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Guides for print shops, written from the service bench.
Comparisons, buying guides and service notes for Ricoh Pro presses, built on the numbers we see in operation.
Comparison
Model comparisons
Two machines side by side, in the numbers that matter in operation.
ComparisonRicoh Pro C9100 or C7200X? The difference in real work, not in the brochureVolume against special work: speed, fifth colour, paper, toner cost, space and power.Read →ComparisonRicoh Pro C9100 or C7100S? When you need the bigger machineTwo four-colour presses, one question: has your volume reached C9100 scale?Read →ComparisonRicoh Pro C7100X or C7200X? The difference between the two five-colour pressesFifth-colour options, banner length and resolution decide it.Read →ComparisonRicoh Pro C5200S or C7100S: which one for a print shop just startingSame quality. The difference is size, speed and what a sheet costs to run.Read →ComparisonRicoh Pro C5100S or C7100S? The running-cost difference in numbersThe cheaper toner set prints about half the sheets. Work it out on your volume.Read →
Guide
Buying guides
What to work out before you pay for a press.
GuideThe best digital press for cards, invitations and heavy paper up to 400 gsmPaper weight, duplex, textured stock and the fifth colour, model by model.Read →GuideFifth-colour printing (white, clear, gold and silver): is it worth it?Who buys this work, why the margin is higher, and the costs people forget.Read →GuideA digital press: new, refurbished or used? When each one winsThe difference is who carries the risk. Eight questions to ask before you buy.Read →GuideWhat decides the price of a digital press?Seven things behind the number on the quotation, and why running cost matters more.Read →GuideA digital print shop feasibility study: cost per sheet and break-evenThe method, step by step. You put in your own numbers.Read →
Service
Service and consumables
Keeping the machine printing, and what it costs.
ServiceLines and spots in the print: is it the drum, the developer or the fuser?Three questions and a quick table to find where a defect comes from.Read →ServiceHow long does the drum last? And what shortens its lifeRicoh's figure, the figure in your print shop, and why they differ.Read →ServiceGenuine or compatible toner? The difference in cost, and in the life of the machineWhich is cheaper at the end of the year, when you count everything.Read →
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