Canon imageClass MF4770n

BY M. DAVID STONE

New Canon printers don’t always offer more printer for less money than the previous generation, so it’s very much worth pointing out that the Canon imageClass MF4770n ($199 direct) does. Compared with the Canon imageClass MF4450$119.99 at OfficeMax that it’s in the process of replacing in Canon’s line, it costs less than the MF4450 did when it first came out, it delivers essentially the same speed and output quality, and it adds an Ethernet connector, which means it can not only serve as a heavy-duty personal printer in any size office, it’s a good fit as a shared printer in micro or small office.

Like the Canon MF4450, the MF4770n lacks the duplexer (for two sided printing) that you’ll find in, for example, the Editors’ Choice Canon imageClass MF4570dn $169.99 at TriState Camera. However, it shares similar features otherwise. Given the lower price, this makes the MF4770n an attractive alternative if you rarely need duplexing and a potentially compelling choice if you never duplex.

The MF4770n can print and fax from, as well as scan to a PC, including over a network, and it can work as a standalone copier and fax machine. Like most office MFPs, it offers both a flatbed and automatic document feeder (ADF), with the 35-page ADF letting you scan legal-size pages. Paper handling—with a 250-sheet tray, one-sheet manual feed, and no options available—is suitable for a personal printer or for sharing in a micro or small office with light- to medium-duty print needs.

Setup, Speed, and Output Quality
Although the MF4770n is a little large to share a desk with, at roughly 14.2 by 15.4 by 17.0 inches (HWD), it’s small enough so it should be easy to find enough flat space for it. Setup is standard for the breed. For my tests, I connected it to a network and installed the drivers on a Windows Vista system.

Canon rates the printer at 24 pages per minute (ppm) which is the speed you should see when printing text files with little to no formatting. On our tests, I timed it (using QualityLogic’s hardware and software for timing) at 12.3 ppm, which makes it essentially tied with both the Canon MF4450 and Canon MF4570dn. It’s also faster than any number of more expensive mono laser MFPs. The OKI MB451w ($300 street, 3 stars), for example, came in at only 10.0 ppm

Output quality isn’t quite as impressive as the speed, but it’s certainly good enough for most business needs. Text quality is at the high end of the range that includes most mono laser MFPs, making it suitable for just about any business use short of high-end desktop publishing.

Graphics and photo quality are both at the low end of the range that’s typical for mono laser MFPs. The graphics output is good enough for any internal business need, but depending on how critical an eye you have, you may or may not consider it acceptable for PowerPoint handouts or the like. Photo output, similarly, is easily good enough for printing Web pages with photos, but depending on how much of a perfectionist you are, you may not consider it suitable for, say, client or company newsletters.

The Canon imageClass 4770n offers a lot to like, with fast speed; reasonably good output quality; a network connector; the ability to copy, scan, and fax; and the convenience of an ADF. If you need duplexing or a higher paper capacity, you’ll have to shift your search to a higher price range. But as a relatively heavy-duty personal MFP or a light- to moderate-duty shared printer in a small office, the Canon imageClass 4770n can be an excellent fit.

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HP Unveils New Printing Innovations that Digitize the Office, Help Reduce Costs

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 30, 2012

 

HP today announced new HP Officejet Pro and HP LaserJet printers and content management solutions designed to redefine business and government printing by enabling customers to reduce costs, increase efficiency and digitize the office.

The new offerings represent the largest upgrade to HP’s commercial printers in almost a decade, signifying the integration of intellectual property (IP) and innovation from across the organization.

“Our customers need innovative technology tailored to their workflow that is simple and effective, and helps them conduct business,” said Todd Bradley, executive vice president, HP Printing and Personal Systems. “HP is offering new ways to print that have not previously been possible—with superb speed and performance to drive a new level of office efficiency.”

