Lexmark shares plunge by more than 20% - Oct 26, 2010

Shares of Lexmark International Inc. (LXK) on the NYSE dropped precipitously by 21% today, as the company's revenue fell short of Wall Street's estimates. Adding to the concern, the company also announced that Chief Executive Paul Curlander plans to retire in early 2011. Some analysts believe that Lexmark is well positioned in the printer market and can recover from the position they are in right now. The company’s third quarter earnings actually even exceeded some analysts expectations, like Zacks. However the printer market is fiercely competitive, and with HP as the market leader it will be difficult for other brands to easily compete. From a remanufacturing perspective, Lexmark inkjet cartridges have a higher failure rate (when reconditioning them to put them through another cycle of use) when compared to similar built cartridges (with print heads for example) by Hewlett Packard, and this makes the refill process (and thereby the cost to the consumer) more expensive. Lexmark also makes the inkjets used in most Dell inkjet printers. 123 Refills offers OEM (original) brand inkjet and toner cartridges for use with Lexmark ink printers and Dell ink printers, as well as high quality and quality control tested remanufactured cartridges and ink refill kits / toner refill kits and refill supplies.

The new Lexmark inkjet All-In-One Printer - Genesis. Does it live up to the hype?

Lexmark has launched its latest of its Web-connected, all-in-one (AIO) inkjet printers - dubbed the Lexmark Genesis. This printer is targeted towards professionals, small business and home office consumers who are looking for a device that is innovative, productive and is also unique and stylish.

"From its unique, sleek upright design to the broad range of SmartSolutions, the Lexmark Genesis is truly an innovative, one-of-a-kind product in today's AIO market," said Paul Rooke, Lexmark executive vice president and president of its Imaging Solutions Division. "Most importantly, after a quick and easy setup, busy professionals will immediately experience its time-saving instant preview, quick copies and unmatched speed when scanning content to the cloud."



Recently also announced by Lexmark, are the Twitter and Facebook SmartSolutions. These SmartSolutions will enable users to scroll through and search their Twitter feeds as well as view their Facebook walls and print photos right from the device. Twitter is currently available for download. Facebook will be available next month (November 2010), according to Lexmark.

The 3rd quarter Xerox story: Double the Profits, but still cutting jobs

Oct 21 - Xerox said Thursday that it doubled its profit in the third quarter of 2010. The Xerox company reported net income of $250 million for the 3rd quarter, compared with $123 million for the same period last year. As the profit growth is being announced, Xerox is also planning to cut about 2% of its workforce, which amounts to around 2,500 job losses. Why cut jobs when profits are growing? Share your opinion here: http://www.facebook.com/board.php?uid=102185573182305

123 Refills offers alternative replacement options to Xerox OEM printer supplies at significant savings compared to Original Xerox ink and toner, and also offers OEM (original) brand cartridges from Xerox as well for customers that demand OEM Xerox supplies. All the ink and toner offering for Xerox printers are listed at http://123refills.net/cic/eg/printers.php?printer=Xerox

ePrint by HP

HP ePrint Printers allow users to print anywhere from any mobile device. Some of the benefits of the HP e-Print printers are that users are able to send documents directly to the HP printer from a smartphone, easily share the printer with family, friends, and colleagues without having to install, and are able to email photos directly to the printers of family members. Some of the printers in the ePrint line by HP include:

HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus Wireless e-All-in-One (CM756A#B1H)
HP Photosmart D110A Wireless e-All-in-One Printer (CN731A#B1H)
HP Photosmart Premium Wireless e-All-in-One (CN503A#B1H)
HP Officejet Pro 8500A Wireless e-All-in-One (CM755A#B1H)
HP Photosmart C410a Premium Fax Wireless e-All-in-One (CQ521A#B1H)
HP Photosmart Plus Wireless e-All-in-One Printer (CN216A#B1H)
HP Officejet Pro 8500A Premium Wireless e-All-in-One (CM758A#B1H)
and more.

Ink and toner supplies for these printers are or will be available from 123 Refills soon.

New HP Ink Technology - Latex Ink

Dubbed "HP Latex Printing Technologies", HP has in their own words "designed (latex ink) with the environment in mind". HP Latex Printing Technologies have been developed for print service providers (PSPs) in mind and offer a printing alternative for a wide variety of outdoor and indoor applications. According to HP's website, "HP Latex Inks and HP Thermal Inkjet Technology (together) provide durable, odorless prints; sharp, vivid image quality; application versatility; and high productivity – all of which enable PSPs to increase their print capacity and grow their businesses while reducing the total impact of printing on the environment."

HP launched its new range of inks for at this year's 2010 SGIA Expo in Las Vegas. The inks seem to be a step in the right direction in terms of environmental printing impact, as they are less reliant on solvents that can be harmful to the environment.

New ImageClass Printers from Canon

The Canon imageCLASS series has some new models, recently released by Canon. They cater to the small office / home office market, and include the color imageCLASS LBP7200cdn and imageCLASS LBP6650dn, LBP6300dn and LBP6000. Prices are expected between $200 and $600 for these Canon laser printers. 123 Refills is working on after-market refill solutions for these printers.

B700 series of new monochrome laser printers by Okidata

Aimed at medium-sized work-groups, the B700 Series of Okidata monochrome laser printers have toner yields 26,000 pages and a print quality resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi.

The printers range in price from $600 to $1200, and include the Oki B710n, B710dn, B720n, B720dn, B730n, B730dn.

123 Refills is working on after-market refill solutions for these models.