Wednesday, August 18, 2010

This Week in Canon "TWIC Notes"


Gathered from Print4Pay Hotel Members from around the world and a few moles in very good places!


- More details on new Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE A3 b/w models:
o 6055, 6065 and 6075 models offer 55ppm, 65ppm and 75ppm speeds
 Base MSRPs of $13,200, $17,700 and $24,200
o 8085, 8095 and 8105 models offer 85, 95 and 105ppm
 Base MSRPs of $29,200, $35,200 and $46,200
o 7086, 7095 and 7015 modes are now discontinued
o All use ASi drums (amorphous silicon or ceramic drums, most likely sourced from Kyocera)
o Uses separate toner and developer (which is odd, as one of Canon’s big marketing pitches is their use of monocomponent technology, which they claim is superior)
o Warmup times of 30-38 seconds
o $2400 for letter size LCT, $3000 for tabloid sized LCT
o $160 kit allows for feeding of tabs
o Comes standard with document feeder that can:
 Hold up to 300 originals
 Can scan both sides of original at same time
 In single sided mode, top b/w scan speed of 120opm, or 85opm for color
 In double-sided mode, top b/w scan speed of 200ipm or 100ipm for color
o 6000 series finishing option include:
 $3000 for stapling finisher
 $5300 for bookletmaking & stapling finisher
 $850 for punch kit
 $2800 for cover inserter
 $8000 for cover inserter/fold unit
o 8000 series finishing options include:
 $6000 for stapling finisher
 $9000 for bookletmaking & stapling finisher
 $800 for punch kit
 Face trimmer unit for $6000
 $15,000 for GBC punch unit (punches are $2800 each)
 $5300 for cover inserter
 $12,000 for multi-fold unit
o 8000 series can feed up to 13”x19” paper
o 8.4” color touchscreen LCD on 6000 series
o 10.4” color touchscreen LCD on armature on 8000 series
o Optional USB keyboard for $110 plus $60 mount tray
o $3800 option adds print controller and color scanning
 Uses Canon ImageCHIP architecture
 Actual manufacturer unknown (most likely NetSilicon)
 Has dual processors to handle copy and print operations
• (for some reason, Canon does not publish the speed of the processors)
 1.5GB RAM standard (can upgrade to 2GB for $250)
 80GB hard drive standard (can upgrade to 250GB for $750)
 PCL print driver is $1000 option
 XPS print driver is $550 option
 PostScript print driver is $1400 option
 Secure watermark is $450 option
 $800 for barcode printing
 Scan to email/LDAP/FTP/HDD standard
 OCR kit for $550
 $1000 for secure watermark
 Encrypted scan $450 option
 Support for MEAP (multi-function embedded application protocol using Java OS)
 10/100/1000BaseT and USB ports standard
• Can scan to and print from USB memory sticks
• $900 for scan to MS SharePoint
 $600 card reader option
 $325 for hard drive data erase kit
 $550 for hard drive encryption kit
 $1000 for removable hard drive
o Optional EFI Fiery controller, called Canon imagePASS U1, for $9500
o $2400 option adds Essentials software
 Tools for creating and managing complex print jobs
 Tracking machine usage
 Create macros to replace scan steps
o All are off-white plastic design, called “cashmere beige”
o $800 for analog fax board ($500 for second fax line)

- Canon will most likely preview two new A3 color laser MFPs at its upcoming annual Digital Solutions Forum convention in September, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C2020 and C2030 offering:
o 4 tandem OPC design
o 20ppm and 30ppm respectively, for both color and b/w
o 44opm top scan speed with optional RADF
o Will replace the IR-C2550 and C3080 models
o Built-in print/scan controller
o Optional hard drive

-=Good Selling=-

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