C O M P E T I T I V E A N A LY S I S
The G700 and G500 represent a new class of color printer from Ricoh. In fact, GelSprinter technology is so new that it falls into a small but growing product category called Business Inkjet. Currently only
Business Inkjet printers like the G700 and G500 are hybrids; they take the best characteristics of typical inkjet printers and combine them with the advantages of color laser technology. From the inkjet side of the family, Business Inkjet printers inherit individual liquid ink cartridges, a low hardware acquisition price, low power consumption with fast
The G700 & G500 Business Inkjet printers overcome the shortcomings of typical inkjet models by:
•Eliminating expensive cartridges that require the print head be replaced each time an ink color is depleted. Users only replace inks as needed, not print heads.
•Printing on plain paper instead of special, more expensive stocks to maximize image quality.
•Enabling duplex printing at the small workgroup/SOHO level.
•Offering higher capacity paper supplies to meet rising volumes in business environments instead of
•Allowing multiple users to share access to the printer through optional network connectivity. Typical inkjet printers usually support only local interfaces for
•Supporting volumes in the thousands of pages per month as opposed to the hundreds of pages per month common to office superstore models.
•Producing
The G700/G500 Business Inkjet printers overcome the shortcomings of desktop color laser models by:
•Speeding document production by eliminating the need for fusing, and the
•Putting
•Reducing the cost of color through the use of Ricoh’s innovative Level Color Mode to provide
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