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  • coopers1305
    Technician
    • Nov 2014
    • 49

    #1

    Best Brand of Copier

    What do you vote?
    Why?
    44
    Canon
    0%
    3
    Konica Minolta
    0%
    15
    Panasonic
    0%
    0
    Ricoh
    0%
    6
    Sharp
    0%
    12
    Samsung
    0%
    0
    Toshiba
    0%
    2
    Xerox
    0%
    2
    None
    0%
    1
    OTHER not listed
    0%
    3

    The poll is expired.

  • JR2ALTA
    Service Manager

    Site Contributor
    1,000+ Posts
    • Feb 2010
    • 2033

    #2
    Re: Best Brand of Copier

    Kyocera is a major brand...

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    • Lagonda
      Service Manager

      Site Contributor
      1,000+ Posts
      • Aug 2008
      • 1649

      #3
      Re: Best Brand of Copier

      Since I only work on Ricoh I don't feel qualified to pass an opinion.
      However I feel that when the digital revolution came Ricoh did a lot better job turning their photocopiers into printers then the printer manufacturers did trying to get their printers to pretend they were photocopiers.
      At least 50% of IT is a solution looking for a problem.

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      • Hansoon
        Field Supervisor

        Site Contributor
        2,500+ Posts
        • Sep 2007
        • 3391

        #4
        Re: Best Brand of Copier

        Hard to say. I'm doing 95% KonicaMinolta and they have lots of very good boxes but there are also some - mostly in the lower range - that are a shame for such a renowned brand with such a proud history.

        Hans
        “Sent from my Intel 80286 using MS-DOS 2.0”

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        • allan
          RTFM!!

          5,000+ Posts
          • Apr 2010
          • 5462

          #5
          Re: Best Brand of Copier

          Jip the high volume and production machine from the blue burger is quite alright.
          Real shame about the A4 platform.
          Whatever

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          • CompyTech
            Super Tech

            500+ Posts
            • Feb 2011
            • 706

            #6
            Re: Best Brand of Copier

            Originally posted by allan
            Jip the high volume and production machine from the blue burger is quite alright.
            Real shame about the A4 platform.
            Agree.. The e series is really good despite the early electronic problems and clunky UI software. Any of the older stuff was pretty bad, but the Pro line stuff still has the older Konica built in. Take in case, The 951 is a decent machine despite being built on(but upgraded) a 15 year old platform(7085). The A4 stuff "might" get better now that they have bought into Lexmark.

            Will add Kyocera is a decent alternative. I really like the older Falcon engines like 420i/520i. Super easy to work on with the newer TA interface.

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            • subaro
              Service Manager

              1,000+ Posts
              • Oct 2010
              • 1274

              #7
              Re: Best Brand of Copier

              see the thread below. I posted this exact question and the replies was lets say ummmm.


              your most liked brand


              THE ONLY THING FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING..........edmund burke

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              • allan
                RTFM!!

                5,000+ Posts
                • Apr 2010
                • 5462

                #8
                Re: Best Brand of Copier

                Originally posted by CompyTech
                Agree.. The e series is really good despite the early electronic problems and clunky UI software. Any of the older stuff was pretty bad, but the Pro line stuff still has the older Konica built in. Take in case, The 951 is a decent machine despite being built on(but upgraded) a 15 year old platform(7085). The A4 stuff "might" get better now that they have bought into Lexmark.

                Will add Kyocera is a decent alternative. I really like the older Falcon engines like 420i/520i. Super easy to work on with the newer TA interface.
                Problem with the Lexmark product is the running cost. Kyocera covers the market really well with the A4 range they have. There is no competing against that.
                Were the customer expects one brand to cover there needs Konica Minolta is falling short.
                Whatever

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                • copier tech
                  Field Supervisor

                  5,000+ Posts
                  • Jan 2014
                  • 8176

                  #9
                  Re: Best Brand of Copier

                  I'm not surprised Konica Minolta came out top, as an engineer they are the easiest to work on, all parts are complete units, no rebuilds, unlike Ricoh & Canon for example.
                  Let us eat, drink, and be merry, because tomorrow we may die!

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                  • allan
                    RTFM!!

                    5,000+ Posts
                    • Apr 2010
                    • 5462

                    #10
                    Re: Best Brand of Copier

                    Originally posted by copier tech
                    I'm not surprised Konica Minolta came out top, as an engineer they are the easiest to work on, all parts are complete units, no rebuilds, unlike Ricoh & Canon for example.
                    I rebuild the KM units. Still easier that a Ricoh.
                    Whatever

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                    • Ctl-Alt-Del
                      Trusted Tech

                      Site Contributor
                      250+ Posts
                      • Jul 2006
                      • 430

                      #11
                      Re: Best Brand of Copier

                      Panasonic? They've been out of the copier game for years.

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                      • wragsdale
                        Trusted Tech

                        100+ Posts
                        • Jul 2014
                        • 188

                        #12
                        Re: Best Brand of Copier

                        Not really interested in posting a for-sure response to the question since I've only seen a handful of brands and primarily only work on Kyocera and Konica Minolta, which I think are both great for different reasons.

                        I did, however, want to say that Brother's service manual game is seriously on-point. They put Kyocera and KM to shame.

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                        • subaro
                          Service Manager

                          1,000+ Posts
                          • Oct 2010
                          • 1274

                          #13
                          Re: Best Brand of Copier

                          Originally posted by wragsdale
                          Not really interested in posting a for-sure response to the question since I've only seen a handful of brands and primarily only work on Kyocera and Konica Minolta, which I think are both great for different reasons.

                          I did, however, want to say that Brother's service manual game is seriously on-point. They put Kyocera and KM to shame.

                          could you elaborate [ to add details to;expand.] on the last sentence. ? thanks.
                          Last edited by subaro; 03-21-2016, 03:03 PM.
                          THE ONLY THING FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING..........edmund burke

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                          • wragsdale
                            Trusted Tech

                            100+ Posts
                            • Jul 2014
                            • 188

                            #14
                            Re: Best Brand of Copier

                            Well, I don't mean that Kyo or KM manuals are bad but Brother has a lot of detailed sections including gear layouts, lubrication points, harness routing diagrams, disassembly flowcharts, switch settings, etc. I was seriously impressed by the amount of useful information. Not only that, but they're super intuitive. Error codes or (dis)assembly references will link to their references 95% of the time.

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                            • trujenik92

                              #15
                              Re: Best Brand of Copier

                              I like Toshiba e-studio 166-223, may be they are not the newest, but they are stable and easy serviced

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