FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ricoh Web Site: www.ricoh-usa.com
CONTACT: Linda Montefusco Melissa Einfrank
Ricoh Americas Corporation Peppercom(973) 882-2172 (212) 931-6171
Linda.Montefusco@ricoh-usa.com
meinfrank@peppercom.com
RICOH LAUNCHES THE AFICIO MP C2050/MP C2550 COLOR MULTIFUNCTION PRODUCTS
New Series Offer High Quality Color at a Low Total Cost of OwnershipWest Caldwell, NJ,
December 3, 2008 – Ricoh Americas Corporation, the leading provider of digital office equipment, today announced the launch of the Aficio MP C2050/MP C2550 color multifunction products (MFPs).
Designed for small and mediumsized businesses, the MP C2050/MP C2550 Series provides the features typically reserved for more expensive MFPs at an affordable price. Furthermore, the MP C2550 has gone through extensive testing at Buyers Laboratory and it was recently awarded the company’s “Highly Recommended” rating and Certificate of Reliability. In today’s fast paced business environment, color documents are vital in obtaining a competitive advantage. The Aficio MP C2050/MP C2550 delivers 20 pages-per-minute (ppm) and 25 ppm for full-color and black & white output respectively, and offers resolution of up to 1200 dpi, giving organizations the boost they need in the marketplace. In addition, color documents look more professional with vibrant images due to Ricoh’s new PXP™toner.
Businesses can enhance productivity and reduce costs simultaneously with the Aficio MP C2050/MP C2550 Series as it saves paper by printing two-sided documents at nearly 100% of the simplex speed. Smaller organizations and workgroups can reduce the costs associated with maintaining four separate devices by consolidating to these MFPs, which offer several document
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management functions and high-quality color output in one device. The Aficio MP C2050/MP C2550 Series also allows organizations to develop finished documents in-house, streamlining production expenses. An optional Internal Finisher with Hole-Punch capabilities enables users to tailor the Aficio MP C2050/MP C2550 to their specific needs without utilizing extra floor space.
“In today’s economic climate, businesses do not want to sacrifice quality for price, and with the Aficio MP C2050/MP C2550, they don’t have to,” said Michael Hunter, director, Product Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. “The MP C2050/MP C2550 Series offers companies a secure way to produce high-quality color documents at a low total cost of ownership, all of which our customers have come to expect from Ricoh products.” Organizations of all sizes must meet security standards and compliance regulations. Providing numerous levels of authentication that allow administrators to confirm user identity and control access to color printing, scanning and other functions, the Aficio MP C2050/MP C2550 helps businesses meet or exceed these requirements. Among the beneficial security features are Locked Print, which prevents confidential documents from unauthorized viewing, and the DataOverwriteSecurity System (DOSS) option that automatically overwrites the hard drive.
Another option, HDD encryption, enables businesses to protect valuable data in the event that the hard drive is stolen. The MP C2050/MP C2550 Series expedites important document communications with customers, colleagues and other business partners efficiently with several Scan-tofunctions, including Scan-to-Email, Scan-to-FTP and Scan-to-Folder. A new feature, the Scan-to-Media function, allows users to store scanned documents directly to a USB memory device or SD memory card, for instant portability.
The Aficio MP C2050/MP C2550 Series is equipped with an 8.5” full-color W-VGA display for easy navigation. In addition, the Series supports a number of third party
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solutions, including GlobalScan NX and the Card Authentication Package, which enables users to efficiently and effortlessly complete tasks. The suggested retail price for the Aficio MP C2050 and MP C2550 is $5,800 and $7,500 respectively.
The Aficio MP C2030 will join this series in mid-January, offering a basic feature set that includes TWAIN Scanning, Faxing and Printing in Windows environments. To learn more about Ricoh’s full line of products, please visit www.ricoh-usa.com. About Buyers LaboratoryFrom 1961 to 2008, Buyers Lab has been the leading independent office-equipment testing lab and business consumer advocate. In addition to publishing the industry's most comprehensive and accurate test reports on office document imaging devices, each representing months of exhaustive hands-on testing in BLI's US and UK laboratories, the company has been the leading source for extensive databases of specifications and pricing on copiers, printers, fax machines and multifunctional products. The company's databases cover over 10,000 products and have a long-standing reputation for being the industry's most trustworthy and complete source for global competitive intelligence.
They are available to BLI subscribers online via the company's bliQ competitive information service. This encyclopedic resource also provides quick and easy access to BLI's First Look Reports, Field Test Reports, Lab Test Reports, Solutions Reports, and BLI-produced articles. In addition to the testing of office equipment for its subscribers, Buyers Lab provides consulting services to buyers and a vast array of confidential for-hire private testing services that include document imaging device beta and pre-launch testing, performance certification testing, consumables testing (such as toner, ink and photoconductors), software and solutions and print media testing (including virgin and recycled papers).
For more information on Buyers Laboratory, please call (201) 488-0404, visit www.buyerslab.com, or e-mail info@buyerslab.com.
About Ricoh Americas Corporation Ricoh Americas Corporation, headquartered in West Caldwell, N.J., is a subsidiary of Ricoh Company Ltd., the 72-year-old leading supplier of office automation equipment and electronics, with fiscal year 2007 sales in excess of $22 billion, a 7.3 percent increase over the previous year. Ricoh Americas Corporation is a leading provider of document solutions. Ricoh’s fully integrated hardware and software products help businesses share information efficiently
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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 onthe World Wide Web at www.ricoh-usa.com. # # # All referenced product names are the trademarks of their respective companies.
