This Week in the Copier Industry Ten Years Ago
Third Week of November 2011
Attendance news for ITEX 2021
- Dealers owners on different days stated the venue was much smaller than in the past (2019).
- Multiple dealers agreed that they did not see more than 80 dealers on the show floor
- Another dealer stated "in one of the of the talk tracks today there was only 5 attendees".
- Heard from my third attendee today and that was from a vendor mentioning attendance. Here's the quote "It was brutally low"
- Couple of vendors stated it was worth the investment to speak with the clients they've been trying to track
Enjoy These Copier Threads from Ten Years Ago
Notable Solutions, Inc. Named Xerox Scanning Partner Of The Year For Second Year Runn
Art Post (Guest) ·
information into the appropriate business system based on the document type. As a result, business is done faster, with less effort — and with less paper. AutoStore is the information on-ramp for nearly 500 models of MFPs and network-attached scanners —from Fujitsu, HP, Kodak, Kyocera, Lexmark, Ricoh, Savin, Lanier, Sharp and Xerox. SOURCE: Notable Solutions, Inc
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Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models
Art Post (Guest) ·
The Ricohs have been slow sellers is not because of end user needs or wants. Basically ours is a quota/revenue driven business from the top to the bottom. The preferred compensation model for commissions is that of a revenue based plan with commissions. Why have a GP driven comp plan for your sales people when your Dealership or Branch has a revenue based quota plan from the manufacturers? It just doesn't make sense. With that A4's from Canon, Sharp, Ricoh, and KonicaMinolta has presented their
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Konica Minolta Receives 2011 BERTL’s Best Awards
Art Post (Guest) ·
National Association of Quick Printers (NAQP). Konica Minolta's innovative bizhub PRESS C8000 is the first digital press to receive the G7 Digital Press Certification from the IDEAlliance®. For more information, please visit http://www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook (@Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A), YouTube (@KonicaMinoltaUS), and Twitter (@KonicaMinoltaUS). About BERTL The Business Equipment Research and Test Laboratories Inc., (BERTL) is an independent
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Tickets on Sale Now for 2012 Editions of Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic and Konica M
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Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys. Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) has named Konica Minolta 2011 "Line of the Year" award winner for the company's award-winning line of bizhub Color and Monochrome Multifunctional Products. For more information, please visit http://www.CountOnKonicaMinolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. About Inside Lacrosse Inside Lacrosse is the premier media outlet for the sport of lacrosse, covering print (Inside Lacrosse
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Mulit-line fax?
Here is a challenge for you....need everyone's help. What I am looking for is what manufacturers offer 2, 3 and 4 fax lines on ONE MFP? I know Konica Minolta is 2, Ricoh max is 3 & Canon max is 4 on some of their black & white MFP line. More specifically how does this fit in 45-55ppm range? These are a rare occurrence but could make the difference someday of winning or losing a future deal for everyone.
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Print Shop: Managed Services Deliver Cost Savings and Control
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Print Shop: Managed Services Deliver Cost Savings and Control Call it the quietest million you’ll ever spend. We’re talking about printing, and the numbers are staggering: The EPA estimates that in the United States, a sheet has less than a 5% chance of containing recycled fibers and a 50% chance of landing in a landfill or an incinerator. The average office employee uses 27 pounds of paper per year. More than 40% of trees cut down by loggers are used for paper—9% of that from old growth. Now
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KYOCERA MITA launches five new A4 monochrome MFPs for small workgroups
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core functionalities and a print speed of 30 ppm. With their superior network integration and security features they are made to fit the needs of small workgroups from small offices to large businesses. All five devices come with standard duplex printing, copy and colour scan functionality. The FS-1130MFP and FS-1135MFP are marketed as 4-in-1 devices with accessory fax function. All have a 50 sheet reversal document processor for high speed and easy usage, with the exception of the new basic
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Managed Print Services Analyst
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Managed Print Services Analyst Canon Business Solutions, Inc.- Charlotte, NC (Charlotte, North Carolina Area) Job Description Managed Print Services (MPS) Analysts are responsible for providing and facilitating fleet management support to clients, ensuring effective operation of all fleet related solutions. Coordinate site assessment project teams, leading the team through the assessment and reporting process, and preparing all required project deliverables. Additionally responsible for special
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Copier Technician (san jose downtown)
Art Post (Guest) ·
Copier Technician (san jose downtown) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 2011-11-14, 6:51AM PST Reply to: job-rthwt-2701505781@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Immediate position available for highly qualified applicant. Integrated Copy Solutions leads the bay area in providing prompt and expert client service and support. Experience with Konica
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As Lexmark evolves, focus moves from printers to software
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also competing to make businesses more efficient with the likes of Xerox, which acquired business process outsourcer ACS last year. Lexmark's software and solutions on its multifunction printers and in its managed print services offerings recently led to the company being named a leader in the field by research firm Gartner. "Software that touches printing and document management is incredibly important for the future success of these companies," said analyst Shannon Cross of Cross Research
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Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models
You all bring up some good points. Both the Ricoh MPC300/400 series and the Canon 1700 series are definitely are game chnagers. Being able to sell both helps. I thinkk Ricoh is really holding back on the SP5200 because of this Canon series. In a GP sales model a sales rep is in heaven selling these two untis. Don't get me wrong regarding revenue but GP based models is where it is at. I havent been impressed with some models from Canon lately, however, I think they have gotten it rigth with the
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Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models
I am interested in hearing feedback on the recently introduced Canon IR 1730/1740/1750 models. These look to be similar to the Ricoh A4 B&W models introduced at the beginning of 2011 - the Ricoh models appear to be slow sellers. Wondering if these Canon models will be accepted better than the Ricoh models...
