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

Issue #0807/1 - Oki is taking the principle of self-creation graphic arts to new levels, in a bid to encourage businesses and organisations to make more of their in-house printing capabilities, with the launch of v-studio – an online library of resources and royalty-free images that builds on its existing Template Manager software.

Issue 0806/3 - According to a recent survey, only 30% of businesses are ‘satisfied’ with their current in-house printer and only a similar proportion are ‘very satisfied’ with the quality of hard copy they achieve from the printer!

Issue #0519/2 - Some colour laser printers have up to 10 or 11 user replaceable parts while others have as few as five – some have toner cartridges producing 10,000 pages while others produce only 5,000. How does this affect cost?

Issue #0339/1 - While most companies desire a colour laser printer, the better option may be an ink jet. Two new printers, a Business Ink Jet from Hewlett-Packard and, new to the colour laser category, Samsung with its CLP500, are direct competitors. But, should buyers automatically select the laser? And why … or why not.

Issue #0333/3 - New CX All-in-Ones from Epson look good and have nice functionality for frequent user small offices.

For the busy home or small office, where frequent but low volume daily print and copy requirements are the norm, Epson’s new All-in-One machines, the CX5400 and CX6400, look like offering an attractive multifunction solution with unique security feature and repetitive forms or document printing/copying capability provided on the CX6400.