B700 Series drives new levels of performance in high volume medium and large workgroup markets

Egham, Surrey, UK, September 2010: Meets market demand for low cost per page and lifetime costs, building on success of earlier B6000 printers

Looking to build on its continuing success in the important A4 mono printer market, OKI Printing Solutions has launched the B700 Series, targeted at the medium to large workgroup and corporate sector.

The B700 Series incorporates three high-performance products, including the entry-level B710 (40ppm) and the B720 and B730 which deliver even faster print speeds (45ppm and 50ppm respectively). Replacing the well-established B6000 Series, the new printers are designed to meet the sector’s demand for robust solutions that offer both a low cost per page (CPP) output and reduced cost of ownership throughout the lifecycle of the printer.

“This is a demanding marketplace in which both SMB and enterprise teams work their printers hard, and require print security features” says Thuan Bui, product marketing manager, OKI Printing Solutions. “In response, the B700 Series takes reliability and performance to new levels, in meeting the need to undertake high volume print tasks on a regular basis in a secure print environment.”

Broad appeal

The three models comprising the B700 Series offer substantially enhanced performance over the earlier B6000 Series and are designed to meet the varying demands of individual businesses within this broad market. The B710, for example, offers a lower upfront purchase cost than any competitor, whereas the B720 and B730 are designed to minimise downtime and intervention rates as a result of higher toner yields.

Common to all however is the new OKI ‘look and feel’ operating panel with five-line LCD display, which provides a much-improved user experience. Importantly for this market, the numeric keypad is also easy to use in secure print environments. This allows the user to print securely using a pin number, before the job is printed. This simple to use system ensures that only authorised staff can access sensitive documents for print.

Networked as standard, for simple integration into an existing network, and the ability to print directly from the USB port offer additional flexibility and efficiency in delivering consistent professional quality print output. And all of this is underpinned by the availability of a three-year warranty, which reflects the company’s confidence in the reliability of its complete product range, giving increased peace of mind to the user.

“The B700 Series combines unmatched mono performance with low total cost of ownership, in directly meeting the tough demands of larger workgroups,” says Bui. “Once again, with this new initiative OKI Printing Solutions has taken a quantum step forward in maximising print productivity of SMBs and enterprise businesses alike. Bringing security and easy management for the whole workgroup at the touch of a button.”