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Canon U.S.A. Launches the imageFORMULA P-215 Personal Document Scanner for the Mobile
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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Nov 15, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the imageFORMULA P-215 Personal Document Scanner. Expanding on Canon's award-winning imageFORMULA product portfolio, the P-215 personal scanner's compact size and high-quality imaging bring sophistication to mobile information capture, storage and collaboration. Its innovative design and excellent value make it ideal for use by "road warriors" and office users looking to
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Independent MPS as the market consolidates
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Nearly every enterprise – including commercial businesses, educational institutions and government organisations – relies on printing to support essential business processes, whether it is back-office operations such as accounting or payroll or front-office activities such as sales and marketing. Regardless of how dependent an organisation is on printing, IT departments struggle with similar management challenges: providing reliable print services that meet organisational expectations while
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The changing role of salespeople
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. But, users and sales forces now have a tool that can help them connect in ways they never could have before — social media. An example of how social media has changed a salesperson’s role is our Managed Print Services (MPS) division. This group has recently gone through a transformation as to how they do their prospecting. MPS allows us to monitor and manage a businesses’ printer fleet. This has become an asset to companies, as it relieves the amount of time that their IT staff spends just
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Purchase of one (1) unit Taskalfa Kyocera-Mita
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Purchase of one (1) unit Taskalfa Kyocera-Mita Digital Copier for Finance Section [TenderNews.com - Tenders (India)] (TenderNews.com - Tenders (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Purchase of one (1) unit Taskalfa Kyocera-Mita Digital Copier for Finance Section more info : Location : Albay BidDate : 11/21/2011 Tender Country : Philippines Tender Type : Tenders Tendering Authority : PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY - PMO LEGAZPI Tendering Authority Address : Cheryl Minerva Lagman Navarez Procurement
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Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models
Sell Ricoh and Canon. In my opinion, I feel the ease use from a user perspective is much stronger with Ricoh than Canon. The dealer support is stronger with Ricoh. I like Ricoh color much more than Canon. I do not spend much attention to the units in general as they are just a by product. My main focus is solving problems within an organization. It just so happens prinetrs and copiers fall into this.
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Re: Quoting Service single/double click
big g ·
main consumables. Although Toner coverage is definitly double for A4. Also 90% of sales are to Printers who do all their printing Oversize A3 and cut it down. A freind has sold 3 - all to printers- of the previous model and toner coverage averages 80% i.e. 20% per colour. He is a country dealer and can get away with charging double for A3 as no competition. Whereas being closer to main City, we compete with all the direct and big guys, so absolutley no way, can we charge double for A3 as everyone
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Re: Mulit-line fax?
Art Post (Guest) ·
Ricoh has three all of the up to the MP9001. My personal feelings is that any MFP that has a browser would be able to use the UDOCX Cloud Fax, thsu you could have 10 fax lines or more, the savings far outweighs the cost of the modems, line charges, taxes, fees, etc..
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Re: Sharp MX-2310U/MX4111N
quote: Originally posted by txeagle24: What about the idea of subcontracting the service on the devices that your dealership does not service? Since we've gotten more & more into MPS, we've seen this as more of a viable option over the past year. I wish that was possible, every manufacturer in my country deals direct other than HP/Lexmark and keep a close grip on the service. We have partnered with Canon/Ricoh/Toshiba on the odd deal but they are typically across every deal anyway.
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It’s official — Ricoh is coming to Bolingbrook.
