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HP Expands U.S. Print Premier Channel Partner Program

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Today, HP Inc. announced a new expansion of account opportunities for U.S. print premier channel partners. Beginning immediately, thousands of Managed Print Services (MPS) Speciality accounts that were previously directly engaged by HP will begin to be made available as premier channel opportunities. The program is a next step in the company’s office printing strategy to concurrently grow contractual and channel this year, while earning incremental market share in both the A3 and A4...
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Imaging Channel, DEX Imaging and Staples oh, Imagine the Probabilities

Ray Stasiezcko ·
Thanks for chatting with Staples. Yes, Sir, we can deliver the New A4 you bought online. How’s Tuesday? Can we bring it with your supply order? Yes, one more question can you pick up and dispose of my old copier? Yes, we can let's discuss that when we come out to perform your managed print assessment. Thanks again for choosing Staples. End of Chat For Now!! 2019 is indeed starting with a bang. The Imaging Channel changed on Friday the 8th of February. Well, that’s what some will say. In...
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New Ricoh MP C501SP "A4 or A3 or a New Hybrid MFP?"

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The first time I heard about the new Ricoh MP C501SP was a pic that a Print4Pay Hotel member posted on this site. That pic came from the recent Ricoh Convergence in Las Vegas a few months ago. I took a good long look at the device that's positioned as an 50 page per minute color A4 device. My first thoughts is well, it kinda looks too big, it looks very similar to another Ricoh device, and it looks like the MP C501SP has an A3 style document feeder. Alright, its just a pic, I'll just have to...
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6 Reasons Why Canon's New 715iF A4 MFP Kicks Butt

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It's not that often that I get the chance to blog about something other than a Ricoh MFP. It's all not that often that I get excited about an MFP from another manufacturer. However, the introduction of the Canon iF715 imageRUNNER ADVANCE Series has me chomping at the bit for a 75pp A4 device that I could sell. The Canon 715iF has an "up to" print speed of an amazing 75 pages per minute! The reason I mentioned "up to" is because many MFP's will grind and run slower with different files.
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A Halloween Tale of an A3 Copier’s Death

Ray Stasiezcko ·
A Halloween Tale of an A3 Copier’s Death As the copier homicide unit arrived, the scene was familiar. The office hallway barely lit the trash can next to the copier was laying on its side, the window was broken from the inside and when looking out one can see an A3 Copier laying smashed on the sidewalk below. Recognizable by the owners manual still taped to the broken 11/17 paper drawer and the rainbow color on the sidewalk created by splattering CMYK toner. Yes, it appears there was another...
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To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas 2018"

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I always like to start these Christmas blogs with a small story about Christmas tradition in other countries. In Ireland, people celebrate Christmas in much the same way as people in the UK and the USA , but they also have many of their own Christmas traditions and customs. Christmas for Irish people, who are Catholics, lasts from Christmas Eve to the feast of Epiphany on January 6th, which some Irish people call 'Little Christmas'. Epiphany isn't now widely celebrated in Ireland. There is...
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New A4 devices expand Ricoh's portfolio by enhancing document security and meeting broader set of customer needs

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New A4 devices expand Ricoh's portfolio by enhancing document security and meeting broader set of customer needs MALVERN, Pa. , Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh USA , Inc. today unveiled a powerful cloud-connected multifunction printer (MFP) alongside several affordable, efficient devices that provide streamlined user experiences. The announcement of these five A4 products highlight the diversity of Ricoh's portfolio at a time when customers are eagerly looking for a variety of solutions...
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Ringdale Announces FollowMe® Integration with Lexmark's New A4 Workgroup Printers and MFPs

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BURGESS HILL, England , July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ringdale, a leading provider of secure document output management solutions, announces today that its FollowMe® Embedded product provides integrated support for Lexmark's new generation of A4 workgroup printers and multi-function products (MFPs). (Logo: http://mma.prnewswire.com/media/476805/FollowMe_Ringdale_Logo.jpg ) Available across the new A4 color CS622de Series, CX520 Series, CX620 Series and large workgroup mono MS820e Series,...
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Lexmark Introduces New Generation of A4 Color and Large Workgroup Monochrome Printers and MFPs

