11
The next table illustrates printer placements through 2005 as reported by Gartner
Dataquest. Growth is at steady pace for the next several years. The forecasted
compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) is 12.15% by the year 2005.
PRINTER FORECAST 2004-2005 – 11-20ppm Range
Source: Gartner Dataquest
The anticipated growth in the printer-based market holds many opportunities for
the bizhub 180. As copier-based MFPs, they offer many advantages over printer-
based products — 11"x17" maximum paper size, lower cost-per-print, greater paper
capacity, etc.
bizhub 180 Marketplace
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
Shipments