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

Issue #0838/1 – This week, in Wilsonville, Oregon, Xerox unveiled a brand new solid ink A3 colour MFP exclusively to industry analysts in advance of the annual investors’ conference on Monday. Not a concept product and not a mock-up, the device was demonstrated as a fully working and fully functional MFP with expanded paper feed and finishing options attached. Full launch will not be until sometime in 2009, before which no detailed specifications will be available.

Issue #0832/3 - As part of its ambitious growth programme, and drive to reach the number one position in all of its chosen printers segments, Samsung’s printer division is set to spend $15m on advertising its products to the B2B markets.

Issue #0829/1 – While special offers can put mono laser MFP functionality in the hands of small business or home users for less than £50 including tax in the UK (see "Laser multifunction for less than £50 – including tax!"), the Total Cost of Printing using that machine in no way reflects the value of the low cost of accessibility to the technology. In this article we expand the product group to include the next strata of mono laser MFPs as we consider what implications there are in buying a cheap machine against buying the lowest Total Cost of Printing.

Issue #0727/2 - It is at least a decade since it was first claimed that box-shifters (companies selling only IT hardware – at low cost) would go out of business and that hardware resellers would only survive if they offered services and solutions as part of the sale. Box-shifters still exist a decade later. This is good for the pocket, especially for consumer and small/micro businesses. How and why do box-shifters still continue to thrive?