Personal-use copiers use unified cartridges

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Canon Inc. will introduce personal-use copiers that utilizes a single cartridge design. The copiers, the Canon Family Copier FC200 that retails for 70,000 yen ($551) and the FC220, available for 90,000 yen ($709), is intended for the use of small offices, home-based businesses and households. The company, which also released the upgraded version of the Canon Mini Copier PC775 for 298,000 yen ($2,346), has incorporated its "Round and Symmetrical" design with the new products to ensure an attractive fit of the device in the workplace.

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Sharp zooms in on digital copiers, cuts costs with common parts

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Sharp Corp has been launching digital copiers since the second half of 1998 in an effort to gain a bigger share of the low-priced copier market. In July 1998, the company introduced the Libre Mini compact digital copier line in Japan and the US. The Libre AL-800 series was launched in the US, Japan and Europe from Oct 1998 to Jan 1999. The wingless 16cpm Libre AR-S160 was released in Japan in Dec 1998 and in the US in Jan 1999.

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Reinforced services Hone Konica's ability to expand market shares

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Konica Corp. has established a strong market base for its business copiers in the US and Europe. The company commands 65% of the US market for photocopy equipment, while its European operations account for 48% of the region's Segment 4 copier sales. Konica attributes its market share leadership to continuous attempts to improve services such as delivery and to the implementation of cost-cutting measures.

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