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BERTL HONORS RICOH COLOR MFP SERIES WITH
PRESTIGIOUS FIVE STAR RATING
Aficio® MP C2550 and Aficio MP C5000 Also Receive BERTL’s Best Awards
West Caldwell, NJ, August 4, 2009 – Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider
of digital office equipment, today announced that its Aficio® MP C2550, Aficio MP
C3300 and Aficio MP C5000 color multifunction products (MFPs) were awarded Five
Star Ratings from BERTL. In addition, the MP C2550 and MP C5000 were awarded
BERTL's Best awards. BERTL’s Galaxy® Star Rating intends to help consumers identify
high-performing document management products. In its 14th year, BERTL’s Best Awards
recognize the most innovative and highest-quality products in the printing industry.
Across the board, the products received high marks for print and copy productivity and
speed for both color and monochrome jobs. The devices each outperformed competitors
via superior finishing capabilities and image quality suitable for presentations, graphics,
proposals and office documents. The functionality of the MFPs earned accolades from
BERTL’s analysts due to intuitive full-color W-VGA control panels with clear, crisp
graphics, easy troubleshooting instructions for misfeeds, and the ability to manage
documents from both a walk-up and desktop point of view. The Aficio MP C2550 stood
out especially for a wide array of features including internal finishing and scan to USB
and SD cards, all within a smaller footprint, while the Aficio MP C5000 earned high
marks for professional finishing options such as saddle stitching, booklet making, multipositionstapling and hole punch.
“It’s a great honor to have three Ricoh MFPs qualify for BERTL’s Five Star Rating.
Exceeding industry standards is our goal for every one of our products, and Ricoh is
proud to have achieved that with the Aficio MP C2550, Aficio MP C3300 and Aficio MP
C5000,” said Michael Hunter, director, Product Marketing for Ricoh Americas
Corporation. “We continually strive to create the best products and solutions for our
customers and to be recognized by an industry leader such as BERTL supports our
objective of providing high-quality products.”
Ideal for small and mid-sized businesses, the Aficio MP C2550 boosts productivity and
efficiency with 25 ppm (pages per minute) color and monochrome printing. To enhance
organizational efficiency, the MP C2550 can store up to 3,000 frequently used documents
in its Document Server, a repository that can be instantly accessed for reprinting, refaxing
or re-scanning without having to connect to a computer. Users can also prioritize
job lists by automatically moving the most critical jobs to the head of the print queue to
ensure they are finished first.
The versatile Aficio MP C3300 offers enhanced productivity with 33 ppm printing in full
color and black and white, benchmark image quality via the latest version of Ricoh’s patentedPxP™ Toner technology, and print resolutions of up to 1200 x 1200 dots-per-inch (dpi).
Ideal for businesses of any size, the Aficio MP C3300 enables customers to complete more jobs inhouse,
reducing the need to outsource color projects and lowering the total cost of ownership
(TCO). Continuing Ricoh’s commitment to environmental sustainability, the Aficio MP
C3300 has superior energy and supply-saving features, which include fast warm-up and first
copy out times, duplex and combine copy modes, energy-saving PxP Toner, low noise levels
and minimal ozone emissions. The device is restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS)
compliant.
Ideal for mid to large-sized workgroups, the Aficio MP C5000 allows customers to
expand their digital imaging resources and capabilities with 50 ppm color and
monochrome printing, up to 4,400 sheet paper capacity and worry-free security features.
Professional-grade documents can be produced in a snap with crisp 600 dpi resolution
and multiple finishing options, including saddle-stitched booklets, stapling and holepunching, that help customers to make an excellent first impression. Customers can cut down on postage and shipping costs with features such as Scan-to-Email, which enables
users to scan documents and instantly deliver them anywhere in the world, right from the
MFP.
To qualify for Five Star Ratings, products must undergo stringent testing by BERTL
analysts and meet a variety of criteria, including security, workflow, image quality, easeof-use and price, among others. BERTL’s Best winners are selected after a thorough
testing process by BERTL analysts who distinguish the best products and solutions in the marketplace.
For more information on Ricoh products, visit www.ricoh-usa.com.
About BERTL
BERTL® Inc. is a leading source for objective, independent product evaluation reports
and comparative analyses on digital imaging devices and workflow solutions. BERTL’s
evaluation reports, customer satisfaction research, awards and product ratings are
undertaken entirely at BERTL’s expense for the benefit of its international subscriber
base.
At all times, BERTL’s primary focus is the end user. Covering all major digital imaging
manufacturers, BERTL publishes the world’s most extensive Web site of evaluation
reports, comparisons data, vertical market research, news and more on copiers, printers,
MFPs, production and workgroup scanners, fax machines, color and production
equipment and wide format devices. BERTL reports, research and other industry
informative services are available in a range of specialized subscription services. To learn
more about BERTL, visit www.BERTL.com or telephone 1.973.882.0200.
About Ricoh Americas Corporation
Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of
Ricoh Company Ltd., the 73-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment
and electronics, with fiscal year 2008 sales in excess of $20 billion.
Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions. Ricoh’s fully
integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently
and effectively by enabling customers to control the input, management and output of
documents.
Ricoh Americas Corporation directly or through its network of authorized dealers
markets and distributes products in North, Central and South America.
Information about Ricoh's complete range of products and services can be accessed on
the World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com.
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