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Archive for the ‘Financials’ Category

Daft decisions

Monday, August 6th, 2007 - Posted in Hardware, Financials | No Comments »

Issue #0725/2 A brief run-down of some decisions that can end up costing users a packet.

  • Buying a laser printer when an inkjet would be more than adequate for the job
  • Buying a cheap low-end machine when buying slightly up the range would reduce costs and also offer higher performance

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.

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.

Entry-level single-pass colour laser

Monday, July 9th, 2007 - Posted in Hardware, New Products, Pricing, Comparisons, Financials | No Comments »

Issue #0722/1 - New models from Canon, Hewlett-Packard and Xerox add to the choice and the varyied pricing strategies available to users.

Four new colour laser printers launched since the latter part of last year and into this year have, together with several strategic adjustments in pricing and marketing, contributed to areas of significant shift in the attractiveness of the product line-up.