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Issue #0815/1 – With two new A3 colour MFPs (Hewlett-Packard CM6040F and Lexmark X945e) now available in the printer channel, there is more choice for organisations both in regard to which machine to adopt and also how to acquire the device. The most direct competitors from the copier channel are Canon’s iRC4580i, Konica Minolta’s bizhub C451, Kyocera’s KM-C4035E, Ricoh’s MPC4500, Sharp’s 4500N and Xerox’s WorkCentre 7655.

#0814/1 – Hewlett-Packard and Lexmark have both recently launched new high-speed colour MFPs, targeted at workgroups, that are available under the traditional printer hardware sale arrangement. The Hewlett-Packard Colour LaserJet CM6040 and the Lexmark X945e will both print at 40ppm in colour but have quite different paper handling characteristics and very different cost structures.

Issue #0812/2 - Despite our appetite for all things small and portable, when it comes to A4 office printers, portability is something that does not tend to find a major place in the armoury. Portable printers are few and far between and are pricey in comparison to their desktop companions. Canon and Hewlett-Packard’s latest new models, PIXMA iP100 and Officejet H470 respectively, are small fast and capable of printing borderless photos at A4. We check out the needs of the travelling businessman and compare the two devices.

Issue #0808/1 - Following on from the launch of its stylish gloss black, mono laser printer and AiO products in the Autumn of 2007 (ML-1630 and SCX-4500), Samsung has announced a range of new products, including new colour laser printer and AiO family at CeBIT 2008 (CLP-310 and CLX-3170 series), that continues the theme of miniaturising colour laser printing while introducing the choice of black styling to fit any environment on certain product lines. Cost comparisons cannot be made at this time, so we review the new products briefly on the basis of technology and capability.

Issue #0808/2 - Coinciding with the massive CeBIT IT trade show in Germany this week, Hewlett-Packard in the US has announced a range of new products targeted at small businesses and fulfilling the need for small businesses to produce marketing collateral in-house while tightening control over their hard copy functions. Solutions include inkjet All-in-One devices, mono laser multifunction devices and LaserJet printers – Officejet Pro L7590; Officejet J6400; Officejet J4580; Officejet J3600; LaserJet M1319f MFP; LaserJet M1522 MFP; Colour LaserJet CP1515n and CP1518ni; Colour LaserJet CM1312 MFP; and Colour LaserJet CP1215.