Japanese Printers

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I am currently in Japan researching the Japanese consumable market. If
anyone needs any info on Japanese printers or consumables just let me
know and I will endeavour to find answers.

Basically HP and Lexmark have the same models worldwide however Epson
and Canon have different models of printers and different cartridge
numbers in Japan. Japan is also big on A3 laser printers. There are
also many smaller players such as Sharp and NEC. Very interesting.

James Sodor
www.whatcartridge.com
 
whatcartridge.com said:
I am currently in Japan researching the Japanese consumable market. If
anyone needs any info on Japanese printers or consumables just let me
know and I will endeavour to find answers.

Basically HP and Lexmark have the same models worldwide however Epson
and Canon have different models of printers and different cartridge
numbers in Japan. Japan is also big on A3 laser printers. There are
also many smaller players such as Sharp and NEC. Very interesting.

James Sodor
www.whatcartridge.com
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I am currently in Japan researching the Japanese consumable market. If
anyone needs any info on Japanese printers or consumables just let me
know and I will endeavour to find answers.
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Things I know off the top of my head.

Canon has the Pixus series, which the label likely extended into the I
series. The ip-7500 is a model not sold elsewhere so far as I know,
which is basicly a printer only version of the MP900/mp950. The ink
cartridges for the new models are the bci-7e which are near as I'm
aware identical to CLI-8 except a US model printer won't accept them by
default. This can be resolved in the service menu.

The Pixus series got the chromalife100 ink earlier than elsewhere... in
the BCI-7 cartridges.

You can find a list of model numbers on their FTP site
ftp://download.canon.jp/pub/driver/bj/linux/
ftp://download.canon.jp/pub/driver/bj/winxp/

For the most part the modell numbers for the ip series are 100 off,
I.e. Pixma ip4000 Pixus ip4100. There are exceptions, but generally
speaking.
 
I am currently in Japan researching the Japanese consumable market. If
anyone needs any info on Japanese printers or consumables just let me
know and I will endeavour to find answers.

Basically HP and Lexmark have the same models worldwide however Epson
and Canon have different models of printers and different cartridge
numbers in Japan. Japan is also big on A3 laser printers. There are
also many smaller players such as Sharp and NEC. Very interesting.

James Sodor
www.whatcartridge.com
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Do these "lesser" manufacturers license technologies from the major
manufacturers, or do their own thing? A guy I knew years ago had an NEC
printer that essentially used a variation of an HP 26 cart, and I had
(still have) a Citizen printer that used the same system.
 
Thanks for that zakezuke. The Pixus series has been around for quite a
while, definitely from the i series. I received a set of the BCI-7
cartridges, they appear to be the same as the CLI-8 inks. I am getting
a full list of all Canon inks today but I think the BCI-7 carts are the
only ones different from what's available in other countries. Not sure
why Canon did that, but I think after they brought out the BCI-7 they
decided to change from the BCI prefix to the CLI prefix to emphasise
the Chromalife branding.

James Sodor
www.whatcartridge.com
 
Hi Gary, mostly they license technology just as Compaq and Dell did
with their printers, however Sharp has been doing a mix of their own
and others (with their ink printers), and I've seen a few rebadged
Canon Selphy printers. HP and Canon have been sharing their laser
technology for years, too.

James Sodor
www.whatcartridge.com
 
Hi Gary, mostly they license technology just as Compaq and Dell did
with their printers, however Sharp has been doing a mix of their own
and others (with their ink printers), and I've seen a few rebadged
Canon Selphy printers. HP and Canon have been sharing their laser
technology for years, too.

James Sodor
www.whatcartridge.com
 
The e Pixus series has been around for quite a
while, definitely from the i series. I received a set of the BCI-7
cartridges, they appear to be the same as the CLI-8 inks. I am getting
a full list of all Canon inks today but I think the BCI-7 carts are the
only ones different from what's available in other countries. Not sure
why Canon did that, but I think after they brought out the BCI-7 they
decided to change from the BCI prefix to the CLI prefix to emphasise
the Chromalife branding.
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Note, I said "BCI-7e".... the 7 is for the ip4100 and such, where the
7e is for the newer ones that would also physicaly take the cli-8.
Check it out at amazon.co.jp

http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos...8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/249-7222134-6902755
 
whatcartridge.com said:
Hi Gary, mostly they license technology just as Compaq and Dell did
with their printers, however Sharp has been doing a mix of their own
and others (with their ink printers), and I've seen a few rebadged
Canon Selphy printers. HP and Canon have been sharing their laser
technology for years, too.

James Sodor
www.whatcartridge.com
Click to expand...
DA SPAMMER IS IN DA BUSINESS
 
whatcartridge.com said:
Hi Gary, mostly they license technology just as Compaq and Dell did
with their printers, however Sharp has been doing a mix of their own
and others (with their ink printers), and I've seen a few rebadged
Canon Selphy printers. HP and Canon have been sharing their laser
technology for years, too.

James Sodor
www.whatcartridge.com
Click to expand...
DA SPAMMER IS IN DA BUSINESS
 
whatcartridge.com said:
Thanks for that zakezuke. The Pixus series has been around for quite a
while, definitely from the i series. I received a set of the BCI-7
cartridges, they appear to be the same as the CLI-8 inks. I am getting
a full list of all Canon inks today but I think the BCI-7 carts are the
only ones different from what's available in other countries. Not sure
why Canon did that, but I think after they brought out the BCI-7 they
decided to change from the BCI prefix to the CLI prefix to emphasise
the Chromalife branding.

James Sodor
www.whatcartridge.com
Click to expand...
DA SPAMMER IS IN DA BUSINESS
 
DA SPAMMER IS IN DA BUSINESS
Do these "lesser" manufacturers license technologies from the major
manufacturers, or do their own thing? A guy I knew years ago had an NEC
printer that essentially used a variation of an HP 26 cart, and I had
(still have) a Citizen printer that used the same system.
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Hi Kolorwell

It is inevitable that manufacturers will make the next generation of
color laser printers more versatile. The example you quoted is proof of
this. As film and negatives goes the way of Super 8 movies and 8 Track
cartridges, there will be more and more ways to print photos on all
kinds of machines - from simple inkjet to laser to dye sublimnation and
more. While output from most printers cannot compare in every way with
the quality, finish and convenience in the wider market of traditional
film and negs, they are fast catching up and most film manufacturers
have switched their emphasis to digital printing to survive (even
Kodak, who seemingly took forever to wake up to the fact that digital
printing could wipe them out unless they changed).

James Sodor
www.whatcartridge.com
 
whatcartridge.com said:
Hi Kolorwell

It is inevitable that manufacturers will make the next generation of
color laser printers more versatile. The example you quoted is proof of
this. As film and negatives goes the way of Super 8 movies and 8 Track
cartridges, there will be more and more ways to print photos on all
kinds of machines - from simple inkjet to laser to dye sublimnation and
more. While output from most printers cannot compare in every way with
the quality, finish and convenience in the wider market of traditional
film and negs, they are fast catching up and most film manufacturers
have switched their emphasis to digital printing to survive (even
Kodak, who seemingly took forever to wake up to the fact that digital
printing could wipe them out unless they changed).

James Sodor
www.whatcartridge.com
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DA SPAMMER IN DA BUZINESS
 
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