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Jul 23, 2018 LEXINGTON, Ky. , July 23, 2018 / PRNewswire / -- Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader, recently announced the availability of a new generation of A4 color and large workgroup monochrome printers and multi-function products (MFPs) that bring an unparalleled combination of reliability, productivity and security to business users. " Lexmark is pleased to introduce this extensive line-up of new devices which feature improved performance and consumable yields, resulting in more...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The First Week in August 2008

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A little of news this week is that the US Dollar is growing stronger vs the Japanese Yen. When this has happened in the past Japanese copier manufacturers have decreased pricing here in the States. When you couple this with the Chinese tariffs that may go into effect this week, it could mean that our industry may not see price increases. Japanese manufacturers might just bite the bullet on the increases in order to keep boxes moving out of the plants. BTW, the dude in the picture, had just a...
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Canon C356iF-C256iF II Spec Check Review

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It's not often that I'm intrigued by a competitors color MFP. It was two or three weeks ago when a prospect asked, "what do you know about the Canon C356iF?". Well, I was kind of embarrassed because I knew nothing about that Canon device. The only thing I could mutter out was that I would have to do some research and get back to them (not good). It's not like me to not know about my competitors devices, thus I started my quest to know as much as I can about the Canon C356iF. I'm not going to...
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The A4 Challenge or Opportunity

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The Copier Industry Fast Forward Twenty Years

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The year is 2039. It's hard to believe that it's been 15 years since the mighty Xerox Corporation folded. One remembers that statement in December of 2018 that touted Xerox "Unable to Adjust". My how the mighty have fallen. It wasn't only Xerox that fell to the paperless society that we now see today. Canon Let's take a trip back to late 2022, it was late in November that Canon announced that they were going to cease to manufacturing A3 multi-functional devices. That decision was made...
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Ten Reasons Why the New Ricoh IM 350F, IM 430F and IM 430Fb is a Winner

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It's been sometime since Ricoh introduced the MP 301 (A4 black MFP 30ppm). Five years is a long time to hang on to a model, especially when A4 devices are being introduced left & right. There's a new kid on the block of A4 devices. Ricoh is now offering the IM 350f (37ppm), IM 430F (43 ppm), and the IM 430fb (45ppm). All devices come standard with copy, print, fax and color scan. Anyone can get the speeds and feeds on these devices, but I wanted to dig a little deeper and express what I...
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New Players, New Rules, New Game.

Ray Stasiezcko ·
One thing few in the Imaging Channel want to discuss is the innovative processes which will replace much of the old way’s deliverable. The glory days of selling print equipment and its services are just beginning for some innovative thinkers and ending for some others. All things do in-fact change. Even those who refuse, eventually are forced to change. No one can circumvent progress regardless of their marketing strategies or their hopes that current circumstances remain a little longer.
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Canon Expands Color A4 Portfolio to Deliver a Cohesive Lineup Equipped to Help Meet Growing Market Demands

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MELVILLE, N.Y. , May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As enterprises continue to evolve and equip their employees with the best workflow solutions available, Canon U.S.A. , Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announces the addition of the new imageRUNNER ADVANCE C475iF III Series and new Color imageCLASS MF746Cdw and LBP664Cdw models to its color A4 product portfolio. The expansion of the color A4 portfolio presents to customers and channel partners a complete, cohesive lineup to complement...
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The Print Equipment and Services Industry must separate their deliverable.

Ray Stasiezcko ·
Recently I had an opportunity to speak at ITEX, An Industry event for technology resellers. During that talk, I discussed the three types of deliverables or more importantly the three types of end-user customers within the print equipment and its services industry. This industry is strangling their full profit potential as they continue to deliver these different types of customers with the same processes. Here are the three equipment customer types: 1. High-Volume segments 6,7, and 8...
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Canon Completes its Third Generation imageRUNNER ADVANCE Platform with Introduction of a New High-Speed Monochrome A4 MFP Series

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MELVILLE, N.Y. , Oct. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- With the monochrome laser A4 MFP market continuing to show growth year-over-year in the 45-69 page-per-minute (ppm) market*, Canon U.S.A. , Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, introduces the imageRUNNER ADVANCE 715iF II Series. This series fits a need in the market for small business or workgroups that desire office solutions that are easy to use and can help maximize productivity. The successors of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE 500iF/400iF...
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A Halloween Tale of an A3 Copier’s Death (Part Two)

