TCPglobal - news, views and issues on total cost of printing

Issue #0806/1 - Having launched the highly specified entry-level Phaser 6130 colour laser printer in November 2007, Xerox has now added a host-based model to its range – Phaser 6125 – with effective street pricing that knocks the competition off the field. This model bridges the gap between the very low-end four-pass Phaser 6110 and the Phaser 6130 with its PCL6 emulation and Adobe PostScript 3. Note: this article should be read in conjunction with the article "Phaser 6130 - Fuji Xerox challenger to new Samsung CLP-350N" in TCPglobal Issue #0736.

Issue #0806/2 - Following the 6.4% increase in supplies pricing by Lexmark UK in January, Hewlett-Packard announced increases averaging 5.8% for the UK in February, as expected. No changes are made to supplies prices in the Euro-zone.

Issue #0804/1 - Still heading downwards on a slippery slope, Lexmark’s latest financial results show exactly why the company’s strategy needed modifying, suggesting that further action is needed and that there may be some way to go before anyone sees an overall upturn, despite record results in some areas.

Issue #0804/2 – As part of its strategy to win business users to its new range of Business Edition inkjet All-in-One products, Lexmark Europe has also launched a Business Club for buyers of those products, with some significant benefits – but for how long?

Issue 0803/2 - Many printer users resent the amount of money spent on supplies for their printers when the hardware itself seems to cost so little. We see, or perceive that ink or toner is wasted when we dispose of an old cartridge and we think that the cost of the liquid or powder does not equate with how much we are asked to pay for it. This article explores cartridge developments and technologies with a view to setting our minds at rest and helping us understand the dynamics of cartridge pricing.