Ricoh Aficio G7500 Laser Printer (405507) | 
| Brand: Ricoh
List Price: $749.00
Buy New: $199.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
System Memory: 16
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 47
Dimensions (in): 29.8 x 27.4 x 16
MPN: 405507
Model: 405507
UPC: 026649055072
EAN: 0026649055003
ASIN: B000EEXCUM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | First print in less than 9 seconds | | • | Ultra-reliable duplex printing, laser-quality prints and a wide printable-area are all possible with the sophisticated Ricoh GelSprinter Belt Transfer Paper-Feeding System | | • | Surprising 20 ppm (LT) print speeds and quality are maximized by multi-dot technology and the extra-wide print head | | • | Print crisp, clear color images at up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi on ordinary business quality copy paper with quick-drying GelSprinter “viscous ink” technology. | | • | Supports 11" x 17" paper (12" x 18" via bypass) |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Affordable color prints up to 11" x 17"
Printing 11" x 17" documents in color shouldn't have to be expensive or slow. That's the thinking behind the Ricoh G7500 Printer. It was created to make printing larger, high-quality color or black and white documents practical and cost effective for small businesses or personal use. 
The Ricoh Aficio G7500 was created to make printing larger, high-quality color or black and white documents practical and cost effective for small businesses or personal use. View larger. |  | What is GelSprinter technology?
The hybrid technology between laser and inkjet printer offering the optimal balance and maximization of print speed and image quality at affordable cost under the business environment.GelSprinter offers you high speed printing by combining three innovative technologies: Liquid Gel, Wide Heads, and the Belt Feeding System. About GelSprinter Liquid Gel
Gel Sprinter is an economical alternative to laser printing that utilizes a uniquely formulated viscous ink to address the shortcomings of traditional low viscosity inks. There are two types of low viscosity ink: Dry-based, which soak into the paper, spread, dry slowly, and produce dull images, and Pigment-based which dry faster that Dry-based inks, but not fast enough to provide the quality necessary for duplex printing. GelSprinter Liquid Gel has virtually none of these limitations. They are thicker, Pigment-based inks that dry instantly on contact with paper. About Wide Print Heads
GelSprinter print heads are three times wider that those of conventional inkjet printers. Each print head nozzle is durable, allowing ink to be ejected at greater pressure, which prevents clogging. These extra-wide print heads move in tandem for greater coverage per pass, delivering superior speeds over a much larger printable area that any other inkjet printer. Unlike laser printers, the GelSprinter color printers do nt need to fuse print images to paper, allowing for faster warm-up, recovery, and first-prints, and increased overall productivity. Belt Feeding System
Traditional inkjet printers use rollers that can leave sheets of paper unsupported, causing them to ripple and jam. Double-sided printing can also cause problems. By contrast, the GelSprinter series of color printers used high-speed electrostatic attraction to hold each sheet firmly in place on its path through the machine, eliminating misalignment, blurring, and other problem and other problems that accompany registration. Additionally, GelSprinter uses a sophisticated Belt Feeding System that practically eliminates paper jams and allows speedy double-sided printing over a laser-like print area GelSprinter printers maximize page `real estate' without compromising image quality or output speed. Color without the wait
The Ricoh G7500 is all about getting what you want fast, so you spend less time waiting for prints and more time getting your work done. - Wait-time is minimized, since the first print occurs in less than 9 seconds. Black and white 8 1/2" x 11" pages print at 20 ppm, thanks to the GelSprinter Wide Print Head. What's more, that speed is nearly matched in duplex mode--80 percent of simplex speed.
- Ultra-reliable duplex printing, laser-quality prints and a wide printable area are possible with the sophisticated Ricoh GelSprinter Belt Transfer Paper-Feeding System.
- Surprising print speeds and quality are maximized by multi-dot technology and the extra-wide print head.
- Maximize print speed even further with the easy-to-navigate RPCS raster print driver.
The standard paper tray holds up to 250 sheets. | Quality that's all business
Make no mistake about it: The G7500 was designed to handle the demands of business. Print crisp, clear color images at up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi on ordinary business quality copy paper with quick-drying GelSprinter "viscous ink" technology. Maintain the quality of your prints, even when a highlight pen is used on the text or your prints are exposed to sunlight. Meet the demands of a busy small office or heavy personal use with the 750-sheet paper capacity and heavy-duty print cycle. Expand the versatility of the Ricoh G7500, with an optional network interface to serve business anywhere, anytime. Print on envelopes easily with the standard tray. Keeping costs down, quality up
One of the constant imperatives of any business is to keep costs down. The Ricoh G7500 accomplishes this in a big way through several unique technologies. - Use all the ink you paid for since the Zero-Waste Dual Tank ink cartridges are designed to empty completely.
- Reduce by nearly half, the amount of ink used to print graphics and images while maintaining print quality of the text with the Level Color Mode.
- Print documents on both sides of each sheet routinely, cutting your paper usage in half with high-speed duplex printing.
- The cost to maintain is inexpensive, thanks to the long-lasting print head and ink cartridges.
- Priced competitively right out of the box compared with systems that actually do less.
- Ultra-reliable duplex printing, laser-quality prints and a wide printable-area are all possible with the sophisticated Ricoh GelSprinter Belt Transfer Paper-Feeding System.
- Surprising 20 ppm (LT) print speeds and quality are maximized by multi-dot technology and the extra-wide print head.
- Print crisp, clear color images at up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi on ordinary business quality copy paper with quick-drying GelSprinter "viscous ink" technology.
- 750-sheet paper capacity and heavy-duty print cycle.
- Zero-Waste Dual Tank ink cartridges are designed to empty completely.
