Latest Price Reductions on C5000 Series Digital Color Printers from OKI Printing Solutions Create Best Values Yet

Oki Data Americas, Inc., a leading provider of innovative products, services, and solutions marketed under the OKI® Printing Solutions brand, and the No. 3 color page printer manufacturer¹, has lowered the estimated street prices of top-performing digital color printers that comprise its C5000 Series.

The price reductions are as follows:

• C5150n  -- was $599; now $499
• C5200n – was $799; now $599
• C5400 – was $899; now $799
• C5400n – was $1099; now $999
• C5400dn – was $1,349; now $1,249
• C5400tn -- was $1,449; now $1,349
• C5400dtn – was $1,699; now $1,599

“The C5000 Series has put color within reach of every customer, enabling affordability without sacrificing quality. Now, at their lowest prices to date, they offer the ultimate balance of value, cost and performance,” said Candice Dobra, Director, Printer Marketing for Oki Data Americas.

About the C5000 Series

The printers within the C5000 Series continue to demonstrate parent company Oki Data Corporation’s history of leadership and innovation in color printing. They are based on printing technologies advanced by Oki Data Corporation, such as digital LED technology and Single Pass Color™.

The C5150n offers high performance and quality, printing vibrant full-color pages at up to 12 pages per minute (ppm), and crisp, clear monochrome pages at 20 ppm2.  The C5150n also offers sharp 1200 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) resolution. The C5150n is available through major retail stores including CompUSA, Staples, Office Depot, OfficeMax and Microcenter.

The C5200n offers speeds up to 16 ppm color and 24 ppm monochrome2, and has standard 400-sheet capacity that expands to 930 sheets, with memory upgrades from 32 MB standard to 288 MB available. Other features on the C5200n include standard Ethernet connectivity, optional two-sided printing capability, a one-year limited warranty, as well as the ability to handle banner printing. The C5200n is available through OKI Printing Solutions authorized solution providers.

The C5400 Series - which includes the C5400n, C5400dn, C5400tn, and C5400dtn - offers exceptional expandability and affordability at 16 ppm color and 24 ppm monochrome2. Various optional configurations enables a two-sided printing function, optional PostScript® 3™ emulation, and 20 GB hard disk drive which enables job accounting software. Standard features include 400-sheet capacity that expands to 930 sheets, and a one-year limited warranty with overnight exchange. Also available is Ethernet connectivity via internal OkiLAN® 8100e+ print server card. The C5400 Series is available through OKI Printing Solutions authorized solution providers.

Like all OKI Printing Solutions products, the C5000 Series printers are backed by total support from OKI Printing Solutions authorized solution providers. In addition, OKI Printing Solutions provides live, toll-free technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with agents based in North America.

Strong momentum continues

Last week, Oki Data Americas announced its new OKI Printing Solutions brand and introduced the first products marketed under that brand. Unveiled were three superior color multifunction products (MFPs) – the ES3640e MFP, the ES1624n MFP, the C5510 MFP, representing the company’s bold entry into the color MFP space. The company also launched the C9800/C9600 Series digital LED tabloid color printers, replacements to the award-winning C9300/C9500 Series.
 
 “The depth and breadth of our full line of color products offer superior solutions to workgroups of every size and scope,” said Dobra. “More customers than ever before are embracing our full line of digital color printing solutions, as is evidenced by our market share gains,” said Dobra.

According to IDC’s Quarterly Printer Tracker, for the most recent reporting period for which data is available, Oki Data Americas is the No. 3 color page printer manufacturer in the United States, up from the No. 4 spot the company previously held. IDC is a premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications industries.

¹ IDC’s Quarterly Printer Tracker for Q4 2004, published in February 2005
² Published performance results are based on laboratory testing; individual results may vary

About Oki Data Americas: Oki Data Americas, Inc., headquartered in Mount Laurel, N.J., and a subsidiary of Oki Data Corporation of Japan, markets under the OKI Printing Solutions brand PC peripheral equipment including digital color and monochrome printers, serial impact dot matrix printers, multifunction products and facsimiles. Known for durable and reliable products, Oki Data Americas is ISO 9001:2000 certified and also offers a full line of options, accessories and consumables. Its entire line of products complies with the EPA's Energy Star® Program. Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., parent company to Oki Data Corporation, is a $7.0 billion multinational corporation with headquarters in Tokyo and is a world leader in information processing systems, telecommunications and electronics.