Product:
Price:
Intended Users:
e-STUDIO2050c/2550c
$5,339-$6,895
Small, Medium
Speed Color:
Processor:
Memory:
20ppm-25ppm
Unknown
2GB
Product Overview
The Toshiba e-STUDIO2050c and e-STUDIO2550c are part of Toshiba’s color MFP lineup. They have upgraded features, such as, additional finishing options, higher paper capacity PostScript and XPS support, and optional hard drive, to name a few.
The e-STUDIO2050c ($5,339) copies and prints at 20ppm (in both black and white and color) and has a 56,000-page duty cycle. The e-STUDIO2550c ($6,895) runs at 25ppm and has a 70,000-page monthly duty cycle. Both machines support standard copying, printing, and scanning (and optional faxing), and has a color first-page-out time of 10.3 seconds. Standard memory is 2GB and there is an optional 160GB hard drive ($199).
The devices have a 9″ VGA color control panel. The panel is adjustable with one-touch buttons to access specific multifunction features. It can be tilted to reduce glare, and it is also Section 508 compliant. (This is the governmental standard for handicap access.) Also new with these models is an upgraded Universal Print Driver, which allows users to print from any e-STUDIO machine in the office without a need for setting up individual print drivers.
More details are in the Features section below.
These machines are ideal buys for the small or medium workgroup. They have excellent features, such as advanced security, more finishing options, and higher paper capacity.
Features
The e-STUDIO2050c and e-STUDIO2550c have an integrated controller architecture, called e-BRIDGE, built directly into the machine. Thus the copier’s operating system runs all of the machine’s functions — copy, print, and scan. This type of design improves multifunctional performance and lowers manufacturing costs as well. There is also an optional Open Platform support for connecting to Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, and Google Docs.
With the optional hard drive, e-FILING supports up to 200 private user boxes with the maximum of 100 folders per box, 400 documents per folder, and 200 pages per document.
PCL, PostScript, and XPS printing are supported. Ethernet (including Gigabit Ethernet) is standard, and Wi-Fi is optional, as is USB direct print and scan.
Network scanning is supported. Scan-to functionality includes scan-to-file, scan-to-TWAIN, and scan-to-email. File formats supported are JPEG, TIFF, PDF, and secure PDF. The Advanced Scanning ReRite software is available as an option.
The fax option is based on a 33.6kbps modem with JBIG compression. Other faxing features are fax forwarding, Internet and network faxing.
Paper handling starts with a 250-sheet tray and a 100-sheet bypass. You can add various paper options for a maximum of 2,900 sheets. These optional paper trays include a 550-sheet unit ($550), a 550-sheet pedestal ($980), and a 550-sheet drawer ($550). There is also the optional 2,000-sheet large-capacity tray ($1,225). Each tray handles up to ledger-size paper, with the exception of the large-capacity tray, which handles letter-sized pages only. Also optional are automatic duplexing and a 100-sheet RADF ($1,585).
There is a wide range of output options. The inner finisher ($1,760) has a two-tray 600-sheet capacity with 50-sheet stapling. You can add a 2/3-hole punch unit for $850. There is also a 100-sheet saddlestitching finisher ($3,395) with 50-sheet stapling and 60-page (15-sheet) booklet making. You can add a separate hole punch unit to the saddle stitching finisher for $850.
Extensive security features include IP and Mac address filtering, network port control, and network authentication. Also, a new security feature includes what Toshiba calls “role based access control”, which allows administrators to restrict users without having to use an LDAP server. Optional security features include self-encrypting drive, data overwrite, and IPSec enabler.
- Automatic Document Feeder?
- Duplexing?
- Ethernet Connectivity?
- Wireless Connectivity?
- Mobile Printing/Scanning?
- Finishers?
Shortcomings
The e-STUDIO2050c family is not meant for large offices, and doesn’t have mobile printing.
About
Toshiba has been on the upswing in the office copier business, thanks to a steadily improving product line. Although it may be among the smaller forces in copiers, the company as a whole is much larger than most of its competitors. Toshiba handouts include Fortune corporate rankings indicating that its global revenues across all product lines are about the same as those of Canon, Ricoh, and Xerox combined.
Product line: In recent years, Toshiba has been raising its copier profile both by re-energizing its U.S. marketing and by becoming more innovative with its products. Its line of e-STUDIO models is quite strong, and the company is starting to make an impact on the market.
Toshiba distribution: Almost all of Toshiba’s brand sales are currently through dealers. However, Toshiba has a subsidiary that has steadily been acquiring dealerships in certain markets in order to operate them as wholly owned subsidiaries. In all, Toshiba has about 350 copier dealers, of which about 70% handle Toshiba exclusively. Toshiba also sells through its wholly owned Toshiba Business Solutions subsidiaries.