- Support 11X17" paper (12X18" via bypass)
- Supports glossy paper
- First print in less than 9 seconds
Product Description
Ricoh is a world leader in digital imaging integration. Its products offer dependable digital solutions for all your needs today, plus the technology to meet your demands tomorrow.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Mostly happy November 18, 2007
Yet another old guy (Phoenix, Arizona)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Print quality is good even on plain paper: no visible banding, though to print deep colors requires quite a lot of ink. I suspect the saturation looks better on photo paper but I haven't tried it yet. It prints surprisingly fast; no disappointment there. I also like how the ink cartridges don't seem to expire like HP, Epson, Lexmark, etc. before the ink is gone. The other manufacturers put some kind of chip in their ink/toner cartridges so that you have to buy a new cartridge after a fixed period of time, even if you haven't used up all the ink/toner. This was a primary reason I purchased this Ricoh printer. Also, I discovered the ink doesn't smear after it has dried: I accidentally left a printout outside in the rain, but the ink didn't bleed or smear at all. It's as good as a laser print.
I encountered a serious problem, but managed to fix it myself. When I turned my printer on after several weeks of non-use, it would make a few grinding noises for about 3 seconds, then flash all the lights on the control panel continuously. It won't print when this happens. The manual said the printer needs servicing. Ugh. The one-year warranty had just run out the week before.
So I checked my service options here in the Phoenix, Arizona area. The Ricoh website showed three locations for servicing. One place wouldn't let me bring the printer in to be serviced: they have no service department. Instead they wanted to charge me $189 minimum charge (1 hour) to send someone to my site to diagnose the problem. Then they'd have to order parts, then come back for another $189 to replace the parts. The phone number for the second place was disconnected. At first, my third choice claimed I could bring the printer in for servicing, for about $65 minimum. When I asked if they had replacement parts in stock for my specific printer they put me on hold for a minute, then returned and said, sorry, we don't actually have a Ricoh service person yet but will get one in a couple of months. Remember, I got these service companies from Ricoh's website.
Time to take things in my own hands.
Underneath the moving printhead block are little white rubber receptacles that keep the printheads from drying out. (Note: you can easily move the printhead block with your hand, but if it seems stuck, turn the printer on and move the printhead after the printer unlocks it, then unplug the printer before the block moves all the way back to the right). So anyway, there is an open-topped rectangular structure just to the left of the white rubber receptacles. Let's call this structure the "lever box". This lever box is black plastic on the left side and thin sheet metal on the right side. I couldn't tell at first, but it has two plastic levers inside that are loosely bound together with a small wire, sort of a narrow, stretched-out "S" shape. I suspect the points of the two levers wipe the printheads to help clean ink off of the nozzles. Just a guess. Anyhow, a significant amount of ink goes into this lever box. If the ink dries out the levers can be kinda glued in place.
This is bad.
In my case, one end of the wire "S" had popped out of the small hole on one lever. As a result, when I turned on the printer (after jamming something to close the switch inside the little cross-shaped hole that a prong on the cover fits in), white plastic gears attempt to do something, but grind for a couple of seconds, then stop and then the printer flashes the lights. I happened to notice the lever box wobbled a bit while the gears were grinding. It turned out you can pull the lever box up and it snaps right out. I also realized below the lever box is a little cam on a shaft. Take some care here when removing the lever box though, the cam has a couple of important bumps on the side. Either the bumps or the two levers might break if you let a gorilla pull the lever box out. Get a bright light to see what you are doing. I washed the entire lever box in warm water (ink gets everywhere, you'll probably want rubber gloves and bucket that you don't mind getting stained). That's when I realized the lever box contains the two plastic levers and the metal "S" inside. I reconnected the "S" wire. This is tricky. You can pop the levers out of the lever box at the bottom if this makes it easier to put the wire where it should go. The cam was trying to move the two plastic levers, but couldn't because they were stuck. After some initial replacement attempts, I discovered I had to keep the lever box out of the printer, turn it on until the gears do their thing for a few moments until the gears stop turning, then unplug the printer before it starts squirting ink out of the printhead down into where it thinks the lever box is. Turning the printer on like this resets the camshaft where it should be. Now the lever box can be reinserted without a hassle with those bumps on the side of the cam. When I turned the power back on printer was back in action again! Thus saving myself half the price of the printer in service fees to replace the stupid lever box that probably costs no more than a couple of bucks.
So I rate the printer 4 stars, because (a) The print quality is good enough, it doesn't smear, and I can print double sided and on 11"x17" paper (!), but (b) I'm not at all thrilled with my Ricoh service options. I'm not going to complain about the stupid lever box because a decent service place should be able to replace it without much hassle and a huge fee.
Also, I had left my printer turned on for the entire time I had it, even if I wasn't going to use it for days or weeks. When looking up the flashing lights in the troubleshooting section, I discovered the manual says don't leave the power on all the time. Oopsie. Maybe this had something to do with why the lever box had a problem.
 Ricoh Aficio G7500 Laser Printer September 17, 2007
Richard Stern (Woodland Hills, CA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Ricoh Aficio G7500 Laser Printer is not a laser printer. It is an ink jet printer. However due to Ricoh technology the speed and print quality is much, much better than all other ink jet printers and approaches that for laser printers (it is so good it can be mistaken for laser printing). It is intended for individuals and small organizations that need/want to make 11x17 color documents or drawings at a very reasonable price. It is smaller, cheaper and much lighter weight than available 11x17 color laser printers.
Ricoh Aficio G7500 October 8, 2007
Candelaria Corporation (Tucson, AZ USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Prompt delivery. Meets needs for a jobsite construction trailer using tabloid without huge investment. We went through alot of ink up front but then adjusted to draft - A little too light on draft but it will do. The only place we have been able to find ink refills is on the internet.
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