Ray Stasiezcko ·
Part Two - hashtag # A4’s Murder charges dropped in A3’s death. Well, a few days ago we all heard of the apparent suicide of an A3 copier. The police report outlined that the A3 copier became so distraught over a new A4 its owners had on demo, it jumped from the office window. Today there is an update. It seems that a local judge has thrown out all attempted charges leveled by an A3 manufacturer who believes the unfairness of A4’s capabilities and price points should have caused them to...
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HP invests £380 million in A3 copier market with purchase of Apogee

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Corporation, a U.K.-based office equipment dealer and Europe’s largest independent provider of print, outsourced services and document & process technology. The transaction values Apogee at approximately £380 million. The acquisition furthers HP’s strategy to “disrupt the more than $50 billion A3 copier market, enhance its A3 and A4 product portfolio, expand its Managed Print Services (MPS), and invest in direct and indirect go-to-market (GTM) capabilities.” read the rest here
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Sharp Expands A4 Lineup With Two New Desktop Color Multifunction Printers For The Technology Driven Workplace

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MONTVALE, N.J. , March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA), a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), today introduced two new A4 desktop color multifunction printers for the technology driven workplace, delivering strong workflow capabilities and leading-edge security features, all in a compact design. The new Advanced Series MX-C304W and Essentials Series MX-C303W boast full multifunction capability out of the box, including copy,...
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Imaging Channel, Surveys can teach competitors a lot

Ray Stasiezcko ·
I recently attended a webinar where the scariest thing was what was not said. The webinar was discussing the Imaging Channel; it included a recap of a survey given to dealer owners. The dealers answered the survey in a most disturbing way which no one is questioning, so I will. The survey determined that only 4% of dealers were concerned about A4 equipment which could easily replace the oversold A3's in 80-85% of the Imaging Channel's Customers. It appears the Imaging Channel is conceding...
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This Week in the Copier Industry 10 Years Ago, The Last Week in December 2008

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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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Color & Black A4 Cost Per Page (12K Annual Pages)

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This is an anonymous survey. Thus I'm hoping everyone can chime in. Based on an annual volume of 12,000 color pages. What is your cost per page? This survey is a great barometer of where you are with your cost per page for #A4 devices. Always good to know where you're at!
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Kyocera brings new levels of eco-friendly productivity to the workplace with latest compact A4 .

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K yocera Document Solutions South Africa has launched a new range of A4 monochrome ECOSYS products, designed to help companies manage their print output more securely and efficiently than ever before, while significantly reducing their environmental impact. Built with long-life components, the unit’s first print times are up to 13% faster than previous generations, have up to four toner capacity options, and feature more eco-friendly settings and low consumption levels. This new ECOSYS...
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Kyocera brings new levels of eco-friendly productivity to the workplace with latest compact A4 monochrome devices

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Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa has launched a new range of A4 monochrome ECOSYS products, designed to help companies manage their print output more securely and efficiently than ever before, while significantly reducing their environmental impact. Built with long-life components, the unit's first print times are up to 13% faster than previous generations, have up to 4 toner capacity options, as well as feature more eco-friendly settings and low consumption levels. This new ECOSYS...
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The Consequences of Delivering Out-Side Market Realities Come With Awareness

Ray Stasiezcko ·
It seems as more of the same is the mindset for many in the Imaging Channel. Over the last year, as print volumes continue declining, as dealers continue over-specking and over-selling, nothing seems to wake up the channel to the threat of consistently delivering out-side market realities. However, soon the end-users un-awareness will end. "The channel's threat is a new competitor who takes advantage of where the customers are going while the legacy way attempts to keep customers where they...
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Color & Black A4 Cost Per Page (24K Annual Color Pages)

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This is an anonymous survey. Thus I'm hoping everyone can chime in. Based on an annual volume of 24,000 color pages. What is your cost per page? This survey is a great barometer of where you are with your cost per page for #A4 devices. Always good to know where you're at!
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Ricoh reports last 9 month earnings

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- total sales up 0.3% to 1493.8 billion yen - operating profit down 12.3% to 69.4 billion yen - operating margin down 0.7 pt to 4.6% - R&D spend down 4.7% - Total debt up to 1034 billion yen - Office Printing division (printers and MFPs) total revenue down 9.4% to 251.4 billion yen o Operating profit down to 23.5 billion yen o A3 MFP units down 4% o A4 MFP units up 7% o Laser printer units down 13% - Commercial Printing division (PPS) total revenue down 2.6% to 45.8 billion yen - Office...
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New 300- and 400-Series GO Line™ and enterprise devices are designed for small workgroups and small spaces.

