Ricoh Aficio G7500 Awarded Buyers Laboratory's 'Pick of the Year'
Thursday July 6, 11:43 am ET
Ricoh G7500 Recognized as Leader in the Outstanding Tabloid-Size Inkjet Printer Category
WEST CALDWELL, N.J., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, announced today that Buyers Laboratory, Inc. (BLI), the leading independent office products test lab and business consumer advocate, has named the Ricoh Aficio® G7500 printer its Spring 2006 "Pick of the Year" for tabloid-size inkjet printers. The Aficio G7500 was awarded this honor for its ability to effectively provide small businesses with a cost-efficient, high-quality color printing solution.
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"Receiving Buyers Laboratory's 'Pick of the Year' Award is a great industry honor and one that we hold in high regard," said Nick Ikeya, director, GelSprinter Business Development Group for Ricoh Corporation. "Ricoh is proud to have the Aficio G7500 selected as a winner by BLI and aims to continue to bring first-class, innovative products such as this to market."
With the Aficio G7500, small businesses and home offices have an in-house solution that can create outputs as big as 11" x 17" at nearly 20 pages per minute (ppm). This is made possible by its wide print heads that cover a larger printing surface area to maximize productivity. Utilizing Ricoh's own GelSprinter technology, the G7500 uses a viscous ink that dries on contact with paper, producing crisp black and white and color prints. In addition, to keep total cost of ownership at a minimum, the G7500 features duplex printing capabilities, separate ink chambers to ensure that ink is completely used before a cartridge change, and Level Color Mode which enables the G7500 to print graphics and images while using nearly half the amount of ink normally required.
As part of the BLI "Pick of the Year" Award process, all eligible document management devices were put through thorough testing in which they were compared to competitors within their respective categories. Performance was rated on printing proficiency, quality of output, and relative cost per page. Those that surpassed the competition in these areas were then selected as BLI "Pick of the Year" Award winners.
According to Tony Maceri, senior test technician, BLI, the G7500 excelled in rigorous tests measuring quality, ease of use, and cost-efficiency. "We are impressed with the G7500's ability to provide brilliant color output at such an affordable cost of ownership. This is one of the most productive business inkjets we've seen in the lab to date."
Complete coverage of the BLI awards can be found at www.buyerslab.com. For more information about Ricoh's award-winning printers or other products, visit www.ricoh-usa.com.
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