Three compnaies reported on the 2060 (60 cpm). Their monthly copy volumes were 67,000, 90,000 and 125,000. Copies between service calls were 15,000, 30,000 and 40,000. Machine performance ratings (on a scale of 1 - 10 with ten being the highest) were a 7, 8, and 10.
The average selling price for the three shops was .67 each. With an average of 94,000 copies at .67 each, the average shop was bringing in $63,000 per month in color copy sales. While these shops are obviously at the high-volume end of color copying, it does show potential in this business.
Virtually all copy volume was being run through the RIP. Two shops reported 100% and the other 96%. The best features listed were speed and ease of operation. Drwabacks were centered around bugs in the software.
The two companies with the 2045 were doing 40K and 69K per month. Copies between services calls were 20K and 35K. Machine performance was 9 for both companies.
The average seeling price was .66, which amounted to $36,000 in monthly sales per shop. The best listed features were speed, ease of operation and the Doc Builder Pro Software for assembling jobs and doing impositioning.
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