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Archive for November, 2006

Torrent of new single-pass colour laser printers hit the market

Friday, November 3rd, 2006 - Posted in New Products, Hardware, Pricing, Comparisons, Financials, Total Cost of Printing | No Comments »

Issue #0633/1 - Colour laser printers from three manufacturers join the market line-up. Both purchase costs and running costs vary significantly as do specifications.

Six models of colour laser printer from three manufacturers have hit the market in the past couple of weeks.

Lexmark reduces price on 8K black toner for C524/C534

Friday, November 3rd, 2006 - Posted in Special Offers, Supplies, Pricing, Financials, News, Total Cost of Printing | No Comments »

Issue #0633/2 - One price reduction from Lexmark – to appease small businesses?

In association with "Torrent of new single-pass colour laser printers hit the market", it is worth mentioning that customers can take advantage of reduced pricing on a black cartridge from Lexmark – the 8,000-page unit for two of its low-end colour laser printers, C524 now replaced by the C534.

South African Rand in trouble – HP local prices up 8.3%

Friday, November 3rd, 2006 - Posted in Supplies, Financials, News, Issues, Total Cost of Printing | No Comments »

Issue #0633/3 - Volatile currency causes chaos and local price increases.

South Africa’s currency troubles are spotlighted by price increases from Hewlett-Packard, particularly on supplies products.

Amounting to an average 8.3% increase, almost every product is affected, whereas prices in other countries in the EMEA region remain largely unchanged.