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Posted By: Dave

I've worked for an electonics company for over 30 years. (Not in printers). It is common practice to bring out a low end product at a lower price, often a slowed down version of the original, due to all the wait statements in the control software . Of course, not only is the speed lower, but the feature set is limited. The lower purchase price opens the door for our salesmen, but most customers will buy the original product at full cost, because it really meets their needs better. So, a low cost offering raises sales of the higher priced unit. Sounds strange? No - Marketing 101