Black-and-white In A Color World

"Color still has a long way to go before it can truly compete with black-and-white," he continues. "So I don't foresee any wholesale shift anytime soon."

In the meantime, both the black-and-white and color copier markets are in a transition period.

"In the past, color product sales have been limited because color products simply couldn't compete with the speed, finishing capabilities and cost of black-and-white systems," explains Steve Pearl, Minolta's group product marketing manager of black-and-white, fax and MFP. "Today, both markets are in transition because the speeds of color systems are increasing, the finishing features are being made available and system prices are declining.