BLI Announces Color Printers and Printer MFP Pick Winners

January 14, 2015 – Hackensack (NJ) – Announcing the winners of its highly anticipated Winter 2015 Pick awards in the color printer and MFP category, Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI), the world’s leading independent tester of document imaging products, awarded models from Konica Minolta, Ricoh and Samsung. Presented twice a year, Pick awards acknowledge the hardware and software offerings that measure up as the best in BLI’s rigorous and comprehensive lab testing, which assess a wide range of factors most important to buyers.

Konica Minolta Delivers Low Cost and Intuitive Design          

Offering features previously found only on A3 copiers, the bizhub C3350 has earned the BLI Winter 2015 Pick for Outstanding A4 Color MFP for Mid-Size Workgroups. “Programming jobs using the bizhub C3350’s INFO-Palette control panel is as simple as using a smartphone,” said BLI Senior Test Technician Tony Maceri. “Support for mobile printing, downloadable apps and a range of available solutions increase flexibility, but what really stands out is the low cost of ownership.”     

Ricoh Wins for Small and Large Workgroup Devices          

Ricoh was awarded Picks for three of its color devices: The SP C252DN and SP C252SF were honored in the small workgroup categories, while the MP C401 Series was selected as BLI’s Pick for mid-size to large workgroups.  “When I think about Ricoh color devices, three key strengths always come to mind,” said BLI Senior Writer Carl Schell. “Not surprisingly, the SP C252DN, SP C252SF and MP C401 series excel when it comes to reliability, simplicity and affordability.”   

“We are honored by Buyers Laboratory’s recognition of the Ricoh MP C401 and MP C401SR. As the demand for anytime, anywhere access to information continues grow, these color MFPs are responding with features that help businesses mobilize information and reach full document management potential in today’s dynamic work environment,” said Matt Sakauchi, vice president of product marketing for Ricoh Americas Corporation. “With wireless and mobile capabilities, the Ricoh SP C252DN and SP C252SF offer the freedom and versatility small workgroups are looking for to achieve information mobility. We are humbled by and proud of BLI’s recognition and praise of these products.”

Samsung Color Models Offer Low-Cost Choices for Small to Mid-Size Workgroups          

The Samsung ProXpress C2620DW and its MFP sister, the ProXpress C2670FW, won the BLI Winter 2015 Picks for small to mid-size workgroups, thanks to their superior productivity, strong reliability and intuitive design. “The C2620DW and C2670FW not only offer a low cost of ownership but are packed with value-added features, including a standard wireless interface, NFC to simplify mobile printing and the ability to download apps to increase functionality,” said BLI Senior Analyst for Printers/A4 MFPs Marlene Orr. “But the fact that both models, in spite of their low price, offer large, full-color touchscreen panels is truly remarkable.”  

“It is a tremendous honor to receive these awards for our ProXpress C2670FW and ProXpress C2620DW,” said David SW Song, senior vice president of strategic marketing and sales, Printing Solutions, Samsung Electronics. “The high performance printer and MFP are powered by a range of advanced Samsung technologies, including an open platform with 4.3 TSP and easy-to-use NFC, making it even easier to run mobile printing options. On top of that, our ReCP technology and polymerized toner gives our customers professional color quality, and demonstrates how Samsung Electronics is driving powerful performance with high cost-efficiency for our customers.”

About Buyers Laboratory LLC          

Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) is the world's leading independent provider of analytical information and services to the digital imaging and document management industry. For over 50 years, buyers have relied on BLI to help them differentiate products’ strengths and weaknesses and make the best purchasing decisions, while industry sales, marketing and product professionals have turned to BLI for insightful competitive intelligence and valued guidance on product development, competitive positioning and sales channel and marketing support. Using BLI’s web-based bliQ and Solutions Center services, 40,000 professionals worldwide create extensive side-by-side comparisons of hardware and software solutions for over 15,000 products globally, including comprehensive specifications and the performance results and ratings from BLI’s unparalleled Lab, Solutions and Environmental Test Reports, the result of months of hands-on evaluation in its US and UK labs. The services, also available via mobile devices, include a comprehensive library of BLI’s test reports, an image gallery, hard to find manufacturers’ literature and valuable tools for configuring products, calculating total cost of ownership (TCO) and annual power usage. BLI also offers consulting and private, for-hire testing services that help manufacturers develop and market better products and consumables.    

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