So far they are running great. Each has over 1 million 13x19 clicks so far. Registration has been very good and is almost never touched. Other than replacing the normal parts, they have been extremely reliable. So far the only part we have to get replaced regularly by the techs is a belt after the fuser. Coated paper polishes it and then it causes sheet wrinkles, especially on 70# gloss text. They replace it ever 3 months roughly. We haven't had any toner buildup or other issues. We also run lots of carbonless on one machine without any hint of trouble.
My only two remaining complaints are the color fluctuations during the run, which aren't terrible, but are a little worse than our Versant was. So you don't have to calibrate very often, but there is fluctuation during every run. Our Versant 2100 on the other hand has to be calibrated much, much more frequently, but once you do it, the color is more consistent during the run. We run heavy coverage work with brand spot colors that are important to match. The other complaint is that some jobs run at about 2/3rds speed and Ricoh blames it on the files. On some jobs, the machines will run a couple of sheets then hesitate for a sheet or 3 and then run another batch. Doing this during the entire run. Our Versant 2100 never did this. It seems to be pretty random. We had two files that were identical except for a different sale date int he middle of the flyer and one ran at full speed, while the other did the hesitate I mentioned.
Keith
