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Re: Desktop Shortcut to Scanned Images via store to HDD in scanner
interesting, I will see what I can come up with. Can anyone else lend a hand with this?
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Re: Kyocera SWOT
Jake, First the positives. The apps are the differentiator hopefully they will keep rolling these out and updating the ones they have. The lines they are putting out are strong and reliable. Support from our local Kyocera reps is great both presales and and service support. On the other hand our techs do get somewhat frustrated with the help line. I've been with a Kyocera dealer for 8 years now and we just picked up Xerox as a second line. One of the weaknesses we saw with Kyocera is lack of...
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Re: Manufacturer Support on Bids
Been ages since I posted anything on here! Jason, back in the day for me Canon didn't do anything unless it was minimum $50k wholesale. KM on the other hand was extremely aggressive with doing whatever was needed to get our wholesale price down. We also had a fantastic dealer account manager though who would go to bat for us every time. In a RFP situation, you would think they would understand that you are dropping your margins or more than you expect the manufacturer to. "Where there's a...
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Re: Is This the Beginning of the End for the Padding of Lease Rates?
Part Two: Leasing News Exclusive: The Opposition and How Senator Steven Glazer Got SB 1235 Passed (Part 2 of 3) By Tom McCurnin Leasing News Legal Editor The bill was "Engrossed and Enrolled" and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m., September 12th, awaiting his decision to sign or veto. How He Pushed It Through the Legislature What are the takeaways from this interview and SB 1235? ▪ First , I Was Surprised at the Overwhelming Support of Trade Groups for the Bill. When he rattled off the...
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Re: MPS and Linux HELP!
So some clarification first. PaperCut absolutely does support Mac. In fact, it is the only cost recovery/print control solution that I know of that actually installs in an all Mac environment. (Server and Client) It also is the only solution I know of that installs in a Linux environment. So both of your issues are solved with PaperCut. I included the install guides for Mac and Linux to get you started.
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Re: Charity Suggestions
May I put in a plug for my personal cause? As a volunteer at our county's animal shelter, I see first hand the good work this shelter does(as well as all the others around the country). There are so many wonderful, wonderful pets languishing in kennels that are simply awaiting a chance to have a home of their own with a loving family. People can be so incredibly cruel to animals. I can't begin to tell you how many of our "strays" were really dumped off on the side of the road by somebody who...
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Re: Soda, Pop, Coke or Other
I've never called it a buggie...it's a cart. But, I have heard people call them "baskets", and that drives me nuts, because the "basket" is the little thing you hold in your hand.
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Re: Canon is preparing to launch 5 new b/w A3 MFPs
Can anyone help out GINTEL, they post alot of good stuff here, please give them a hand with this information.
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Re: CBS NEWS REPORT ON COPIER SECURITY
I would be most concerned about brands that do not use proprietary compression systems but use variations of Windows. The brands that the show used are probably the most vulnerable. I agree with JasonR, removing the HDD and overwriting it would be a reasonable solution, or simply charge the customer a fee equal to the price of a new HDD or about $100 and hand the old HDD over to the customer before the machine is picked up seems reasonable to me.
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Re: Around the World with Xerox
Testing concluded this evening for the Ducati Xerox team and riders Noriyuki Haga, Michel Fabrizio and Troy Bayliss. The three-day test session took place on Thursday, Sunday and today, with the first two days of testing coinciding with the first and last day of World Ducati Week, allowing the huge crowds of Ducatisti to witness an official testing session first hand. Noriyuki and Michel were on track on their factory 1198 bikes while Troy Bayliss, testing for the second time this season,...
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Re: Ricoh Ends Relationship with Ratio
OK - this is starting to smell like corporate finger pointing. If Ratio.de is closed, who is operating the US office (financially)? And who is providing plotbase PM? (Still available) There seems to be a cloud of secrecy around this mess. It's as if Ricoh's not satisfied with pricing themselves out of wide format. Now they have to prove what corporate moron clowns they are by playing 3 card monty with a key component. BTW, Graphic Enterprises says they can still order the plotbase controller...
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Re: Ricoh Ends Relationship with Ratio
Thanks Art. After re-reading my post, I'd like to clarify: my frustration is with Ricoh corporate, and the glib post about Ratio closing. The "Left hand ,Right hand" remark was not aimed at any individuals, but at the organizational structure of the company that is so filled with bureaucracy nobody knows what's true ("can't find it with both hands").
