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Canon’s new desktop document scanner


January 27, 2010 by Melissa Pardo

The new Canon imageFORMULA DR-2020U ($695) scans at 20ppm simplex, 40ipm duplex. In addition to a 50-sheet document feeder, it includes an 8.5″ x 11.7″ flatbed platen. It has a small footprint. More…

New Sharp B&W copier-MFP for small workgroup


January 27, 2010 by Steve Hannaford

The Sharp 20ppm MX-M200D is a new entry-level copier/MFP with a compact footprint and pretty decent features. This ledger-size machine extends Sharp’s flagship MX line to the small workgroup. More…

Samsung’s new midsize-workgroup color MFP


January 27, 2010 by Steve Hannaford

The new $8,249 MultiXpress CLX-8540ND prints and copies at 40ppm in both black-and-white and color. Maximum monthly duty cycle is 100,000 pages. More…

Muratec’s Fastest MFP to Date


January 27, 2010 by Steve Hannaford

The $5,995 (list) MFX-4555 Professional Edition is Muratec’s fastest and most powerful multifunctional offering to date. This 45ppm printer/MFP is derived from Samsung’s SCX-6545N model. It includes copying, printing, scanning and optional faxing. More…

New Lexmark ledger-size black-and-white office printer


January 27, 2010 by Steve Hannaford

Lexmark’s ledger-size W850 Series prints at 50ppm and include the network-ready W850n ($2,899) and the network-ready and duplexing W850dn ($3,299). More…

Kyocera’s new midsize-workgroup black-and-white copier MFP


January 27, 2010 by Steve Hannaford

The Kyocera TASKalfa 300 ($8,493) copies and prints at 30ppm. More…

Light-production color MFP part of canon’s new line


January 27, 2010 by Steve Hannaford

The new imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9000 PRO series represent a major upgrade in Canon’s product line. More…

Fujitsu’s new network scanner


December 8, 2009 by Steve Hannaford

The Fujitsu ScanSnap fi-6010N iScanner ($2,995 list) is Fujitsu’s entry into the growing category of networked scanners that are geared to document scanning but also can be used for such functions as scan-to-email and scan-to-network fax. More…

Dell’s New Ledger-sized Color Printer


December 8, 2009 by Steve Hannaford

A speedy ledger-size model, the $2,799 Dell 7130cdn Color Printer is its most ambitious color offering to date. More…

New Lexmark ledger-sized monochrome MFPs


November 9, 2009 by Melissa Pardo

The Lexmark X860 family of black-and-white MFPs is part of the overhaul of Lexmark’s entire multifunctional line, and they incorporate a new design and a number of innovative features. More…

New InfoPrint monochrome production printers


November 9, 2009 by Melissa Pardo

The new InfoPrint Pro 907 family is the fruit of InfoPrint’s close relationship with Ricoh. Both InfoPrint and Ricoh sell these models as printer-copier versions. All are upgrades to Ricoh’s previous generation of Pro models. More…

Lexmark’s new color MFP for small workgroup


November 9, 2009 by Melissa Pardo

The network-ready $999 Lexmark X546dtn prints at 25ppm in both color and black-and-white. PostScript and PCL support are standard, along with direct imaging of PDF and XPS files. More…

Print green without breaking the bank


October 22, 2009 by Melissa Pardo

This new printer from Xerox contains some impressive green features. More…

OKI’s new family of small-workgroup black-and-white MFPs


September 29, 2009 by Melissa Pardo

OKI Printing Solutions’ new 22ppm MB200 line of black-and-white laser MFPs consists of three models. More…

New Lexmark inkjet all-in-ones for the small office


September 29, 2009 by Melissa Pardo

The new Lexmark Prospect Pro all-in-ones are intended for business users and print at up to 33ppm in draft mode in black-and-white, 30ppm in color. More…

Dell’s new desktop laser printer


September 23, 2009 by Sam Narisi

Dell delivers a new laser printer that’s affordable and has a small footprint. More…

Dell Desktop Color MFP for Small Offices


August 31, 2009 by Sam Narisi

Priced at $399, the new Dell 1235cn Multifunction Color Laser Printer is suited to an individual user or small workgroup. As you would expect for the low price, the features are on the modest side, but they go well beyond the minimal. It has a slow color speed, 4ppm, with a pretty good 17ppm black output speed. More…

New Oce Color Copier-MFP for Large Workgroups


August 31, 2009 by Melissa Pardo

The Océ VarioLink 5522c runs at 55ppm in black and 45ppm in color, while the VarioLink 6522c runs at 50ppm in color and 65ppm in black. More…

New Ricoh black-and-white office printer


August 19, 2009 by Sam Narisi

The Ricoh Aficio SP 4210N is a black-and-white printer for small-to-midsize workgroups. More…

New monochrome ledger-sized copiers


August 12, 2009 by Sam Narisi

Impressive features make these two new Kyocera copiers a great value. More…

New Xerox desktop MFPs for small workgroups


August 5, 2009 by Melissa Pardo

For companies looking for desktop MFPs suitable for small groups, here are two new options from Xerox. More…

New workgroup color lasers from Konica Minolta


July 31, 2009 by Steve Hannaford

Konica Minolta’s magicolor printer line keeps expanding with some very strong models. The new 5650EN and 5670EN provide solid productivity for a large workgroup. More…

OKI C9650 series offers strong ledger-size color printing


July 20, 2009 by Steve Hannaford

The OKI Printing Solutions 9650 ledger-size printers have replaced the excellent C9600 family. They add more power, more memory and additional finishing options to those very good departmental color printers. More…

Toshiba refreshes office copier lineup


July 15, 2009 by Sam Narisi

Toshiba recently announced a top-to-bottom restructuring of its black-and-white copier multifunctional line for the office. More…

Lexmark’s feature-laden C730 family of workgroup color printers


July 15, 2009 by Melissa Pardo

These new models, the C730 series, are part of an overall upgrade in Lexmark’s whole printer and printer-multifunctional line with a comprehensive new design that offers both obvious and subtle improvements. More…

A small-footprint copier MFP


July 13, 2009 by Steve Hannaford

The MX-B401 is Sharp’s new black-and-white high-speed (40ppm) office machine. While it has many of the features and some of the look of a copier-multifunctional, it also is like a printer-multifunctional in that it handles paper up to legal size, not ledger-size paper like most copier MFPs. More…

Brother MFC-7340: An affordable desktop laser MFP


July 1, 2009 by Sam Narisi

The MFC-7340 is a new black-and-white MFP based on Brother’s proven architecture. This model offers straightforward but minimal features at $200. It offers a document feeder and fax capability along with a decent 21ppm speed for printing and copying. More…

HP Color LaserJet 4700 family: strong departmental printers


June 20, 2009 by Sam Narisi

Hewlett-Packard’s Color LaserJet 4700 family offers few frills, but it is a reliable, fast color printer series at a moderate price. More…

New portable Canon scanner with powerful features


June 12, 2009 by Steve Hannaford

New scanners from Canon come equipped with higher speeds and a strong software suite. More…

New ledger-size color printer from Xerox


June 3, 2009 by Steve Hannaford

Need a printer that can handle large paper sizes and heavy workloads? More…


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Here is a sample of the newest office productivity machines that have earned the Better Buys for Business Editor's Choice Award.

Sharp's Frontier series

Letter/legal copier-multifunctionals with high-end software features

Panasonic KV-S7075C

- one of the fastest flatbed scanners in the industry

Lexmark C734/C736

- Feature-laden color printers, for small-to-midsize workgroups.




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