Toshiba e-STUDIO2330c/2830c/3530c/4520c Earns highest awards!

IRVINE, Calif., (Jan. 12, 2009) – Toshiba America is proud to announce that its e-STUDIO™2330c/2830c/3530c/4520c color multifunction product (MFP) series has earned accolades from three of the nation’s renowned independent consulting firms – Better Buys for Business, BERTL and Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI).

Toshiba’s e-STUDIO2330c/2830c/3530c/4520c color MFP series achieved the following recognitions based on independent analyses encompassing industry expertise, laboratory and field tests:

• Better Buys for Business – “Editor’s Choice” Award (for 2008 and 2009)
•  BERTL – 2008 “BERTL’s Best” Award
•  BERTL – “Exceptional Five Star Rating”
•  BLI – “Four and a Half Star” Rating in Field Test Report
  

“Toshiba’s MFPs are solid performers and the e-STUDIO2330c/2830c/3530c/4520c series continues the company’s recent history of offering innovative, high-quality products,” said Stephen Hannaford, editor-in-chief, Better Buys for Business. “Toshiba built this new series on an already strong architecture while boosting speed and improving features to its predecessor models. In addition, this e-STUDIO series is offered at a competitive price point, making it an excellent choice for those in the market for a new color MFP.”

The e-STUDIO2330c/2830c/3530c/4520c series is a line of mid- to high-speed color MFPs, developed for multiuser offices and mid-volume printing environments that desire high-quality color printing at monochrome speeds. The series features Toshiba’s third generation e-BRIDGE™ controller for efficient processing and multitasking. Printing color documents at 23, 28, 35 and 45 pages-per-minute (PPM) respectively, with a first-copy-out time of approximately eight seconds, the e-STUDIO2330c/2830c/3530c/4520c provides fast color printing for businesses with robust color output needs.

The e-STUDIO2330c/2830c/3530c/4520c also is environmentally friendly, as it is Energy Star compliant and reduces power consumption when not in use with its energy-saver and sleep mode functions. Additionally, this color MFP features a printed circuit board that is constructed with 100 percent lead-free solder, and all of its printed circuit boards are halogen-free.

“Within only a few months of launching Toshiba’s newest color MFP series, it already has won high industry praise, and we are incredibly proud,” said Kay Fernandez, vice president of Marketing, TABS. “We are particularly pleased with these accolades as they come from completely independent resources that help companies make smart equipment decisions. These achievements validate our dedication to provide our customers with innovative and quality products that offer true value in maximizing their investment.”