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Re: MPS And Profit
There are a number of factors that impact start-up cost for MPS clients. In the traditional "copier" world, prior to putting machines under contract we would inspect them, perform service to bring it up to spec and bill the client. In MPS, we just put them under contract, so the start up cost can be virtually nothing or cost an arm and a leg depending on the condition of the machines that are being placed under an MPS Agreement. Another factor is how much toner the client has on hand prior...
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Re: Savin SP3410SF going offline
I don't have that many in the field and have not heard of this, sorry. Can anyone else lend a hand???
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Re: Successful Walk Through
Can you be more specific that is a pretty vague statement? I am sure there are many here that can lend a hand.
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Re: Printing Envelopes Reliably on MPC300
John: I have zero of these in the field, can't help you here. My only thoughts is that the engine used is the same as the C431dn printer. I'm not a tech, however my first thought would be to change the feed tire and see what happens. Can anyone else lend a hand???
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Re: Would You Loan this company Money?
It is KIP, KIP in Japan is katsuragawa electric. Seems like that have quite a bit of cash on hand, however how long can the cash last when they keep on losing so much. Thanx everyone thread was fun!
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Re: MPW2400/2401
I think this is a paper detection issue in Adobe. Can anyone else chome in this and lend a hand or have any additional ideas?
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Re: Finisher Attach Rates for A4 MFPs
On the Lexmark XS658dfe you referenced, it cannot be ordered without a finisher. There is a 2nd pre-configured model (XS658dme) that delivers with a 4-bin mailbox, but I doubt many of those are sold. On the other hand, Ricoh's new SP5200 and their MP C300/C400 series have one version sold without a finisher (cannot be added later) and one that is pre-configured with a finisher. Of the Ricoh A4 units I have sold, I would say the majority of them have been the model with the finisher with the...
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Re: What I like & Don't like about Adobe Lean print
Adobe Lean Print is not a product you want to offer to your current customers as it will reduce page counts and therefore cpc revenue. On the other hand, if you are trying to take business away from a competitor, then it is another bullet in your gun belt.
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Re: Japan's Sharp Corp plans to sell its copiers and air conditioners businesses
Sharp sales reps are going to have to start "tap dancing" when trying to close copier deals because you know every competitive sales rep will have this one pre-printed and ready to hand out to Decision makers.
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Re: Ricoh Printers & MICR Toner?
When I owned my own dealership back in the eighties, we were refilling HP toner cartridges and I seem to remember that I could buy MICR toner as well as the regular toner. It's been years since I did this, thus the reason for checking with everyone, can anyone else lend a hand?
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Re: Ricoh Printers & MICR Toner?
If you're looking at the SP4310, this uses the same cartridge as the SP4100 & SP4110. I have a client with a mixed fleet for SP4100's, SP4110's and SP4310's, and we have been supplying them with MICR cartridges for several of these as part of their MPS Agreement for over 5 years. If memory serves me correctly, I remember that when Ricoh launched the SP4110 he stated that one of the benefits that it could run either regular toner or MICR. I don't know if our Supplies Department gets the...
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Re: Hurricane Sandy Highlands NJ
HIGHLANDS - After weeks of stress and struggle following Hurricane Sandy, Highlands residents will gather together tomorrow afternoon for some serious fun at a free benefit concert. The concert, starring many well-known Jersey Shore musicians, will raise funds and awareness to help rebuild their town. The Hope for Highlands benefit concert will take place Sunday, November 25, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Seastreak Ferry terminal, 325 Shore Drive in Highlands. Although the concert itself is...
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Re: Padded Lease Rates
Yoda you bring up a good point here, after being with the same dealership for 13 years much of my time is spent with helping customers with questions, emails, and onsite follow ups for product questions, advanced training, billing questions, lease billing questions, moves, and many more. So, I don't agree that if I had a bad month I would volunteer to give back part of my meager salary. New reps on the other hand have all the time in the world to prospect and traditionaly I would say that 1...
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Re: Are you a Data Miner?
