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Archive for July, 2007

Old habits die hard - Why changing people is one of the major keys to Cost of Printing

Monday, July 23rd, 2007 - Posted in Printing culture, Financials | No Comments »

Issue #0724/1 - People can change their habits but frequently don’t want to or are not motivated to do so. A little thought, planning and communication could change print usage patterns, reduce costs and save raw materials.

Management counts

Monday, July 23rd, 2007 - Posted in New Products, Financials | No Comments »

Issue #0724/2 - Management costs cannot be ignored and it is management that determines hard copy strategy.

There is a school of thought that says ‘it’s not the cost of purchasing that matters, it’s the cost of management.

Medium workgroup colour laser printers

Friday, July 13th, 2007 - Posted in Hardware, Pricing, Comparisons | No Comments »

Issue #0723/1 - Konica Minolta’s new magicolor 5550 offers high specification at an average cost, while Cost of Printing on Xerox’s new solid ink Phaser 8560n goes through the roof. Kyocera firmly retains its customary ‘low-cost’ position.

High priced maintenance kits are not necessarily a problem

Friday, July 13th, 2007 - Posted in Hardware, New Products, Comparisons, Total Cost of Printing | No Comments »

Issue #0723/2 - Don’t be put off by the thought of having to change imaging drum or install a maintenance kit at some point in your printer’s life – it could be saving you a lot of money.

Fast single-pass colour laser printers

Friday, July 13th, 2007 - Posted in Hardware, New Products, Comparisons, Financials, Total Cost of Printing | No Comments »

Issue #0723/3 - New Lexmark colour printers won’t set the world on fire but they will burn a hole in your pockets This group is largely the same as the grouping investigated a couple of months ago (Issue #0717 "Phaser 6360 from Xerox takes the lead as fastest A4 colour laser printer") but with two newcomers from Lexmark, the C780n and C782n. So, reference to that article may be helpful.