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Issue #0722/1 - New models from Canon, Hewlett-Packard and Xerox add to the choice and to the varied pricing strategies available to users.

Four new colour laser printers launched since the latter part of last year and into this year have, together with several strategic adjustments in pricing and marketing, contributed to areas of significant shift in the attractiveness of the product line-up.

Issue #0722/2 - Dell has increased the hardware price of its C3110cn without compromising its winning position.

For users printing mostly mono pages, there is a category of single-pass colour laser printers that offer very fast mono print speeds, of 30ppm or higher, together with acceptable colour print speeds of around the 15ppm to 20ppm mark.

Issue #0722/3 - In advance of its second quarter earnings announcement, scheduled for 24th July, Lexmark has released a revised financial outlook for the quarter, presenting bad news.

Lexmark International has revised its second quarter financial expectations – downwards – by about 25%, blaming lower than expected operating income from the consumer segment (inkjet printers and AiOs). Apparently, consumers are not buying Lexmark’s inkjet supplies!