropbox regularly, you can make a 'scan to orders' App. This App will be available to you...
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Re: Connect the MFPs you sell to any folder

timw ·
Hi Iris, Thank you for the response! This helps, but the folders still need to be pre-defined, which would be the same thing as setting up a shared folder, no? And the MFP can do that natively. So out of the box, the installing technician could conceivably set up "Scan to Dropbox -Orders," "Scan to Drop-Box - Leads," "Scan to Drop-Box - Accounts Receivable" since no software is needed for this. Or am I incorrect? It sounds like the major plus to Udocx would be the ability to view the folder...
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Re: Connect the MFPs you sell to any folder

Iris ·
Hi Timw, I would definitely recommend setting up multiple shared folders! I know this will save your customers a lot of time and really add value to the service you provide. Especially when every end-user gets direct access to the folders he or she uses most. Having this kind of conversation with your prospects is sure to give you insight into what is important to them and which solution will suit their needs best. You'll be surprised how many prospects aren't sure what the MFPs will be used...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago 3rd Week of October 2005

Art Post ·
I picked up on the last thread of this post.  If I remember correctly almost ten years ago, HP introduced the HP4345 MFP series.  It could have been the first A4 MFP in Segment 4.    We ran a poll and 53% of our members voted for...
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Major MPS Provider Reports 12 Million Stolen Pages!

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Major MPS Provider Reports 12 Million Stolen Pages!   Call da Cops Major MPS Provider Reports 12 Million Stolen Pages! Crime Scene Investigation: "This is the city. New York, New York, I work here...I'm a cop" It was Monday May 18th, another...
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Sometimes the Answer is Right at Your Finger Tips

Art Post ·
Today, I had to do some research on the new HP PageWide XL 8000 system.  For those of you that are not familiar with the HP PageWide XL 8000, plain and simply put,  it's a beast!  Able to print 30 "D" size full color pages in a minute!!...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Third Week of November 2004

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Ten Years ago, this grabbed the top Headline on the Print4Pay Hotel forums.   Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Windsor, Conn., recently introduced the bizhub PRO 1050, a 105 page-per-minute (ppm) printer/copier, which contains over 150...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Last Week of April 2005

Art Post ·
Interesting first thread here "Have we won already over HP?".  Holy cow, it's been ten years since the infamous launch of the....?  Can you remember the name of that device? Alas, for the life of me I can't remember either. Someone help me...
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Inkjet CAD Wide Format vs Toner CAD Wide Format "Which Would You Choose"?

Art Post ·
I developed a wide format lead just about a week ago from an Engineering Company in my territory.  The Engineering company does not have a wide format system and is farming out all of their prints and copies to a local Repro shop....
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Third Week of March 2005

Art Post ·
Below, are the hot topics from ten years ago this week!  Enjoy and I hope they all bring back fond memories!!   Ricoh 240W vs Xerox 6030...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago First Week of December 2004

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At 12:30 p.m. on December 8, 1941, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt stood before Congress and gave what is now known as his "Day of Infamy" or "Pearl Harbor" speech.   In this speech, Roosevelt declared that December 7, 1941, the day that...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Second Week of December 2004

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When I first posted this last night, I got mixed up with the dates, thinking yesterday was the 7th, Well, it actual was because it was 1AM in the morning.  It was good to see that Pearl Harbor has not been forgotten and we owe what we have to the...
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This Week in the Copier/Office Equipment Industry 10 Years Ago Third Week of December 2004

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U.S. President George W. Bush signs the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act , creating the office of the Director of National Intelligence to oversee the country's fifteen spy agencies. (Dang, we got 15 spy agencies!!).   raises...
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Twelve Days of Selling "Day 6"

Art Post ·
Tuesday!!!  I started the day working from the home office.  Spent some time in the AM answering emails.  I had scheduled two appointments today, one at 10AM to get the paperwork signed for the small order that I got the other day and...
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When Does Your IT Provider Start to Care About Your Cost Per Page?

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In the last month, I've had to visit the same Doctors office about six times.  Seems I developed cataracts in both eyes.  I opted for the surgery and everything went very well.   Not being a frequent visitor to Doctors offices, these...
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Connect the MFPs you sell to any folder

Iris ·
Are you looking for a trendy topic to talk about with your prospects and customers? Get a conversation starting by asking if they can scan to any folder. Take Art’s talk track of last month for example: "Wouldn't you want to be able to search...
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