I got a lead today for a 65 cpm Colour machine from the emails I sent out yesterday. "The harder you work, the luckier you get" I like to put little helpful tidbits in my emails. I will take your advice Chuck and track down that book. The current one I was doing was during flu season offering a free bottle of hand sanitizer to place next to your current copier. I thought it was a perfect excuse for me to do a site visit and place my logo next to a competitors product.
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Re: Over Holding On MFP Lease Costs Unnecessary Dollars
Re: Over Holding On MFP Lease Costs Unnecessary Dollars
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Re: Are you a Data Miner?
copierdirect.ca just got me my first lead after being up for less than 3 months. In my opinion, email blasting is not effective unless the customer chooses to opt-in. Fax blasting on the other hand is much more effective. I use a PC Fax driver to organize businesses by vertical. Then I send out a mass fax with relevant information. Emails are easily deleted, but faxes have to be read before they are thrown out. I wouldn't buy a house or a car from a random guy who sent me an email. Better to...
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Re: Are you a Data Miner?
Sure! How much time ya got? "Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of affecting the visibility of a website or a web page in a search engine's "natural" or un-paid ("organic") search results. In general, the earlier (or higher ranked on the search results page), and more frequently a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine's users. SEO may target different kinds of search, including image search, local search, video search,...
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Re: NNeed a 550 Print Controller
From: Lee Sent: 8/8/2002 10:03 PM Those things are scarce as hens teeth. I actually ordered all of the individual pieces and built about 6 of them until Ricoh "cut me off.". I was able to order the individual pieces and assemble them cheaper than what I could originally buy the complete unit from Ricoh as an accessory. Ricoh put a letter out a while back about product availability, how much product they had on hand and an explaination of why that was the way it was going to be. Did anybody...
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Re: Need Help
Art, I don't have very good news for you. I have a bunch of these in the field and the yields on ink are significantly lower than anticipated. Initially, we were told that the yield would be fantastic(~11K/cart). However, Ricoh has never been able to produce a CPC sheet, like they do for the other models, in fact, thay say one does not exist. Standard, on the other hand, does have one that they distribute to their dealers, that I have since found. It is attached. Not good news, though, as...
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Re: Minolta (Monica) BETRL gives em 5 *'s
Minolta Co., Ltd. President Yoshikatsu Ota announced that the DiALTA Color series CF3102 and CF2002 copier-printer-scanners each received the "Editor's Choice Award" in the color copier category from Better Buys for Business and the "Five Star Exceptional Rating" from BERTL (Business Equipment Research & Test Laboratories). We are very proud that the CF3102 and CF2002 received the "Editor's Choice Award," matching the success of their predecessor, the CF2001, and the "Five Star...
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Re: 2090/2105 Finishing
This info was cut and pasted from GBC web site Modular Series Punch for Plastic Color Coil Model Number: MP2000C4 Your Price: $1,495.00 Interchangeable Die Modular Series Punch Model Number: MP2500iX Your Price: $1,995.00 Interchangeable Die Heavy Duty Punch Model Number: Magnapunch Your Price: $3,995.00 USP13 Universal Speed Punch Model Number: USP13 Speed Punch Your Price: $27,995.00 AP2 Ultra Automatic Punch Model Number: AP2 Ultra Your Price: $19,500.00 Heavy Duty Semi-Automatic Speed...
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Re: Print Friendly Message Board
Try printing landscape and that should help keeping the messages from getting cut off along the right hand side of the page. Graham
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Re: Frustrated with Inventory Levels?
We had this very same converation in our Monday sales meeting. We had to purchase some of the new 2022/2027. We opted for one 2027 fully loaded (we are a small dealer with 7 reps also). We will use the sell down approach, and demo all of the features or just the features that are needed to demo or clsoe the sale. Our sales staff gets a $100 bonus for every 6 demostrations that are completed per month. None of our guys (except for me) make this bonus, as a matter of fact, I am only aware of a...
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Re: Are You Ready For This One?
I would think you would need to talk to you boss and state the problem at hand and ask to hear his point of view. Then after you hear what he has to say figure out whether you will stay with him or go back to having you own business. I would think after you visit with him he will rethink the $600's JG
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Re: Ricoh 2232/38 sometime in Feb?