HP Officejet Pro: Outstanding speed, quality, reliability and cost efficiency for SMBs

HP Officejet Pro X Series desktop printers and multifunction printers (MFP) deliver up to twice the speed at up to half the printing cost compared with color laser printers in their class.(1, 2) This new class of devices is powered by HP PageWide Technology, the next-generation inkjet platform that sets a new standard for small work team printing. It offers small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), remote offices and branch offices high-quality documents at up to 70 pages per minute.(3)

HP LaserJet and cloud-based solutions digitize the office, simplify data access

The creation of vast amounts of business and government data means customers need a way to streamline how information is managed and accessed. The HP LaserJet Enterprise flow MFP M525cand HP LaserJet Enterprise color flow MFP M575c offer higher-performance document processing and sharing. This provides an ideal on-ramp to the digitized world with premium scanning and data entry that speed the transition from a paper to digital office.

The HP flow MFPs can be integrated with content management solutions based on software fromAutonomy, an HP Company, either on-site or via the cloud. By pairing HP printing technology with Autonomy solutions, customers can access, organize and leverage information in documents, audio, video, email and web pages.

The HP Flow CM Professional brings enterprise-class content management to growing businesses, with security features that also support leading banks, legal firms and stock exchanges. The cloud-based offering increases collaboration and productivity by easily capturing, indexing, storing, searching and retrieving documents through a unique user-friendly interface designed with the customer in mind.

The HP Flow CM Enterprise is composed of a set of enterprise content management (ECM) offerings for large organizations that give instant access to vital information and help to integrate, simplify and automate processes to help reduce operating costs, improve employee productivity and assist with compliance efforts.

“The HP Flow CM Professional and HP flow MFPs offer us an opportunity to improve employee productivity via collaboration and streamlined processes, allowing us to focus more time toward our customers and overall business,” said Stephen Cassar, chief executive officer, TICKETsage. “We see these offerings as having a very positive impact on our business—making it easy to scan documents, easy to find them in the cloud-based document management system and easy to print out information.”

Office printing to increase productivity

Organizations of all sizes can address the need to increase productivity while reducing the complexity of their printing environment.

For SMBs looking to increase office efficiencies with fast, powerful prints, HP is offering two additional series of HP LaserJet Pro printers. HP also is introducing new and enhanced document workflow solutions along with HP LaserJet Enterprise series printers that simplify productivity in enterprise organizations. For workers on the go, HP now offers greater access to print from cloud-based applications, incorporating Google Apps mailbox support through its HP ePrint Enterprise.(4)

For improving workflow through targeted customer communications across print and electronic channels, HP is offering HP Exstream LiveSite Connector and HP Claims Correspondence 2.0. HP Exstream LiveSite Connector combines solutions from Autonomy and HP Exstream to offer consistent, analytics-based, targeted customer communications. HP Claims Correspondence 2.0 reduces claims-settlement cycle time, provides faster correspondence processing and improves online awareness of claims status by uniting document content with people and processes.

Additional information about today’s announcements is available at www.hp.com/go/FallBizPrinting.

Xerox, McAfee Demo Industry-First Method for Protecting Print Devices, Data from Malware

LAS VEGAS — Today Xerox (NYSE: XRX) and McAfee revealed new protection against malware and viruses with the first networked multifunction printer to use McAfee Embedded Control software, a sophisticated filtering method that allows only approved programs to get through. And while malware threats are most often associated with personal computers, Xerox demonstrated to attendees at the McAfee FOCUS 12 security conference that any networked device is vulnerable.

“When a multifunction device receives data and processes it for printing, copying, scanning or faxing, it becomes susceptible to malware attacks – a susceptibility that often is overlooked,” saidTom Moore, vice president, Embedded Security, McAfee.

The Xerox and McAfee security solution simplifies processes for IT administrators with software embedded into a multifunction device’s controller (the machine’s main onboard computer) to provide an immediate alert and audit trail to track and investigate the time and origin of security threats – and take appropriate action. This eliminates the need for IT administrators to constantly stay on top of malware threats and proactively block them.

