MFPs rule
Multi Function Printer(s) take the lead
The movement towards MFPs and all-in-one units was a big trend that most of the printer vendors took notice of this year.
There has been a major progression of individuals and consumers buying all-in-ones instead of single function technology according to HP Canada.
An analyst with IDC Canada said "18 months ago the shipments of MFPs were equal to that of single-function printers. Now twice as many MFPs as single function printers are being sold in the inkjet realm in the last few of quarters. The cost of MFPs have come down where there is a marginal difference between a single function printer and a MFP ".
The single-function printer inkjet market is steadily declining with inkjet color MFPs taking over with about 550,000 units being shipped for the first three quarters of the year. HP has dominated the market with about 51 per cent of market share followed by Canon at about 24 per cent .
Whats coming in 2007 ?
For 2007, expectations are that the demand for single-function printers will decline and they will become more of a niche product for high-end photography or specialized business tasks.
According to the major printer vendors, it is more of the same with all of the companies focusing on bringing products to market that will continue on the trend of color printing and MFPs.
A product specialist working at Brother Canada said "Any manufacturer that wants to remain competitive knows that color is where we are going with all categories of products," A product specialist working at Brother Canada.
2007 will be an interesting year for printer manufacturers due to HP releasing an entry-level color ink machine that is said to rival the speeds of a laser printer.
"As far as everything else, inkjet and lower-end laser machines are going to dominate.
The movement towards MFPs and all-in-one units was a big trend that most of the printer vendors took notice of this year.
There has been a major progression of individuals and consumers buying all-in-ones instead of single function technology according to HP Canada.
An analyst with IDC Canada said "18 months ago the shipments of MFPs were equal to that of single-function printers. Now twice as many MFPs as single function printers are being sold in the inkjet realm in the last few of quarters. The cost of MFPs have come down where there is a marginal difference between a single function printer and a MFP ".
The single-function printer inkjet market is steadily declining with inkjet color MFPs taking over with about 550,000 units being shipped for the first three quarters of the year. HP has dominated the market with about 51 per cent of market share followed by Canon at about 24 per cent .
Whats coming in 2007 ?
For 2007, expectations are that the demand for single-function printers will decline and they will become more of a niche product for high-end photography or specialized business tasks.
According to the major printer vendors, it is more of the same with all of the companies focusing on bringing products to market that will continue on the trend of color printing and MFPs.
A product specialist working at Brother Canada said "Any manufacturer that wants to remain competitive knows that color is where we are going with all categories of products," A product specialist working at Brother Canada.
2007 will be an interesting year for printer manufacturers due to HP releasing an entry-level color ink machine that is said to rival the speeds of a laser printer.
"As far as everything else, inkjet and lower-end laser machines are going to dominate.
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