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Archive for May, 2004

Xerox launches versatile 22ppm A4 desktop multifunction, WorkCentre M20i

Friday, May 21st, 2004 - Posted in Hardware, New Products, News | No Comments »

Issue #0418/2 - As the new product is launched in the US, CPP looks good value on the CPP but costly to buy.

Xerox has announced a new desktop A4 multifunction device, WorkCentre M20, with its network-ready companion, WorkCentre M20i.

Lexmark’s new low-end colour C510 … … game-changing?

Friday, May 21st, 2004 - Posted in Strategy, Hardware, New Products, News | No Comments »

Issue #0418/3 - A surprise from Lexmark? As long as the build quality is good, this new colour printer could be good for Lexmark, despite a couple of potential downsides.

Lexmark recently introduced a new colour laser printer that has interesting connotations at the low end of the market.

Long term CPP – clarification of data provided

Friday, May 14th, 2004 - Posted in Total Cost of Printing | No Comments »

Issue #0417/1 - Last week’s issue of TCPglobal has raised a couple of questions relating to the exact methodology for quoting long term CPP. This article clarifies the situation and details some of the issues involved when undertaking this complex task.

The purchase process - calculating CPP over a period of ownership

Friday, May 14th, 2004 - Posted in Total Cost of Printing | No Comments »

Issue #0417/2 - To add further meat to the issue of calculating the Total Cost of Printing, we take an eclectic look at what can drive the purchase process and use some comparisons to illustrate how page count and page coverage interact with consumables life to affect total cost.