On June 12, Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) announced a new A3 MFP designed for environmentally-conscious businesses. The new e-STUDIO4508LP, which the company describes as “the world’s first hybrid copier capable of producing erasable as well as standard monochrome prints,” allows businesses to print and copy on paper and then erase and reuse that paper
Last week, Ricoh USA, Inc., quietly updated its lineup of entry-level A4 color laser devices for small-office/home-office environments and small workgroups with the introduction of the SP C262DNw printer and the SP C262SFNw MFP. The SP C262DNw and SP C262SFNw replace the SP C252DN and SP C252SF, respectively. The previous devices were introduced in 2014
At the end of May, Toshiba Tec announced an industry first: a line of A3 monochrome MFPs that it describes as “hybrids,” capable of printing either with regular black toner or erasable blue toner. The lineup includes the e-STUDIO3508LP, e-STUDIO4508LP, and e-STUDIO5008LP. These are not the first devices to use erasable toner from Toshiba. Back
In September 2016, HP announced that it would acquire Samsung Electronics’ printer business for approximately $1.05 billion (see “HP Makes Big Play for Copier Market with Purchase of Samsung’s Printer Business”), and the company previewed a broad lineup of A3 hardware, including LaserJet-branded color and monochrome models based on Samsung’s laser engines and PageWide-branded color
On May 16, HP Inc. announced its new LaserJet 600 series of printers and MFPs. The new machines refresh HP’s high-end A4 color and monochrome portfolio. Stephan Schmitt, VP, HP Imaging, Office Printing Systems, described the new machines as completing the JetIntelligence refresh of HP’s Canon-manufactured LaserJet portfolio that began in 2015 (see “HP Reinvents
Earlier this month, HP announced a new family of A4 inkjet all-in-ones, the DeskJet 2600 series, designed for “empty-nesters and seniors.” The series includes the DeskJet 2652 and the DeskJet 2655. In a newsroom blog post, HP says that the U.S. population aged 65 and older is expected to double, and while “Baby Boomers will
At the very end of March, Canon U.S.A. announced five new A4 color imageCLASS devices, including the Color imageCLASS LBP612Cdw printer and the Color imageCLASS MF632Cdw, MF634Cdw, MF731Cdw, and MF733Cdw MFPs. The company also announced the imageCLASS D570, an A4 monochrome MFP. Canon describes the new devices as ideal for home offices and small business
On April 19, Epson America announced four new WorkForce Pro A4 inkjet all-in-ones: the WorkForce Pro WF-3720, WF-4720, WF-4730, and WF-4740. Epson describes the new devices as “powerful, high-speed,” “compact space-saving” devices ideal for small-business customers. New Hardware Steve Michell, printers product manager for Epson America, says that the WorkForce Pro WF-3720 is an addition
On March 29, Xerox announced the largest product launch in its history: a fleet of 29 new ConnectKey printers and MFPs, which feature the new VersaLink and AltaLink sub-brands (see “Xerox Unveils New ConnectKey Technology, Fleet of VersaLink and AltaLink MFPs, and Growth Strategy”). Some of the models, including the VersaLink B400, B405, C400, and
On March 29, Xerox announced the largest product launch in its history: a fleet of 29 new ConnectKey printers and MFPs in the newly minted VersaLink and AltaLink families (see “Xerox Unveils New ConnectKey Technology, Fleet of VersaLink and AltaLink MFPs, and Growth Strategy”). While most of the new VersaLink and AltaLink models will not
