On April 17, Epson America announced the newest model in its line of “cartridge-free EcoTank printers”: the WorkForce Pro ET-8700 EcoTank all-in-one. The ET-8700 is an A4 inkjet all-in-one, but whereas its siblings in the EcoTank line are aimed at consumers and small-office/home-office (SOHO) users, the ET-8700 is aimed at small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
On April 10, Epson America announced three new A4 inkjet all-in-ones for the home: the Expression Home XP-5100, the Expression Premium XP-6000, and the WorkForce WF-2860. Epson says that Expression Home XP-5100 is designed for everyday home printing needs, the Expression Premium XP-6000 is aimed at busy families that print photos, and the WorkForce XP-2860
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
On February 13, Epson America announced its new WorkForce Pro WF-C5000 series, a four-model family of A4 business inkjet devices that includes two single-function printers, the WF-C5210 and the WF-C5290, and two multifunction models, the WF-C5710 and WF-C5790. Epson states the new machines are designed for workgroup use in busy network environments. Elliot Williams, a
Earlier this month, Brother International announced a new family of nine A4 monochrome laser printers and MFPs for small-office/home-office (SOHO) environments. The new lineup includes the HL-L2350DW, HL-L2370DW, HL-L2370DW XL, HL-L2390DW, HL-L2395DW, DCP-L2550DW, MFC-L2710DW, MFC-L2750DW, and MFC-L2750DW XL. Proclaiming that with the release, “the best got even better,” Brother touts the reliability of the printers
On January 12, Samsung Printing Solutions, which is now owned by HP Inc. (see “HP Completes Acquisition of Samsung’s Printer Business”), announced the ProXpress M4560FX, a new A4 monochrome laser MFP, as well as a similar device called the ProXpress M4562FX that is available exclusively in Latin America. Samsung’s blog post announcing the new monochrome
On December 12, Epson America announced three new wide-format WorkForce inkjet devices capable of printing borderless prints up to 13 × 19 inches. The new WorkForce WF-7210 is a single-function inkjet printer, and the new WorkForce WF-7710 and WorkForce WF-7720 are inkjet all-in-ones that can print up to 13 × 19-inch sheets and scan, copy, and fax sheets measuring
On October 10, Ricoh USA, Inc. launched the SP C261SFNw, an entry-level A4 color laser MFP for small-office/home-office (SOHO) environments and small workgroups. The SP C261SFNw is the newest addition to the SP C260 series that Ricoh rolled out earlier this year (see “Ricoh Refreshes SOHO A4 Color Laser Devices”) and replaces the SP C250SF
On September 28, Epson America announced a major update of its EcoTank line of “Supertank” inkjet all-in-ones. Epson was the first printer OEM to offer refillable ink tank printers, sometimes also called continuous ink-supply system (CISS) printers, in developing markets, and the EcoTank series represents its offerings for Western markets, including the United States. The
In September, at its Reinvent World Partner Forum in Chicago, HP Inc. announced a bevy of solutions and services (see “HP Announces New Solutions and Hardware at World Partner Forum”). However, the printer giant also announced some new printer hardware, including a trio of new A4 color laser devices: the Color LaserJet Pro MFP M180nw,