Climax Portable Machining and Welding Systems, a company looking to expand into global markets, is testing the technology. “As we expand we recognize that we will increase our exposure to viruses and malware,” said David Richardson, the company’s network administrator. “Adding McAfee technology to our Xerox equipment is critical to protecting our intellectual property as we integrate multiple sites and systems around the world.”

Survey data from Xerox and McAfee underscores the need for embedded security in networked printers and multifunction devices. In a poll of office workers taken earlier this year, more than half (54 percent) say they either don’t always follow their company’s IT security policies (33 percent) or aren’t even aware of the policies (21 percent) – leaving the security of customer credit card numbers, financial reports, and human resource and tax documents at risk. The survey also showed 39 percent of employees who copy, scan or print confidential information at work say they wonder (at least sometimes) whether the information on a networked device will remain secure.

“IT administrators don’t always consider printers as a threat – and with the Embedded Control software, we’ve put up even more defenses in our products so they don’t have to,” said Rick Dastin, president, Xerox Office and Solutions Business Group.

Xerox devices protected and managed by McAfee Embedded Control and McAfee Embedded Management software will become available in 2013, with products in the Xerox WorkCentre® and ColorQube® product lines.

For more information about the Xerox partnership with McAfee, along with videos and images, visit http://www.xerox.com/security.

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HP Announces Support Tools Lineup for Its Windows 8-based Products

PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 22, 2012

HP today announced its lineup of support tools to help customers easily transition to new HP Windows 8-based products and upgrade existing HP devices to the new operating system.

By providing a variety of simple and easy-to-access support tools and resources, HP is helping ensure that customers can take full advantage of its Windows 8-based products.

“When it comes to setting up and upgrading their HP products, our customers expect fast, simple support offered in the way they work best, whether on product, online or via phone,” said Enrique Lores, vice president, Customer Support and Services, HP. “We are ready to deliver and help our customers optimize their HP Windows 8-based products. Our goal is to not only answer customer questions, but introduce them to everything that is possible with these new products.”

New on-product support tool designed with Windows 8 in mind

HP Support Assistant is an on-product tool that provides a one-stop shop for customers’ HP support needs. It offers easy self-help options, deploys automated updates and tracks issues so customers don’t have to identify them on their own. The latest version of HP Support Assistant will come preinstalled on all HP and Compaq computers sold featuring Windows 8. The new version of HP Support Assistant will be available in 36 languages. Additional information is available on the HP Support Assistant home page.

Multiple online support tools

HP has created a designated web support page to address questions and help solve issues for HP Windows 8-based devices at www.hp.com/go/win8support. The support page allows customers to easily upgrade their Windows 7-based HP PCs to Windows 8, obtain necessary drivers for their HP products and find out more about optimizing their Windows 8-based HP devices.

HP also has created multiple videos that instruct users on specific Windows 8 topics, such as navigating Windows with Touch, and helping customers quickly become more productive on their HP Windows 8-based products. Printing-related videos are available at www.youtube.com/hpprintersupport and computing-related videos are available at www.youtube.com/howto4u.

The best of both worlds—seamless HP printing experience for Windows 8

More than 450 HP printer drivers come preloaded on HP PCs featuring Windows 8. When connecting an HP printer, the new operating system will detect those drivers and load them automatically. For printers that require new drivers, The HP Printer Install Wizard will be available for a majority of consumer printers and will help customers select and install their print drivers, making sure they can print what matters most to them. The Printer Install Wizard will be available at the support landing pageon Oct. 26.

Windows 8 agent training and online Expert Day

All of HP’s 14,000+ commercial and consumer support agents around the world have been trained on HP Windows 8-based products, ensuring customers will get the help they need to effectively use or upgrade their devices.

In addition, HP will host a free Expert Day on the HP Consumer Support Forums on Nov. 28 to answer any questions specific to Windows 8 compatibility with HP laptops, PCs and printers.

