Epson WorkForce Pro WF-C869R delivers business-friendly TCO

Source: Epson Singapore. The WF-C869R printer.

Epson launched a new Replaceable Ink Pack System (RIPS) printer that delivers high-speed and high-quality printing while drastically reducing printing costs last month. The high page yields and extremely low cost per page of the WorkForce Pro WF-C869R can help businesses significantly minimise running costs when compared against a laser printer.

The high-capacity replaceable ink packs offer the option of standard ink packs that deliver uninterrupted printing of up to 22,500 pages in black and 22,000 pages in colour, as well as larger packs that printing up to 86,000 pages in black and 84,000 pages in colour.

The WF-C869R is equipped with Epson’s PrecisionCore technology to print at fast print speeds of up to 35ppm for both black and colour prints, at 4,800 x 1,200 dpi resolution prints for special media and 600 x 600 dpi for standard prints. As the PrecisionCore printhead does not use heat to print, the WF- C869R has no need for warming up time and has a first-page-out time of 6 seconds.

Source: Epson Singapore. Replaceable ink cartridges.

The WorkForce Pro WF-C869R uses fewer consumables and has packaging waste compared to laser printers, which help to maintain office productivity with less printer maintenance and downtime. The ultra long-life consumables of the WF-C869R only require periodic replacement and consist of the ink packs, maintenance box and paper pick-up rollers, compared to the laser printer consumable requirements, comprising toner cartridges, photoreceptor, waste toner box, transfer units and fusing units.

The versatile WF-C869R printer supports media from 64 to 256gsm. Its rear tray supports the use of special media such as photo media, and different sized paper can be placed in different paper cassettes for automatic selection. Epson’s dual CIS technology allows duplex scanning in a single pass for improved speed and office productivity.

“The new WF-C869R brings a new level of productivity and cost efficiency to our customers,” said Tan May Lin, Epson Singapore’s GM (Sales, Marketing & Customer Service Division). “The RIPS printer continues to surpass laser printers in terms of environmental impact and cost savings it brings, as well as the overall total cost of ownership with the minimal maintenance it needs. Businesses can look to lower operational costs and enjoy high quality inkjet printing with the new Replaceable Ink Pack System printer.”

With Epson Connect, documents can be printed directly to smart devices or online cloud storage services via Epson iPrint, and scans can be sent directly through email or cloud storage services. Near field communication (NFC) enables users to conveniently print or scan by touching a compatible device to the printer. Epson Device Admin enables easy monitoring, managing and configuring of the fleet of printers easily within the network. Epson Print Admin provides the features required to monitor and cut printing usage while ensuring secure or confidential printouts are not left at the printers. The WF-C869R printer is also compatible with third party software Papercut MF, to provide similar functionalities as Epson Print Admin.