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Issue #0805/3 - Another apparent ploy being exploited by Lexmark in its attempts to salvage its flagging finances is to offer cashback deals on its mono laser printers that surpass most other offers seen to date, especially on single-function mono laser printers. For instance, the T640 series attracts a cashback of £200, while the T642 family attracts £300 and the T644 attracts a £350!

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 #0739/1 - Rather than simply offering discounts on printers, manufacturers are increasingly employing cash rebates or free give-aways to encourage buyers and to increase their hardware sales. Here we take a look at some of the current offerings and the effect they have on the purchase price.

Issue #0735/2 - Xerox offers free ink again for buyers of solid ink printers, representing a perceived saving of up to 56% of the cost of the hardware.

Issue #0731/2 - Billed as the world’s cheapest and smallest colour laser printer, does the ridiculously low price of the Samsung CLP-300 have worrying implications for the future?

Ten years have passed since the infamous occasion when a printer product manager said to me “I would almost be willing to put US$100 in the box just to sell my printers so that I can sell the consumables!”