Value-added services

HP SmartFriend Windows 8 Quick Start package provides basic training for HP customers to help them get the most out of their new Windows 8 system. This 45-minute tutorial gives customers one-on-one training with a live premium support technician on new HP notebooks or desktop PCs running Windows 8. It is delivered with phone support over a remote access connection on a customer’s Windows 8 system.

About HP

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

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Lexmark’s Massive Laser Printer Launch Features Smart MFPs

Lexmark may be getting out of the Inkjet printer business, but it’s revamping its laser-printer line in a big way. We’ve seen some large product launches before, but few compare in sheer volume to Lexmark’s introduction today of 42 laser printers and multifunction printers (MFPs).

Of them, 22—including 18 MFPs—are “smart” models, providing access through Lexmark’s e-task color touch-screen interface to workflow solutions integrated with the Perceptive Software portfolio.

One new product is the Lexmark CX510 color laser MFP. Designed for mid-size workgroups, the CX510 offers productivity solutions that, according to Lexmark, are typically present on larger devices. This device incorporates Lexmark’s calibration technology for the Pantone color system and Lexmark Named Color Replacement color matching.

The MX812 monochrome laser MFP features exceptionally fast processor, print, copy and scan speeds. According to Lexmark, it’s the first A4 monochrome laser MFP to print and copy up to 70 pages per minute. It’s geared to large enterprise workgroups who need a workhorse in the office. It provides professional finishing and comes with pre-loaded business solutions that are quickly accessible through a 10.2-inch color touch screen. According to Lexmark, the extra high-yield 45,000-page Unison toner cartridge is the largest in its class.

The Lexmark MX611 monochrome laser MFP features a 7-inch color touch screen, providing access to pre-installed workflow solutions that enhance business productivity by automating tasks. It’s a workhorse equipped to print up to 50 pages per minute. According to Lexmark, the MX611 is the only MFP in its class that offers an automatic inline stapler finishing option.

The MX410 monochrome laser MFP introduces solutions capabilities on an MFP below the $600 price point. The device provides productivity solutions via the 4.3-inch color touch screen. It prints up to 10,000 pages per month, up to 40 pages per minute.

Starting at $699, the Lexmark MS610 monochrome laser printer offers duplex and built-in productivity solutions. As the fastest compact A4 monochrome laser printer, according to Lexmark, it prints up to 16,000 pages per month, up to 50 pages per minute. The 4.3-inch color also enables users to manage jobs right at the device.

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Samsung CLX-4195FW

Samsung CLX-4195FW

  • EDITOR RATING: EXCELLENT

MSRP

$450.00

  • PROSFast. Automatic document feeder. Touch-screen controls. Ethernet and Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi Direct.
  • CONSNo duplexer. Only 250-sheet input capacity with no optional trays available.
  • BOTTOM LINEThe CLX-4195FW color laser MFP offers fast speed, reasonably good output quality, and suitable paper capacity for light to moderate-duty printing in a micro or small office.

BY M. DAVID STONEThe Samsung CLX-4195FW ($450 street) delivers most of the basics you’re probably looking for in a color laser MFP, from fast speed to a full set of MFP features. That alone is enough to make it a potentially good fit for a micro or small office with light to medium-duty print needs. However, it goes beyond the basics with extras that include a color touch-screen control panel and Wi-Fi Direct, which makes it easy to connect from a smart phone, tablet, or laptop. If you can make use of these extras, it can be an even better fit.

As with the HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fnw color MFP $359.99 at TigerDirect.com, which also offers a color touch-screen control panel, the CLX-4195FW backs up the touch screen with a well-designed menu system. If you rarely give commands from the front panel, you may not consider this an important feature, but the more you use it, the more you’ll appreciate it.

Having a 4.3-inch screen to work with not only makes it easier to choose menu options for copying, faxing, and the like, it also makes it easier to change printer settings and even set up features like Wi-Fi Direct. Once you’ve used it awhile, in fact, you may find that conventional controls—with buttons and a small text-only LCD—seem painfully limited.