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New 300- and 400-Series GO Line™ and enterprise devices are designed for small workgroups and small spaces. LEXINGTON, Ky. , April 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader, today announced the availability of 13 new devices, expanding both its enterprise and SMB/GO Line offering with 300- and 400-Series printers and MFPs that provide full business-class capabilities in a smaller footprint. The devices launched today include nine new monochrome business-class...
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Canon gives more details on new PPS

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- Announced new varioPRINT iX-series of production color inkjet sheetfed devices - Uses iQuariusX technology o Ink drying systems using heat and air with humidification to protect paper o Polymer pigment water-based inks o Printhead manufactured by Kyocera (aka Kyoto Ceramic Company) o 1200x1200dpi o NUC (nozzle uniformity control) o NAC (nozzle activity control) - Can handle volumes of 1 to 10 million A4 pages per month - Top speed of 320 A4 images per minute (4500 12”x18” pages per hour) o...
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Ricoh launches new A4 color laser MFP

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Ricoh launches new A4 color laser MFP - now shipping the IM C300F color A4 laser MFP with top speed of 31ppm - base MSRP of $4,589.00 - replaces MP C307 - 4 tandem OPC drum design - 1200x1200dpi - 10.1” color touchscreen LCD control panel - Black toner yield of 17,000 pages based on 5% coverage per page o Color toner yields of 6000 pages based on 5% - Includes Always Current Technology o Platform for auto firmware updates (Ricoh has had to issue a multitude of firmware updates in past to...
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Birmingham company unveils high-speed scanner

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Birmingham’s Imaging Business Machines has unveiled a new ultra-high-volume scanner. The new ibml FUSiON Series can scan up to 730 A4-sized pages per minute and 938 checks per minute, which makes it 67 percent faster than its predecessor. That speed eliminates tedious and unnecessary pre-scan and post-scan labor, the company says. “For nearly three decades, the world’s largest organizations in the most data-rich environments such as banking, government and BPOs have trusted ibml to overcome...
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Ricoh ships new color A4 MFPs

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- Launched the new IM C400F and C400SRF featuring: - Base MSRPs of $4875 and $5575 respectively - Top speed of 42ppm color and 45ppm b/w - White plastic exterior - Max duty cycle of 10K/mo - SRF model comes with internal 50 sheet stapling - 4 tandem OPC drum design - 1200x1200dpi - 17 second warmup time - 7.9 second first color copy out time - Fax board - 550 sheet paper supply standard o Maximum of 2300 sheets o Up to 220gsm in bypass o Auto duplex up to 163gsm - Document feeder holds up to...
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Prognostications for the Next Decade in the Copier Industry

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Ten years ago I was a mere 53 years of age in 2010. Some news I remember was the start of the "War for A4" MFPs, Ricoh launched APP2ME (gone but not forgotten) and Canon purchased Oce for $1 Billion dollars (Oce brand is now gone also). Funny thing about time, as more of it passes by we tend to only remember the BIG moments and forget about all the small moments that led to those BIG moments in our industry. What will the next 10 years bring to our industry? Will it be feast or famine for...
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Kyocera attains #1 for SA’s copier, MFP markets for CY 2019

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A ccording to results from market data specialist InfoSource’s annual research, Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa (KDZA) attained the top position as market leader in the office automation industry for copier/MFPs in southern Africa – placing first overall among leading brands for CY 2019 with a market share of 14.8%, where A4 achieved first place at 20.9% market share and A3 achieved fifth place at 8.4% market share. As a leading supplier of printing and document management solutions,...
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Leasing in the Imaging Channel - Pre and Post-Virus

