EIGHT MULTIFUNCTION PRODUCTS FROM TOSHIBA AMERICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC. EARN AWARDS FROM BUYERS LABORATORY INC.
Toshiba e-STUDIO™ MFPs Recognized for Excellent Performance During BLI’S Independent Field and Laboratory Tests
IRVINE , California ( May 25, 2007 ) :
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) today announced that eight of its e-STUDIO™ multifunction products (MFPs) received product awards from Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI), a leading independent office equipment testing laboratory. From the eight products recognized, TABS received 14 BLI awards total, including:
BLI "Recommended" Status
- e-STUDIO520T, e-STUDIO600T and e-STUDIO720T
BLI "Highly Reliable" Status
- e-STUDIO520T, e-STUDIO600T and e-STUDIO720T
BLI "Four and a Half Star" Rating
- e-STUDIO901
BLI "Four Star" Rating
- e-STUDIO520T, e-STUDIO600T and e-STUDIO720T
- e-STUDIO3500c, e-STUDIO3510c and e-STUDIO5500c
- e-STUDIO1351
"It’s a significant source of pride that so many of Toshiba’s products received such affirming reviews and awards from Buyers Lab during its rigorous in-house testing,” said Steve Rhorer, vice president, Marketing for TABS. “Product performance and reliability are huge priorities for Toshiba as it enables us to deliver superior machines that continually exceed customer expectations."
e-STUDIO520T/600T/720T
The e-STUDIO520T/600T/720T series underwent BLI’s independent field test and its comprehensive laboratory test, during which they were assessed for reliability, multitasking, administrative utilities, feedback to workstations, ease of setup, print drivers, applications compatibility and scan functions, image quality, productivity, ease-of-use, feature set, cost per page and value. The e-STUDIO520T/600T/720T all earned Four Star ratings after proving to be highly competitive products in the field test. Through BLI’s 600,000-impression lab test, these MFPs also earned BLI’s “Recommended” and “Highly Reliable” ratings, in addition to being cited for very good multitasking, good productivity, and good over all ease-of use.
The e-STUDIO520T/600T/720T features a tandem drawer configuration that expands the unit’s standard and maximum paper capacities from 2,000 to 3,500 and 6,000 to 7,600 sheets respectively. The mid-range digital machines copy at 52 pages per minute (ppm), 60 ppm and 72 ppm respectively and also offer a number of noteworthy features such as an extensive security and multiple finishing options that allow users to staple up to 100 sheets.
e-STUDIO901
BLI analysts found that the e-STUDIO901 “proved to be a strong overall performer in BLI’s field testing.” Rated at Four and a Half Stars, it demonstrated outstanding overall print productivity and earned good reviews for its ease-of-use. It copies at 90 ppm and has a standard memory capacity of 256 MB that is upgradeable to 512 MB. The e-STUDIO901 is one of only two monochrome devices in the competitive group to support both color and black-and-white scanning.
e-STUDIO3500c/3510c/5500c
The e-STUDIO3500c/3510c "proved to be competitive overall performer[s], offering excellent overall ease-of-use from its control panel and print drivers, [achieving] an overall rating of Four Stars" in BLI’s field testings. Also receiving a Four Star rating from BLI, the e-STUDIO5500c was cited in particular for its very good productivity and color image quality, along with its good overall ease-of-use.
The e-STUDIO3500c and e-STUDIO3510c are four-drum, single-pass units with color and black speeds of 35 ppm for the e-STUDIO3500c and 35 ppm/45 ppm respectively for the e-STUDIO3510c. Both feature a 512 MB standard memory capacity that can be upgraded to 1 GB. The e-STUDIO5500c has a four-drum electrostatic transfer system with image transfer belt and features a standard 1,384 MB memory capacity and a 320 GB hard drive capacity, shared among functions. It prints and copies at 55 ppm in color, 60 ppm in black.
e-STUDIO1351
BLI analysts reported that the e-STUDIO1351 “offer[s] a very good overall value and earn[ed] good reviews for ease-of-use, [achieving] an overall rating of Four Stars” in BLI’s field testing. The MFP has a high-speed standard copy of 135 ppm and optional network printing and scanning. The device features a standard memory capacity of 256 MB, upgradeable to 512 MB and is one of only two monochrome devices in the competitive group to support both color and black-and-white scanning. The e-STUDIO1351 also supports a print resolution up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi.
About Buyers Laboratory Inc.
For more than 45 years, Buyers Laboratory has been the leading independent office equipment test lab and business consumer advocate. In addition to publishing the industry’s most comprehensive and accurate test reports on office document imaging devices, each representing months of exhaustive hands-on testing in the company’s 10,000-square-foot lab, BLI has been the leading source for extensive databases of specifications and pricing on copiers, printers, fax machines and multifunctional products. The company’s databases, which cover more than 6,000 products and have a long-standing reputation for being the most reliable and complete, are available to subscribers in the form of printed specification guides, as well as CD-based and online product comparison software programs.
With its Buyers Alliance program, Buyers Lab also provides comprehensive purchasing support services to business consumers in the process of acquiring office equipment, which includes creating customized RFPs and conducting on-site document imaging device usage assessments. In addition, Buyers Laboratory provides a vast array of confidential for-hire custom testing services, including document imaging device beta testing, print controller testing, and the testing of consumables, such as paper, toner, ink, transparencies and photoconductors.
For more information on Buyers Laboratory, please visit www.buyerslab.com, call (201) 488-0404 or e-mail info@buyerslab.com.
About Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc.
Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc. (TABS) manages product planning, marketing, sales, service support and distribution of copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers, and toner products throughout the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TABS has five divisions: the Electronic Imaging Division; the Toner Products Division; the Document Solutions Engineering Division; the International Division; and TOPAC U.S.A., Inc., dba Toshiba Business Solutions (TBS), a wholly-owned subsidiary corporation of TABS, that operates a network of wholly-owned office equipment dealers throughout the United States.
Named the most favored manufacturer ten times by the Business Technology Association (BTA), Toshiba’s entire product line, customer support and marketing distribution policies are markers for the industry. Among the many other awards garnered in recent years, Toshiba was named the “Manufacturer of the Year” eight times by Marketing Research Consultants (MRC), and has twice been named to the CIO 100 for being among the top 100 “bold” (2005) and “agile” (2004) companies in the world.
TABS is an independent operating company of Toshiba Corporation, the seventh largest electronics/electrical equipment company and the world's 91st largest company in terms of sales. Ranked by Fortune magazine as the eighth Most Admired Electronics Company in the World, Toshiba Corporation is a world leader in high technology products with more than 300 major subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Fiscal year revenue in 2007 was approximately $76.6 billion.
For more information on Toshiba copiers, facsimiles, multifunction printing products, network controllers or toner products, or for a dealer in your area, call (800)-GO-TOSHIBA or visit the TABS Web site at www.copiers.toshiba.com
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