The Basics
Extras like a touch screen are nice to have, but they wouldn’t matter much without a foundation of solid basics. In addition to being able to print and fax from, as well as scan to, a computer using commands from the computer, the CLX-4195FW can also scan to a computer and scan to or print from a USB key using front-panel menu commands, and it can work as a standalone copier and fax machine. It can also work as a direct email sender, although it won’t work with email servers that require SSL, which means it may not work with the email system you use.

Other key features include a 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF) for scanning multipage documents as well as legal-size pages, and both Ethernet and standard Wi-Fi support in addition to Wi-Fi Direct.

Paper handling, unfortunately, is not a strong point. The single tray offers only a 250-sheet capacity. Although that should be enough for most micro and small offices, there’s no option to add more if you need it, which pretty much limits the printer to medium-duty use at most. Also notable for its absence is a duplexer (for two-sided printing), even as an option.

One small extra for paper handling is an unusual single-sheet feed mounted on top of the paper tray itself. It’s a little awkward to use, since you have to pull the tray out, insert the single sheet in the feeder, and then put the tray back in. On the other hand, it’s an improvement over having to swap out all the paper in the tray to print a single envelope or odd-size sheet of paper. So although it’s not as useful as having a separate manual feed tray, it’s better than nothing at all.

Setup, Speed, and Output Quality

The SCX-4195FW is a little large to share a desk with, at 17.6 by 16.5 by 16.8 inches (HWD), and it is heavy enough, at 47.3 pounds, that you’ll probably want some help moving it into place. Once you find a spot for it, however, setup is standard fare. For my tests I connected it to a wired network, and installed the driver on a Windows Vista system.

The printer’s speed counts as a strong point. I timed it on our business applications suite (using QualityLogic’s hardware and software for timing) at 6.0 pages per minute (ppm), which is a suitable speed on our tests for the 19 ppm rating for both color and monochrome. That makes it a tad slower than the less expensive Ricoh Aficio SP C240SF$399.00 at ElectronicsShowplace, at 6.3 ppm, but essentially tied with the more expensive Editors’ Choice Dell 2155cn $429.99 at Dell. It’s also faster than most other printers in its price range, including, in particular, the HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fnw, at 2.9 ppm.

The printer also holds up reasonably well on output quality. It doesn’t stand out from the competition on this score, but it is par for a color laser MFP across the board, which is reasonably high quality by any definition.

Text in our tests was easily good enough for any business need short of top-quality desktop publishing. Graphics output, similarly, was more than good enough for any internal business need, including PowerPoint handouts or the like. Depending on your level of perfectionism, you might consider it good enough to hand out to important clients or customers when you need the output to convey a sense of professionalism. Photos were near the high end of the range for color laser MFPs, which makes them close to true photo quality.

The one potential shortcoming for this printer is its paper handing. If you need automatic duplexing, a higher paper capacity, or at least a real manual feed tray, you’ll have to look elsewhere. If the paper handling is good enough for your needs, however, the Samsung CLX-4195FW’s balance of speed, output quality, and MFP features, along with the convenience of touch screen menus, makes it a more than attractive choice.

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Brother HL-5470DW

What it lacks in speed, the $250 Brother HL-5470DW monochrome laser printer makes up for in good-quality output and cheap toner. In fact, in terms of price per page, the HL-5470DW is one of the cheapest-to-operate printers on the market—inkjet or laser, consumer or corporate—when you use the high-capacity cartridges.

Installing the HL-5470DW is easy, but you’ll need to use USB or ethernet for the Wi-Fi installation process if you don’t have a WPS router (a small complaint). The software is excellent; Brother has even managed to automate the Add Printer function in OS X, something that most printer vendors are seemingly clueless about.

