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Archive for the ‘Special Offers’ Category

Free ink pack with Xerox solid ink printers and MFPs

Friday, November 2nd, 2007 - Posted in Strategy, Supplies, Special Offers, News, Issues | No Comments »

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.

Now the Samsung CLP-300 can be bought for £109.98 inc. tax and delivery

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 - Posted in Special Offers, News | No Comments »

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!”

Samsung promoting hard to get ahead – but ’special deal’ at Staples is a joke

Friday, September 14th, 2007 - Posted in Special Offers, Pricing | No Comments »

Issue #0728/1 - Samsung has elevated itself to a starring role in the printer industry in just a few years and is promoting hard to take itself even higher. But, some of its hardware is supported by supplies costs that are high by anyone’s standards and not every ‘special deal’ makes sense.

How’s this for a special toner offer?

Friday, November 17th, 2006 - Posted in Strategy, Special Offers | No Comments »

Issue #0635/2 - Viking in the UK is offering a free electric drill when customers buy two or more Viking branded toner cartridges - all ready to drill out the used cartridge and refill it!!

How’s this for a special toner offer?

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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.