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Bolingbrook, IL — It’s official — Ricoh is coming to Bolingbrook. During tonight’s Village Board meeting, representatives from Ricoh — the copy machine giant — confirmed it will consolidate distribution sites from 12 neighboring states into one 260,000-square-foot building at 254 International Boulevard in the coming months. “We expect to bring in two distribution centers from suburban Chicago by January, then begin bringing in sites from other states,” said John Stacy, Ricoh representative
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Car Crashes into Copier
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out of shape. Employee Tony Meyer said the car hit a copier at the entrance of the store but he wasn't sure of the extent of the damage. "It's just fortunate no one was in front of him," Welsh said. Two UPS employees and two customers were in the store at the time of the crash, Meyer said. Meyer was helping a customer when he heard a loud bang at 11:30 a.m., he said. He said he looked over just in time to see the car drive into the store. "After that it was pure shock," Meyer said. — Saerom Yoo
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Hackettstown School Board looks to shed $660,000 Xerox contract
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he Hackettstown School Board is looking to shed an approximately $660,000 Xerox contract that the board and administrators aren't sure ever came before a school board. The contract, which began in 2009 and ends in Jan. 2014, costs the district approximately $11,000 a month. Teresa Barna, the district's business administrator, said at a board meeting Nov. 9 she is looking into possible exits. "I've been researching this contract," Barna said. "I actually met with the Xerox representatives ... to
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Businesses that are unable to keep up with the impacts of technological change may di
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through Ricoh’s expertise in Managed Document Services, Production Printing, Office Solutions and IT Services. By working with Ricoh, businesses can streamline the way they work, become more efficient and profitable, and share knowledge more effectively within their organisations. With a global workforce of 109,014, Ricoh operates in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, China and Japan. Ricoh Europe Holdings Plc is a public limited company and the EMEA headquarters of Ricoh Company with
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Migrating from 32-bit to 64-bit printer drivers in Windows 7 projects
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Recently many organizations moving to Windows 7 have contacted us, asking how Cirrato can help them migrate printers and drivers from a 32-bit environment to a 64-bit one. Printer driver challenges in 32-bit to 64-bit migrations The challenges often revolve around how 32-bit and 64-bit drivers can co-exist in the same servers or how to more easily deploy new drivers across a global organization. Without a dedicated system, the easiest way for many companies to migrate is to set up an entirely
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Ricoh SP3410SF toner
John ·
Hello all, I am being told that Ricoh is backordered on the toner for this unit and even a third party supplier "Carolina Wholesale" is also out of stock. Does anyone know if we can order the toner directly from Samsung since this is a relabled Samsung product? Thanks for any help. John
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389 copiers needed for 48 month lease
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(MFDs)/copiers https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportu...ab=core&_cview=0
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Request for Sealed Proposals for Digital Copiers in Georgia
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Request for Sealed Proposals for Digital Copiers http://www.laniercountyschools...adRFPCopiers2011.pdf
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Riverdale, Georgia
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and review the information contained within this RFQ document and respond accordingly. II. General and Technical Requirements for Copiers/Printers All copiers/printers shall be newly manufactured with no used or refurbished parts and include the capability for scanning, faxing, and printing. Unless otherwise specified, all copiers/printers shall meet the following requirements: 1. All printers/copiers shall be capable of producing double-sided prints/copies. 2. All printers/copiers shall have an
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You Pay For Two Copiers When Upgrade Not Paid by Copier Vendor
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Note from Art: From time to time, I'll be visiting other dealers blogs and posting the partial blog and then a link of the some of the most interesting blogs I've read. Special kudos to Leppert for this blog, it's great info and Leppert is a P4P'er also!!! It's sad to say but we have seen it happen. A potential client for a copier upgrade decides to go with a vendor prior to the end of their lease and the buyout or upgrade costs for the old unit are not paid by the vendor of the new copier. A
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Nebraska Copier Motion Fails!
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11-10-22: Motion by Dr. Johnson, seconded by Mrs. Haynes, to accept the copier proposal from Capital Business Systems for copier leases. Voting Aye: Tom Menke. Nay: Dr. Johnson, Mrs. Roes, Mrs. Haynes, and Mr. Drinkwalter. Motion failed, 1-4. Finalization of the copier leases has been tabled until the November Board Meeting to allow more time to clarify prices and to allow both vendors a chance to present additional information to the Board. Read more: http://rapidcityjournal.com/th...6.html
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Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models
These units will be very successful for Canon. I have been waiting a long time for Canon to bring these A4 units to the market. There is a whole series of 6 different models depending on the customers needs. I am not familiar with those Ricoh units....which models are you referring? I already have several customers that have been waiting for these to be released. Now just bring the color series similar to these and Canon will be set. From what I heard the Ricoh units are priced too high
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Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models
Thanks for taking time for the great blog....there was a lot of good info in there. The rule of thumb is 2 A4's to 1 A3. I thought he was referring to the Ricoh color A4's as those are the ones that I knew about. I have not seen an A4 Ricoh that fits this class. A4's really work great when a customer does not need all the bells & whistles or 11x17". Canon has a very good position like you said Art with the 2525. I have personally placed several of these units. However I have also placed
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Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models
Larry....what models are you referring to that you do not like from Canon? Why? What brand are you selling?