The fact that Brother treats Apple right is rather interesting, as the HL-5470DW’s clunky controls reside on the other end of the design spectrum. The single-line monochrome LCD and the minimal number of buttons, while fine for error messages and the like, imposes limitations. Entering a passcode for secure print jobs is tedious at best and will probably have most users sticking with simple four-digit number sequences (like 0011 or 1012) that don’t require a lot of scrolling. Once you’re used to the interface, it’s workable, but a keypad might be in order to make the secure print feature, well, more secure.

The HL-5470DW automatically duplexes (prints on both sides of the page). You’ll find a 250-sheet bottom-mounted input tray, as well as a 50-sheet multipurpose tray (for envelopes, heavy stock, and the like) that folds down in the front. If that’s not enough, you can purchase an optional bottom-mounted, 500-sheet auxiliary tray for $210 from Brother’s online mall, though we saw lower prices at other sources. If you need even more capacity, the nearly identical HL-6180DW maxes out at 1050 sheets instead of 800. The HL-5470DW comes standard with 128MB of memory; you can upgrade it to 384MB via a SODIMM slot located underneath the unit’s pop-open side panel.

While the HL-5470DW is hardly a barn burner, it prints at speeds adequate for a small workgroup or office. Monochrome pages exit at a rate of 14 pages per minute on the PC and 16.7 ppm on the Mac, and 4-by-6-inch photos printed on letter-size paper emerge at a rate of about 2.0 ppm. Automatic duplexing, which always slows down printing, is refreshingly quick on this model.

The quality of the HL-5470DW’s output is generally quite nice. In our tests, text was dark and sharp, but we noticed some light striations in larger areas of black. Photos rendered passably, though they seemed a little rough and grainy. The printer’s higher-quality HQ1200 and 1200DPI settings offered only slight improvements.

As mentioned up top, toner costs for the HL-5470DW are very good—and if you shop around, they’re outstanding. Using the suggested retail prices, the standard $77, 3000-page TN720 cartridge works out to 2.6 cents per page. Opt instead for the $125, 8000-page TN750, and you’ll pay only 1.6 cents per page. That’s an outstanding cost per page for any printer.


Though it may not be fancy or overly fast, the Brother HL-5470DW has all the connectivity options you’ll need, as well as good-quality output and incredibly affordable toner. It would be nice, however, to see Brother upgrade its control-panel technology and design one of these days. If you’re seeking alternatives, the Samsung ML-3712ND is in the same price range as the HL-5470DW, but its toner is much costlier.

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Epson Expands Line of High Performance Business Printing Solutions with New WorkForce All-in-Ones

Designed for Home and Small Offices, the Printers Boast Fast Speeds, Cost-Saving Features and a Durable Product Design

Published: Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 – 12:09 am

LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Epson America, Inc., a leading provider of superior performing printing solutions, bolsters its robust line of business printers with four new WorkForce® all-in-one printers – the Epson® WorkForce WF-3540, WorkForce WF-3520, WorkForce WF-2540 and WorkForce WF-2530. Building on the success of Epson’s exclusive WorkForce line, the new models continue to deliver business printing at fast speeds and high-quality, professional-looking documents.  In addition, these models offer features for increased productivity and affordability including an improved user interface, multiple paper trays, automatic duplex printing/copying/scanning/faxing, and ink savings up to 40 percent less than color laser1.

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The WorkForce all-in-ones also include built-in wireless2 and Ethernet networking to easily share among multiple computers, allowing for access to the latest in wireless technology, including the ability to print and scan from mobile devices such as an iPad®, iPhone®, tablet, or smartphone3. With Epson Connect™, users can conveniently print documents on-the-go, whether from their couch or across the globe.

“The Epson WorkForce WF-3540, WF-3520, WF-2540 and WF-2530 are durable, high performance all-in-ones that ensure small and home office businesses can run at full speed,” said Jennifer Liao, product manager, Consumer Ink Jets, Epson America.  “Understanding that productivity and cost are critical to these customers, Epson continues to innovate the WorkForce line to deliver affordable business printing with the world’s fastest two-sided print speeds4, robust paper handling, convenient mobile printing, and easy wireless connectivity in a sleek industrial design.”

