Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051 Photocopier Receives “Exceptional” BERTL Rating

Monday, 14 March 2011 00:00

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Canon Copiers was delighted to hear recently that the Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051 multifunction printer (MFP)/photocopier has received the highest rating possible from leading imaging solutions evaluators, BERTL, being awarded an “Exceptional” 5-Star rating. BERTL were particularly impressed with the C5051’s exceptional production speeds, its outstandingly high image quality, innovative solutions and the photocopier’s overall superb ease-of-use. BERTL commented “Canon had raised the bar with the design and value of the imageRUNNER Advance C5051.”

Who Are BERTL?

BERTL stands for Business Equipment Research and Testing Laboratories. BERTL is one of the world’s leading testing laboratories, providing objective product evaluations and comparative analyses on a vast range of imaging devices and document management solutions. BERTL bases its assessments on the experience of the end-user and with testing/evaluation of all the major industry manufacturers’ devices, is able to provide a very holistic view for its subscriber base. BERTL publishes all its evaluation reports, comparisons data, vertical market research and news on office equipment on its website, which is available to all subscribers.

BERTL’s performance ratings are based on 11 different testing criteria: - from build quality and network administration features to security, workflow, finish, ease-of-use, printing, media handling, image quality, features and price.

The Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051 Photocopier/MFP

The Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5000 series photocopiers were some of the first to be released on the multi-award winning imageRUNNER Advance photocopiers platform.

The imageRUNNER Advance 8000 monochrome photocopiers /MFP’s were awarded at the On Demand Expo in the US even before their official UK launch. The European Digital Press Association (EDP) then honoured the high-end Canon imageRUNNER Advance C9060 Pro MFP with an EDP award.

The Canon imageRUNNER Advance photocopiers platform is the first in the industry that uses high-grade fire retardant bio-plastic in photocopier construction, features the most intuitive/user-friendly access on a Canon device to date and boasts impressive environmental credentials as well as printing standards that exceed what can be found on comparably priced machines from other manufacturers.

The Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051 photocopier/ MFP offers black and white as well as colour printing, photocopying, scanning and faxing functionality in a neat and compact package, ideally suited to the needs of medium-sized offices and workgroups. Print speed on the C5051, as its model number indicates is 51ppm in both colour and black and white. With outstanding printing quality, the C5051 MFP is able to deliver the crispest, most vibrant prints imaginable. The photocopiers also provide large, easy-to-use 8.4”, tiltable, touch-screen displays with a full customisable menu, for regular workflow choices. The Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051 photocopier /MFP will scan at up to 100ipm and to a range of destinations, including email, ftp sites as well as network shared folders. It’s also now possible to integrate directly with cloud-based document services, such as Google Docs and Microsoft Sharepoint with Canon’s new free Scan-and-Print application. Important for much quicker task-mastering, the imageRUNNER Advance 5051 photocopier also provides support for flexible file formats, such as PDF, PDFa1b, OOXML and searchable and compact PDF. Security on the photocopier/ MFP, a major issue for many organisations in recent times, is incredibly robust. There’s secure watermarking, hard disk removal, full device authentication as well as optional data encryption and data erase capabilities.

In BERTL’s 5-star assessment, evaluators concluded findings stating that the C5051 offered “exceptional office image quality when compared to competitors in its class,” – exactly what Canon had hoped the photocopier would achieve.

Sam Yoshida from Canon was delighted on hearing of the “exceptional” 5-star rating, “Canon is thrilled with the incredible performance of the iR ADV C5051 in BERTL’s comprehensive laboratory testing…The imageRUNNER and imageRUNNER Advance product lines continue to lead the way for businesses seeking best-in-class solutions.”

The Canon imageRUNNER Advance C5051 photocopier, as well as other Canon imageRUNNER Advance photocopiers is available from all leading accredited Canon Business Solutions Partners.