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Ricoh Aficio MP C2050/C2550 Series Specifications General SpecificationsPrinting Process Dry Electrostatic Transfer with Dry Dual Component Magnetic Brush Development System; 4-Drum Method Output Speed: MP C2050 MP C2550 20-ppm Black & White/Full-Color 25-ppm Black & White/Full-Color Warm-up Time 25 seconds First Copy Time Full-Color: 9.5 sec./BW: 6.5 sec. Copy Resolution600 x 600 dpi Document Feeder (Standard) Automatic Reversing Document Feeder (ARDF) Standard Original Capacity 50 sheets Paper Size5.5” x 8.5” – 11”x 17” Paper Weight (simplex) Paper Weight (duplex) 11-34 lb. Bond (40 – 128 g/m2) 14-28 lb. Bond (52-105 g/m2) Exposure Glass Up to 11” x 17” Multiple Copies Up to 999 copies Copy Size11” x 17” max. (Full-bleed on 12” x 18”) Input Capacity Standard: 2 x 250 sheets + 100-Sheet Bypass Tray; Maximum: 1,600 sheets Output Capacity Standard: 500 sheets (Letter); 250 Sheets (Legal/Ledger); Maximum: 550 Sheets (with 500-Sheet Finisher and 50-Sheet Side Tray) Paper Sizes Standard Tray 1 and Tray 2: 7.25” x 10.5” to 11” x 17” Custom Sizes (Tray 1 and Tray 2): 5.83” x 7.17” to 17” x 11.69” Bypass Tray: 5.83” x 3.55” to 23.62” x 12” Paper Weights Standard Tray #1: 16-68 lb. Bond/140 lb. Index (60-256 g/m2); Standard Tray #2: 16-45 lb. Bond/90 lb. Index (60-169 g/m2); Bypass Tray: 14-68 lb. Bond/140 lb. Index (52-256 g/m2); Duplex Unit: 16-28 lb. Bond (60-105 g/m2) Paper Types Plain paper, laser printer qualified transparencies, labels, and envelopes Auto Duplex Standard Zoom 25%-400% in 1% increments Preset Reduction and Enlargement Ratios 93%, 85%, 78%, 73%, 65%, 50%, 25% 400%, 200%, 155%, 129%, and 121% Dimensions (WxDxH) 23.1” x 25.8” x 33.3”
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Printer Controller Specifications (Standard)CPU RM7035C @ 533MHz, Embedded Memory 768 MB (512 MB + 256 MB) RAM (Standard); 1GB RAM (Maximum) & 60GB HDD Standard (Shared) Max. Print Speed MP C2050: 20 ppm Black & White/Full-Color; MP C2550: 25 ppm Black & White/Full-Color Max. Print Resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi Standard Interfaces 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet (RJ-45), USB 2.0 Device, USB Host I/F Optional Interfaces IEEE 802.11a/b/g Interface Unit Type J, Bluetooth Interface Unit Type 3245, IEEE 1284 Interface Board Type A, Gigabit Ethernet Type A Utilities SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin and Client; Web SmartDeviceMonitor; Web Image Monitor Scanner Specifications (Standard)Scanner Resolution From 100 to 600 dpi (1200 dpi for TWAIN) Scanning Speed 41-ipm B&W and 26-ipm Full Color (@ 200 dpi via ARDF) Scan Area Main Scan: 11.7” (297 mm) Sub Scan: 17” (432 mm) Scan SizeContact Glass: 11” x 17”, 8.5” x 14”, 8.5” x 11”, 5.5” x 8.5” Compression Method BW: TIFF (MH, MR, MMR); Grayscale/Full Color: JPEG Scan Mode Standard: BW Text/Line Art, BW Text, BW Text/Photo, BW Photo, BWGrayscale, FC Text/Photo, FC Photo Scan-to Modes Supported Scan-to-Email (with LDAP support); Scan-to-Folder (SMB/FTP/NCP); Scan-to-URL; Network TWAIN scanning; Scan-to-Media (USB/SD, optional); WSD scanner (for Vista) Document Server Specifications (Standard)Capacity 60 GB (shared with other functions) Max. Stored Document 2,000 documents Max. Pages/Document 1,000 pages Max. Pages of all Stored Documents 6,000 pages
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Facsimile Specifications (Optional)Fax Option Type C2550 Type ITU-T (CCITT) G3 Circuit PSTN, PBX Resolution 200 x 100 dpi, 200 x 200 dpi, 400 x 400 dpi (with optional SAF memory) Modem Speed 33.6K-2,400bps w/Auto Shift Down Transmission Speed G3: Approximately 2.0 seconds per page (w/JBIG) G3: Approximately 3.0 seconds per page (with MMR) Compression Method MH, MR, MMR, JBIG Scan Speed 40 pages/minute (Standard Mode) 38 pages/minute (Detail Mode) 20 pages/minute (Super Fine Mode) Auto Dialing 2,000 Quick Dials, 100 Group Dials (200 Locations Each) Memory Capacity 4MB (approximately 320 pages); Maximum 28MB (2,240 pages) Additional Modes Internet Fax (T.37); IP Fax (T.38); LAN Fax; Fax Forward to Email/Folder; LDAP Support, Detection of Misplaced Documents & Double Check Destination Options Handset Type 1018, Memory Unit Type B 32MB (SAF Memory)
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