Fast Speeds and High Performance Features in a Robust, Reliable Design The WorkForce WF-3540 and WF-3520 offer the world’s fastest two-sided print speeds4 – 15 ISO ppm (black) and 9.2 ISO ppm (color)† – and printing costs up to 40 percent lower than color laser printers1.  The two models also offer savings up to 50 percent on paper with automatic two-sided printing, scanning, copying and faxing, making them ideal for eco-conscious, high-volume small or home office use. The WorkForce WF-3540 and WF-3520 offer increased productivity features including high page capacity (500 sheets for the WF-3540; 250 for the WF-3520) and extra high capacity ink cartridges5 for minimal user intervention. Plus, the 30-sheet duplex ADF, sturdy front paper trays, and rear paper feed accommodate a variety of paper types and stock including envelopes, card stock and other specialty media for increased versatility in paper handling.

The models also offer an improved user interface with features that allow businesses to easily navigate their printer’s wide range of features. The WorkForce WF-3540’s intuitive 3.5″ touch LCD is equipped with new gesture navigation so users can easily “swipe” through the printer menu; and the WF-3520 features a 2.5″ LCD with smooth backlit touch panel for improved visibility.

Big Savings in a Sleek, Compact Design The Epson WorkForce WF-2540 and WF-2530 offer affordable, individual ink cartridges and an unprecedented space saving, compact design – the smallest in their class6 – making them ideal for space-constrained workspaces in both home office and work environments. These powerful all-in-ones save time with fast speeds – 9 ISO ppm (black) and 4.7 ISO ppm (color) and a 30-sheet ADF to quickly copy scan and fax stacks of originals. The models produce laser-quality text and crisp, vibrant color business documents with instant-dry inks that are water, smudge, and fade-resistant. The WorkForce WF-2540 features a 2.5″ LCD for easy navigation and comes with both wired and built-in wireless connectivity for easy setup and sharing on a network. The WorkForce WF-2530 includes PC-fax and OCR software to scan and save documents as text-searchable, editable PDFs7, all adding up to a full-featured business printer that produces high quality, professional-looking results.

Additional WorkForce all-in-one features include:

 

  • Epson Connect  –  Easily print from an iPad, iPhone, tablet, or smartphone
  • Google Cloud Print™ Ready
  • Print more with extra high capacity5, individual ink cartridges
  • Compatible with DURABrite® Ultra ink for instant-dry and smudge, fade and water resistant prints
  • More robust product design for 2x the durability (WF-3540 and WF-3520 only)
  • Convenient scanning features including OCR software7 to save documents as text-searchable, editable PDFs, and high-speed faxing
  • Built-in USB port to easily share files and transfer documents8
  • Uses up to 70 percent less energy than a laser printer when printing daily jobs9

 

Pricing and Availability The EPSON WorkForce WF-3540 ($199.99*), WorkForce WF-3520 ($149.99*), WorkForce WF-2540 ($129.99*), and WorkForce WF-2530 ($99.99*), will be available this fall through major computer, office and electronic superstores, mail order, and the Epson Store, www.epsonstore.com. For more information and availability, please visitepson.com/workforce.

About Epson Epson is a global imaging and innovation leader whose product lineup ranges from inkjet printers and 3LCD projectors to sensors and other microdevices. Dedicated to exceeding the vision of its customers worldwide, Epson delivers customer value based on compact, energy-saving, and high-precision technologies in markets spanning enterprise and the home to commerce and industry. Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 75,000 employees in 97 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates. To learn more about Epson, please visit http://global.epson.com.

You may also connect with Epson America on Facebook (http://facebook.com/EpsonAmerica), Twitter (http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica and http://twitter.com/EpsonEducation) and YouTube (http://youtube.com/EpsonTV).

