"It's targeted at the person who has made up their mind they want color. It's not for the person who is happy with their black-and-white laser machine"
By Franklin Paul
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a move aimed at chipping away at Hewlett-Packard Co's dominance, Xerox Corp on Monday launched a system promising to slash the cost of color printing for high-volume users willing to pay more initially for machines.
Xerox introduced five printers, including the Phaser 8860 which features new solid-ink technology, saying the system puts the cost of color pages on par with that of black-and-white.
Solid ink uses wax ink sticks rather than the cartridges of powdered toner found in laser printers. The process works like that of a high-end offset press to create richer colors, the company says, and has significantly fewer disposable parts, which leads to lower maintenance costs. Read more
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By Franklin Paul
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a move aimed at chipping away at Hewlett-Packard Co's dominance, Xerox Corp on Monday launched a system promising to slash the cost of color printing for high-volume users willing to pay more initially for machines.
Xerox introduced five printers, including the Phaser 8860 which features new solid-ink technology, saying the system puts the cost of color pages on par with that of black-and-white.
Solid ink uses wax ink sticks rather than the cartridges of powdered toner found in laser printers. The process works like that of a high-end offset press to create richer colors, the company says, and has significantly fewer disposable parts, which leads to lower maintenance costs. Read more
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