Aficio MP-C2030, 2530

[The-Peanut]

any1 had a nice close look at these machines yet

they seem value for money

r they robust hard working with good cq.

any thoughts?

John

[Eric1968]

Just had training, very good machine compared to its price.
The Light-model misses a lot of functions, but the High-End machine is a pretty good equipped machine.

[Shadow1]

Had a look at the demo in our office - gonna be a bitch to work on - duty cycle better be as light as the price.

[Eric1968]

Why is it a bitch to work on?

All parts are easily replaced. For users who are not printing much, but who want to print/copy color, it's a good machine.

[Shadow1]

Why is it a bitch to work on?.

The finisher

[Eric1968]

You're right, the finisher is indeed a bit difficult to install.

[Shadow1]

...and we already had problems with the finisher in our demo unit. Click Count: 638. Maybe it was a fluke, maybe not installed right to begin with, but also maybe a warning of things to come.

Remember the AF2238c was a great machine - finally solved most of the problems from the 3800's, but when you strapped it to one of those squat little booklet finishers you dreaded seeing the machine. Those finishers quickly earned the nickname "toadstool" in our district. Not that they broke down excessively, but if you ever had to poke one with a screwdriver you might as well pack a lunch... and dinner... and maybe breakfast.

[The-Peanut]

what r the drums like on the machine, whats the life of them and can the user replace the drums themselves

or like the mpc2500's does the engineer have to it.

thanks

John

[Jomama46]

The the drum and developer are 60K. Looks like they are replaced just like the previous (C2500 ~ 4500) models.

[jfbar1]

I just set one up for a customer down here in SWFL. It is a little slow (connectivity wise), it drops off the network and hangs up when printing pdf's (not postscript). I updated the firmware, but did not seem to help. The scanning in the (lite) model is "twain32" only. I am sure the customer will not be happy with it once they start using it.

The quality of the color is very good and seems to handle paper well.

All in all, a "low buck" solution for color that, if expectations are NOT high, will do the job well enough.

[Llama God]

I had one problem with vertical yellow lines after roughly 100 copies. There was no sign of wear on the PCU (I say again, 100 copies) and had to increase the reverse rotation time to sort it out. It never looks good to replace big bits after 1 day, does it?

Other than that, it looks like a baby 2500 with a wafty finisher which we haven't sold any of yet. Long may that continue.

[Lagonda]

Anybody seen a "Zeus" yet? I've only seen a photo. Its suppose to be a A4 colour copier to sell against cheap printer based copiers. Looks like a Xerox/Lexmark box but the Sales Manager swears it a Ricoh engine.
Its an ugly little bugger, cream front, grey sides and a black DF. That should stop customers complaining about me leaving dirty finger prints behind!