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My friends, soon we will discuss the Imaging Channel's deliverables as Pre-Virus and Post-Virus. Over the next few weeks, we will all witness many unpleasantries. However, we must prepare, and as I have done for many years, I will continue sharing my thoughts and what I envision coming. Hopefully, helping everyone prepare. In this article, I will discuss Leasing Pre-Virus and Post-Virus. Will this Pandemic cause the same problems as the 2008-09 Financial Crisis regarding Leasing in the...
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COVID19 "Remote Working" Day Thirty-Three of Sales

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Yippee! Tomorrow is Friday woohoo! Seems like Sunday will be the best day of the week and finally a day in the seventies. Can you guess what I'll be doing? Nope, not the beach since Sandy Hook National Recreation Area is still closed. Give up yet? My day will be spent pulling weeds and not the weed you smoke. From about 5PM till about 9PM tonight I was thinking about what the frak am I going to write about tonight? It's not an easy task to write every day let alone find that one thing you...
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Kyocera offers home office bundles

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- Called “Telework Support Bundles” that includes: o cloud-based file sharing service o A4 b/w or color laser MFP  Speed ranges from 26ppm to 40ppm for color  Speed ranges from 40ppm to 60ppm for b/w  Includes print/scan/copy/fax o Firebox unified threat management (UTM) network security device o Special pricing until 6/1/2020
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Re: To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas for 2014"

Czech ·
Art... you'd make $1 million a year if you sold Canon! Love the idea of the staple-free stapler though - not sure if it would be worth it because staples are so cheap and most companies would probably charge double over a regular staple finisher.
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Re: To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas for 2014"

fisher ·
How about an entry level wide format printer based on GelSprinter technology? $3-5K price range. A quality Tabletop B/W with a full sized display and a low cpc.
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Re: To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas for 2014"

Kitz ·
FYI- Fujitsu scanners will be available thru Ricoh very soon. I have a solution for envelopes, message me and i will get you the contact information.
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Re: To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas for 2014"

Art Post ·
Originally Posted by Czech: Art... you'd make $1 million a year if you sold Canon! Love the idea of the staple-free stapler though - not sure if it would be worth it because staples are so cheap and most companies would probably charge double over a regular staple finisher. Staples are not as cheap as you think they are take a read of this.. http://mfpsolutions.blogspot.c...cost-of-staples.html
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Re: To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas for 2014"

DavidGreer ·
Hi Art, We sell the A4 product in Northern Ireland your talking about,we are a Lexmark Business Solutions Dealer and its a Lexmark XM7100 series, upto 70 page per minute staple, scan, print, fax etc all as part of a standard specification at very low CPC. For the desktop we sell the Lexmark XM3150, 42 page per minute A4 mono. 7 inch colour touchscreen and Low CPC also. Good products that are helping us win deals we couldnt win with Sharp or Konica Minolta products. Have a good Christmas from...
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Re: To Ricoh "What I Want for Christmas for 2014"

Art Post ·
Wow, 70ppm A4, I could do some damage with that!
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Re: Samsung Announces the World’s 1st Printer Powered by Android™

SalesServiceGuy ·
The obvious question is can it print to an iOS device? I get many more requests to print from an iPhone/iPad than an Android device x50.
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Re: Samsung Announces the World’s 1st Printer Powered by Android™

txeagle24 ·
There is a Samsung Mobile Printing app in the iTunes AppStore that would allow users to do this. Most manufacturers have their own apps for both iOS & Andriod at this point. It doesn't look like these new models are AirPrint compatible yet, but I'm sure Samsung is working on it with Apple since they have a number of previous models that do work with AirPrint.
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Re: Samsung Announces the World’s 1st Printer Powered by Android™

txeagle24 ·
There is a Samsung Mobile Printing app in the iTunes AppStore that would allow users to do this. Most manufacturers have their own apps for both iOS & Andriod at this point. It doesn't look like these new models are AirPrint compatible yet, but I'm sure Samsung is working on it with Apple since they have a number of previous models that do work with AirPrint.
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Re: Samsung Announces the World’s 1st Printer Powered by Android™

yeti ·
Originally Posted by SalesServiceGuy: The obvious question is can it print to an iOS device? I get many more requests to print from an iPhone/iPad than an Android device x50. That will change soon, Samsung is making more and more headway into the B2B market.
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