Specifications are subject to change without notice. Epson, DURABrite and WorkForce are registered trademarks, Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark and Epson Connect is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks

*Estimated street price

† ISO ppm is based on ISO/IEC 24734. Black and color print speeds are determined in default, letter-size single-side mode, in accordance with ISO/IEC 24734. Black and color two-sided print speeds are determined in letter-size two-sided mode, in accordance with ISO/IEC 24734. Actual print times will vary based on system configuration, software and page complexity. Seewww.epson.com/printspeed for details, including complete ISO reports

1 Compared with the best-selling color laser all-in-ones priced at $450 or less, as of February 2012. Calculation based on continuous printing and prices of multi-pack ink cartridges. Actual savings will vary based on print task and user conditions

2 Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDTM; level of performance subject to the range of the router being used. Visitwww.wi-fi.org/files/11nbasics_glossary.pdf for more information. Ethernet not available on WorkForce WF-2430.

3 Most features require an internet connection to the printer as well as an Internet- and/or email-enabled device. See www.epson.com/connect for a list of EPSON Connect enabled printers and compatible devices and apps

 4 Applies to WorkForce WF-3540 and WF-3520; fastest in its class; printing black text in default, 2-sided mode, in accordance with ISO/IEC 24734. Compared to inkjet all-in-ones priced at $199 or less, as of December 2011, based on manufacturer’s published rated ISO speeds

5 Extra high capacity cartridges only available for the WorkForce WF-3540 and WF-3520

6 Smallest footprint among color inkjet all-in-ones priced at $129 or less, as of February 2012

7Some applications and/or functions may not be supported under Mac OS® X

8 Not available with the WorkForce WF-2530

9 Compared to best-selling color multifunction laser printers priced at $399 or less as of April 2012. Actual power savings will vary by product model and usage

SOURCE Epson America, Inc.

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Kodak to quit making its desktop inkjet printers; 200 more to lose jobs

After spending untold hundreds of millions of dollars on creating a whole new line of business in desktop inkjet printers, Eastman Kodak Co. is pulling the plug on the printers themselves.

The struggling printing and imaging company on Friday said that it would shift its focus in 2013 on ink sales to the printers it has already sold and end selling the printers themselves. The company has long talked about the profits in its desktop inkjet printers being in the consumables, such as the ink, and according to the company getting out of the printer business itself “will significantly improve cash flow in the U.S. beginning in the first half of 2013.”

The inks used in Kodak’s desktop inkjet printers are manufactured at Eastman Business Park.

The shut down of the printer line points to a major and abrupt shift in Kodak’s business plans. In recent years, Kodak has continually pointed to desktop inkjet printing — along with commercial printing, packaging printing and printer workflow software — as the four legs that would be its foundation in a post-film, digital world. As recently as August, Kodak plans after bankruptcy included desktop inkjet printing as one of its anchors.

Interactive: Kodak Park through the years
Interactive: Kodak timeline

But Kodak’s move comes as the desktop printer market overall has been suffering from slipping sales.

Along with the announcement about the printer business change, Kodak said Friday it was asking U.S. Bankruptcy Court for more time to put together a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan. Such plans — which ultimately have to be approved by the federal bankruptcy court — spell out how a bankrupt company will operate after bankruptcy and what steps it will take to make its creditors as whole as possible.

According to Kodak, it is seeking a Feb. 28 deadline. That raises the likelihood that Kodak’s much-repeated intention to get out of Chapter 11 early in 2013 won’t happen and that such an emergence — if it happens — would come sometime in the second or third quarter of the year.

Since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January, Kodak has made a number of huge sweeping changes to its business to raise money and cut costs, from shutting down its digital camera business and selling such operations as its online Kodak Gallery. The company currently has a variety of other business lines up for sale, including document scanners and still camera film. It has laid off 2,700 people worldwide so far this year, and said Friday it plans to lay off another 1,200 — 200 more than previously announced.

And, Kodak said Friday, it is in negotiations to find “a fair, equitable and permanent resolution of Kodak’s U.S. retiree benefit liability, which amounts to approximately $1.2 billion.”

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