Earlier this month, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) announced the introduction of the MX-M2630, an entry-level A3 monochrome MFP designed for small offices and workgroups “that need an MFP with full multifunction capability that is also a strong value.” In the company’s press release, Sharp explains that the MX-M2630 rounds out the
Last month, Ricoh USA announced three new A4 color machines designed for small businesses and workgroups. The lineup includes an entry-level color laser printer, the SP C261DNw, and two new A4 color LED MFPs, the SP C360SFNw and SP C361SFNw. SP C261DNw Starting with the least-expensive model, the SP C261DNw is a compact A4 color
On May 17, International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that although shipments of hardcopy peripherals (printers and MFPs) declined in Western Europe in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the year-ago period, the decline was smaller than forecast and some OEMs had a good start to the year. Western European hardcopy peripheral unit shipments shrank
Earlier this month, Lexmark announced the availability of new midrange A4 monochrome laser printers and MFPs: the MS and MX 320, 420, 520, and 620 series. There are a dozen models altogether, including the single-function MS321dn, MS421dn, MS521dn, MS621dn, and MS621de and the multifunction MX321adn, MX421ade, MX521de, MX521ade, MX522adhe, MX622ade, and MX622adhe. And that’s not
HP recently issued some announcement related to its A3 business at its Executive Forum 2018 partner event (see “HP Announces New A3 Hardware, Tools, and More at Executive Forum 2018”). This week, analysts had an opportunity to hear more from HP about its A3 business, including new hardware, new accessibility improvements for HP Enterprise A3
On April 9, London-based IT market research firm CONTEXT reported that sales of printer hardware through distributors in Western Europe declined by 6 percent year-over-year early in the first quarter of 2018, continuing the slowdown that the firm noted in the fourth quarter of 2017 (see “CONTEXT Finds Strong A3 Business Inkjet Sales Slow Rate
On April 3, Kyocera Document Solutions America announced the introduction of five new MFPs, including the TASKalfa 3212i and 4012i A3 monochrome MFPs, the ECOSYS M3655idn and M3660idn A4 monochrome MFPs, and the TASKalfa 307ci A4 color MFP. Kyocera promotes the new devices as offering “the wireless connectivity required in an increasingly mobile professional world.”
In March, HP Inc. announced that it was “pushing the boundaries of printing” with the introduction of the LaserJet Pro M15 and M28 series. These monochrome laser devices—the M15 series are printers and the M28 series are MFPs—are billed as the world’s smallest lasers in their class. (HP is comparing the new units to sub-$100
At Actionable Intelligence, we try to keep the focus on printers and consumables, not politics. But the looming trade war between the United States and China is something we are watching very closely. In this instance, it appears that politics may have a very real and disruptive effect on the printer and supplies market. Tariffs
On March 6, Canon U.S.A. announced some additional new models in its imageCLASS lineup, including the imageCLASS LBP162dw and LBP214dw A4 monochrome laser printers and the imageCLASS MF424dw and MF426dw A4 monochrome laser MFPs. The announcement follows Canon’s announcement just a few weeks earlier of three new monochrome imageCLASS devices: the single-function imageCLASS LBP215dw and
