Ricoh wins six 2016 Winter Pick accolades from Buyers Laboratory LLC

SYDNEY, 16 February 2016 – Ricoh has had a strong start to the year with six accolades in the Buyers Laboratory LLC’s (BLI) 2016 Winter Pick Awards. This follows a successful 2015, where it received 21 BLI Pick Awards.

Awarded twice annually, BLI acknowledge the hardware and software offerings that gave the best performances in its extensive suite of lab tests in the previous six months.

John Hall, Managing Director, Ricoh Australia said, “We are delighted to kick off 2016 with another six BLI Pick Awards. These are testament to Ricoh’s commitment to providing high quality, robust technologies that truly addresses customers’ needs.”

Outstanding mono printers for mid-size workgroups

Ricoh’s SP 4520DN and SP 6430DN have been recognised with a BLI award each for their excellent value and plethora of productivity-boosting features. Mid-size workgroups looking for a monochrome device aren’t going to find much better value than the SP 4520DN or the SP 6430DN.

• The SP 4520DN provides users with fast, high-quality printing. It was recognised for its remarkably low total cost of ownership and multiple time-saving conveniences including a touchscreen control panel and an embedded software platform to allow for software integration at the panel, both of which are uncommon for single-function printers.
• The SP 6430DN is an extremely compact, high performance A3 printer. Despite its low price,the unique SP 6430DN is a robust choice for business users that supports A3 size media in a compact footprint.

Exceptional colour A4 devices for mid-size and large workgroups

Ricoh was recognised in the large and mid-size workgroup categories with its SP C440DN and MP C306ZSPF. The easy-to-use MP C306ZSPF and SP C440DN both include a robust feature set and many productivity-enhancing features.

• The compact MP C306ZSPF multifunction printer was recognised for its Smart Operation Panel, which has an intuitive, tablet-style interface. It allows users to capture, transform and share information with the familiar drag-and-drop, pinch-and-click, and swipe scrolling that’s used every day on smartphones and tablets. It was awarded Outstanding Colour MFP for Mid-Sized Workgroups.
• The SP C440DN was awarded Outstanding Colour Printer for Large Workgroups. It offers secure, productive, flexible and economically friendly printing. According to BLI, it delivered better than average productivity in many of the tests and carries a total cost of ownership that’s less than half the competitive average.

Energy efficiency excellence

Ricoh’s SP 4510SF and MP C306ZSPF were also awarded for Outstanding Achievement in Energy Efficiency, recognising them as among the most energy efficient devices tested in the past six months. These devices exhibit significantly lower than average energy consumption for their respective product categories and offer a variety of environmentally friendly features to help users reduce their overall environmental impact. The devices were run through BLI’s real-world environmental job stream test.

• The SP 4510SF’s estimated annual energy consumption was about 41 percent lower than average when compared with competitive A4 monochrome MFPs in the midsize workgroup segment.
• The MP C306ZSPF’s estimated annual energy consumption was 57 percent lower than average, making it among the lowest of A4 colour MFPs in the midsize workgroup category.

John Hall said: “Ricoh has a strong reputation for producing energy efficient devices. These awards demonstrate our continued commitment to devices that allow users to save energy without compromising productivity.”

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