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Re: Monocomponent vs. Dual Component
JasonR ·
Even Canon's current Dual component systems have developer "pre-mixed" in the toner, they just need that extra kick of additional developer. As far as any quality concerns, I haven't seen any problem with the quality of the Canon mono component prints.
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Re: Prisim Doc record
Shaja ·
We have used DocRecord internally at our dealership for the last two years. I like it; I find it pretty easy to administer and our end users think it's intuitive and friendly. I can't speak to integration with your specific platform. But, for automation it's just a matter of setting up a process with a watch folder through DocRecord's Automation Server tool, and programming a one-touch button on your MFP that scans into the watch folder. PS - we're a Konica Minolta dealer. :-)
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Re: The changing role of salespeople
Good article that you posted Art. I am a firm believer in LinkedIn as a social media source for selling. For those of you interested check out my LinkedIn page. Social Media helps to break down the sales barrier.
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Re: Quoting Service single/double click
JasonR ·
quote: Originally posted by big g: From parts perspective,as it feeds A3 sideways, it really is only 1.5 x cost of A4 for parts and main consumables. Although Toner coverage is definitly double for A4. Also 90% of sales are to Printers who do all their printing Oversize A3 and cut it down. I don't follow your logic. The machine can either put 2 A4 pages through (2 clicks) or it can put 1 A3 page through in the same amount of space/parts wear. The cost is most definitely double.
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Re: Mulit-line fax?
Thanks for the info Art. However, only Ricoh and Xerox can use UDOCX right now.
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ECi Announces Release of FMAudit Version 3.3
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partners in FMAudit have pioneered leading-edge print assessment solutions that helped define the managed print services industry. Today, the company develops and supports an industry-leading portfolio of managed print services software tools and solutions. FMAudit clients include copy and print dealers, supply dealers, OEM's, Suppliers and Licensed Software Partners. For more information, visit www.fmaudit.com , contact FMAudit at sales@fmaudit.com or call (573) 632-2461. About ECi ECi Software
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AUXILIO Top-Line Grows from Six New Client Accounts
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AUXILIO Top-Line Grows from Six New Client Accounts Ken Nagy, CFA On November 15, 2011, Auxilio, Inc. (AUXO - Analyst Report), a Managed Print Services (MPS) company for health care industry, reported financial results for its fiscal 2011 third quarter and nine months, ended September 30, 2011. A solid quarter resulted in an over 68 percent year over year increase in sales, with revenue expanding $2.703 million to $6.674 million from $3.970 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010
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Campus alert warns about possible scam
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A campus alert was released today about a possible scam related to departmental printers and copiers. According to a campus update email sent today, numerous reports on campus have been made about calls received from potential scammers asking for model numbers from departmental printers and copiers. The scenario was described as the caller saying he or she wants to verify some information. The department is then asked for the model of its printer or copier. If the caller is asked by the
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Austin, Texas
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11. Copier and Print Shop Paper Products State Texas Agency Austin Independent School District Posted on Nov 17, 2011 Due by Dec 06, 2011 http://www.bidmain.com/governm...60502000&fgov=sl
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Re: Comments on the Canon 1730/1740/1750 Models
Appreciate your feedback! The Ricoh models I referred to earlier are the MP C300/C400 A4 color models.
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Re: Monocomponent vs. Dual Component
Art Post (Guest) ·
You have a good point with the dual componet color from Canon. If I remember correctly the pitch from Canon was the developer mixed with toner is your monocomponet, which will keepprint and copy quality very good over the long haul because you never run low on developer like the dual process that everyone else uses. When it comes to Canon's Pro units, I don't know if these are dual or single, what I can tell you is that I prefer the halftones on dual better, but the knock is that as the
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Re: Ricoh SP3410SF toner
Art Post (Guest) ·
I think what John was asking is if the Samsung cartridges ahave the same key as the Ricoh cartridges, meaning they sammies would work in the Ricoh. I don't know this and it would help if someone has the answer.
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Re: Ricoh SP3410SF toner
dmurrah ·
we have the same issue. The 3400/3410 is NOT a Samsung engine. It is made by Ricoh.
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Re: Sharp MX-2310U/MX4111N
That is what we did for the proposal however that is a risky idea because Ricohs are down or have significant issues that is a reflection back on me and not worth the risk of affecting the entire account. This is primarily the reason why the bid was lost because of that existing fleet. I just do not think it was fair for the hired consultant to lead everyone on during the bid with a setup for Ricoh to win.
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Re: New A4 Monochrome devices from Ricoh
fisher ·
November is now half way over and still no sign of this new A4 box. Thumbs down to Ricoh on this one.
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