[12896] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Networked copier printers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Marc Marazzi)
Mon May 10 20:11:52 1999
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Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 16:44:17 -0600
From: Marc Marazzi <MarcM@RPL-PLC.CO.UK>
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Dear Lyman,
We arent in the public sector but we do install networked copiers in to
many educational and government facilities.
I think the main reason for moving to digitally linked copiers is
convenience and increased workflow.
By having a copier linked you are able to Print directly from your PC or
Macintosh system and also have all of the facilities the copier has as a walk
up device i.e., duplexing, stapling, sorting; all at an instant. So although
your desktop printers are faster, you may get a faster throughput by sending
work directly to the copier.
There are alot of faster copiers available. Xerox have a DC265 (65cpm)
and people like Ricoh also have 65 cpm machines which nowadays can be set to
work in tandem with each other giving you 130 cpm. (This is 2 Ricoh's, not
Ricoh and Xerox!).
I think the main consideration is not technical, but cultural. People
dont like change. they dont like the printer that was next to them being taken
away and a copier put in the corner of the room is used for everyone to print.
That has been our main problem. Users like to have their own machine; they like
to walk up to the copier and have a chat with colleagues. These issues you
cannot get away from.
If you would like any more advice or unbiased comparisons, I would be
happy to oblige.
Yours Sincerely,
Marc Marazzi
Sales Director
RPL COLOUR SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Part of the RPL Group of Companies
RPL HOUSE
215 HIGH STREET
YIEWSLEY
WEST DRAYTON
MIDDLESEX UB7 7QP
Tel: 01895 846 000
Fax: 01895 846 002
Direct: 01895 466 130
Email: marcm@rpl-plc.co.uk
