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Education
The PPX 2055 notebook projector is
pocket sized. It simply connects to
a PC or Mac via the dual USB cable
included. This provides both power
and content so it’s always ready for
business!
The PPX 2450 multimedia projector
is a lightweight, powerful projector
with versatile connectivity. Perfect
for mobile and impromptu business
meetings, training, demonstrations and
proposals, this model shown weighs
only 115g and measures 10x10x3.2cm.
Education is competitive so creating a good impression
and gaining an edge becomes more important every day.
Philips PicoPix pocket projectors let you share
your business ideas, designs, pictures and videos
whenever and wherever you want! Small,
handy and powerful, these projectors are
perfect pocket companions for business
trips and meetings. All PicoPix projectors
offer top quality imaging using advanced
LED technology. Enhanced brightness and
contrast give your pictures and videos a
piercingly sharp and vivid projection.
Small projectors,
Big impact.
PicoPix 2055
style pricing model that gives
customers hardware, supplies
and support for a fixed monthly
cost starting at £49 for 500
pages and rising to £149 for
5,000 pages.
Customers benefit from
convenience and predictability
and don’t have to find funds to
make a capital purchase. For
those who take full advantage of
the printing allowance, it is also
economical, with an all-inclusive
cost per page of 3p (5,000 pages
for £149) no matter how much
ink or colour is used. Because
it is a network device, it can be
shared by multiple users and is
considerably smaller than any
other 60ppm printer. The current
model prints on one side only,
but duplex and MFP versions are
to be launched later this year.
Centralised inkjets
Epson and Compatech printers
support a distributed approach,
but there are also inkjet devices
suitable for centralised printing.
Riso ComColor printers have
print speeds of up to 150
pages per minute; A3 output; a
scanner unit; finishing options;
and versatile print management
software (a version of PaperCut
MF) that can divert prints from
desktop printers to cheaper
ComColor devices.
Riso national sales manager
Chris Burgess says that demand
for Riso’s ComColor 7050 and
3010 devices is being driven
by the growth in colour printing.
“The main reason for taking on
our machines is the cost of an
A4 colour print or copy. Our cost
is 1.25p, which is dramatically
lower than the cost of a colour
print from a traditional MFP or
desktop printer. Printer cartridge
spend within schools is very
high: in some cases we have
found primary schools spending
between £2,000 and £13,000 a
year for replacement cartridges
alone,” he said.
“Because Riso removes
schools’ fear of producing colour
print or copies, schools are able
to give teachers better material to
provide in lessons and give head
teachers an improved way of
communicating with parents and
carers through more attractive
newsletters and material.”
Framework or local supplier?
Another trend that helps reduce
the fear factor around print costs
is greater use of framework
agreements when purchasing
equipment. Traditionally
schools have been slow to take
advantage of them – most
estimates put take-up at about
25-30% – but this is changing
due to a variety of factors,
ranging from Government
pressure to renewed fears about
mis-selling highlighted in a
recent Panorama programme.
One of the big selling points
of framework agreements is
the peace of mind that comes
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Riso ComColor is a high speed, low cost alternative to toner MFPs