Greg: Thanx, I will make the comment. Lets see, Ricoh Dealers, RBS, Savin, Savin Dealers, Lanier, Lanier Dealers, IBM and now Toshiba. When the competition is down, do you lend them a hand to get back in the ring? Do you offer them technology that they don't have? I for one think not! If Ricoh is doing this just to get thier hands on a decent graphics color device they are making a mistake. I have given up in the color grahics arena (except where a customer is open to the AP3850C). I believe...
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Re: Toshiba info
I'll see what I can dig up for you~ can anyone else lend a hand, dual line dealer???
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Re: Service Agreements and "Free" Copies
Art: A) I understand about the pump priming method, however it seems like this is assuming the customer was not going to print any color if we didn't give it away to begin with. That is a HUGE assumption. I don't completely get your math. It seems like you're saying a 1500 volume would yield a big profit. If you look at the table below, assuming that color costs 5 cents to make and the customer pays 9.5 cents for the overages, you only make $20 a unit in profit at 1500 per month. If you...
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Re: Savin 3535 Random Prints garbage
Memory??? I'll check a few other items, can anone else lend a hand?
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Re: Duplexing 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" on a Savin CLP27DN
I have not tried it, can anyone else lend a hand?
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Re: Gas Price Check
I agree with the conspiracy theory moreso than the Democrat/Republican theory, because BIG OIL knows that if they can throw enough $$ into the game, then they can do whatever they want, and they will. BIG OIL does not want to build any new refineries here in the US because they would not be able to control their profits the way they are now. Everyone has their hand in each gallon of gas that is bought. State taxes, Federal taxes, Local taxes, Exise taxes, everyone gets a piece of the pie.
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Re: Sales Tips
Rules of thumb...sell nothing but the need for an appointment on a phone call or initial call. Also never "sell" during your fact-finding for several reasons: 1.) The fact-finding process gets interrupted or stopped. 2.) You come across like a dog salivating over fresh meat. 3.) You tip your hand and lose some of the thunder you will get from your proposal. 4.) You inspire additional questions and thought processes that the prospect will then discuss with competitors. 5.) You may be...
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Re: Sales Tips
stress on the benefits on your sales copy. The buyers will definitely think of what is in the product or service will do for them. Therefore, by high lighting more benefits, the greater possibility you are going to catch the interest of the buyers. To come up with great benefits in order for you to tell your visitors, you should think deeper rather than just common benefits like thousands of other websites stress on their sales copy such as save time, save money, easy to use, and others. On...
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Re: Ricoh 2035 vs Mita 4035
Art, Thank you so much for your help here! You have gone above and beyond! Ted, Mike & Merlin, Thank You as well! Here is what I have come up with. Kyocera Mita shortcomings: newer, with less overall experience with our rat race. I certainly recognize their connected experience, while on the other hand, why PS emulation and not the real deal? As it relates to the 4035 specifically: >Less efficient duplexing (thanks Merlin) >No 100 DPI scan >Only Tiff and PDF scan, NO M-TIFF,...
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Re: Ricoh 2035 vs Mita 4035
Greg... Here are the Kyocera Salesman Comebacks for your list just so you know.... This is not a knock on anyone, just telling you what I would say if these questions were posed to me... posted Thu February 12 2004 04:45 PM Art, Thank you so much for your help here! You have gone above and beyond! Ted, Mike & Merlin, Thank You as well! Here is what I have come up with. Kyocera Mita shortcomings: newer, with less overall experience with our rat race. I certainly recognize their connected...
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Re: Tips on Buying Your First Color Copier
By all means, do not buy first generation of a newly introduced model. I sold the new Savin C2408 and C3210 ... 50 bulletins later (maybe a slight exaggeration) and they still ... enough said. If they worked right, they would be excellent machines! Just the right combination of features to introduce color to the small and mid-sized office. Ricoh had the right idea with these, the engineers on the other hand ...
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Re: Ricoh Unveils “Play To Win” Strategy
May 17, 2004 - Ricoh Technology Exposition Showcases Industry Leading Products And Solutions Exposition Offers Glimpse of New Technology that Helps Maximize Workflow Efficiency Las Vegas, NV, May 4, 2004 – Ricoh Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, will be conducting a Technology Exposition during its National Dealer Sales Meeting, VISION 2004 in Las Vegas. During the exposition attendees will be able to see and participate in demonstrations that show how Ricoh’s...