Ricoh C900

[smatros]

Please feel free to send me a message about any questions that you may have about this machine.

1. What is f/b registration with the c900pro?
2. Can it atuo duplex 13x19" (maximum) size? Up to what weight?
3. Lamination of hugh-coveraged (dark) prints? Xerox has problems with it, how is this here when creasing?
4. From which trays can it print maximum weight + maximum sized material?
5. Click model / costs? (range, no need to input real numbers)

I like the machine, but there are very few info on market. Any real users who run it for a couple of months with any serious numbers?

Thank you

[rcm355]

Mine was delivered today and it gets assembled tomorrow. I will update everyone after the weekend. All of my testing with the 900 went very well, but we will see once it is in actual production mode. We are running 13x19 100lb gloss cover which it will duplex, also Teslin and PVC, up to 15mil. I have done all my laminating tests and they went great too. Color is .05 and BW is .01 per click and does not depend on sheet size. At least my deal does not.

[SirPrintsAlot]

There are current customers that are running 250,000 a month on it with no problem. It has a max of 400,000 a month but the sweet spot is around 225,000 a month. The F/B reg is .05mm and it will duplex up to the maximum size 13X19.2 and the weight depends on the paper but will do it in the current testing up to 100lb. cover. It can print the maximum sheet into any of the trays exept for tray 1. The Laminating that we have done it passed them all as well. For clicks it is around .05 for color and less than .0099 depending on what specials are currently going on. There is no minimum and it is for any size sheet so run more up on the max!!

[condonm]

Sounds pretty good. What is the output speed at 300gsm 13x19 sheet size - 1 side?

[User Name]

i have an direct question that xerox 5000, canon 6000, KM 6501 in three machines which one is best for good quality and better production

[condonm]

That is a very difficult, maybe impossible question to answer. I believe it is completely subjective. Sales of DC 5000's and KM C6500's have proven that the IQ is good enough for the output to be resold so I guess as long as the customer is buying off on the IQ then that should be the determining factor. I think too many print shop owners get too hung up on the IQ or DPI and forget that what really matters is their customers opinions. Here are just a few comments I've recieved from Print Shop owners over the years:

"We've been sending digital work out to be run on Xerox IGEN's for years now. The quality off the KM C6501 using our test files is better than the quality we've been getting on the IGEN's. The Solids areas are much better on the KM C6501"

"We've been using a Xerox 700 and even though it yields a slightly sharper, detailed IQ in some instances (photo's mostly) we purchased the KM C6501 and the IQ is more than sufficient to meet our customers requirements, we have fewer service calls, and our service costs our less."

The point I'm trying to make here is that it's completely subjective. There are many others who would probably strongly disagree that the KM C6501 has better IQ than an IGEN.

[SirPrintsAlot]

It will do 90 pages a minute color at the 13X19.2 and 300gsm single sided.

[X33]

It will do 90 pages a minute color at the 13X19.2 and 300gsm single sided.

I doubt it

[UberTech]

It will do 90 pages a minute color at the 13X19.2 and 300gsm single sided.

So lets get this right the C900 does 90 13x19.2 a minute, so in theory it will do 180 A4's a minute. There two ways this can go here, the machine slows down to do A4 or you are a blatant liar who will say any BS to drag some poor sap into your showroom.

Which one?

[SirPrintsAlot]

To both you Xerox and KM I welcome you to come to any showroom and take a look at the C900. I use the machine almost everyday.