The initial analysis of our December 2007 Printer Survey results.
Novice Users
54.8%…All in One Inkjet
29.7%…Inkjet
5.2%…Laser
4.3%…All in One Laser
Intermediate Users
47.5%…All in One Inkjet
36.4%…Inkjet
9.9%…Laser
3.9%…All in One Laser
The typical inkjet printer owner spends about $80 annually in the $30 billion dollar a year ink-jet cartridge market. (Lyra Research)
28.7% of respondents using XP and 40.7% of those running Vista have experienced a driver problem with related to their printers.
5.6% of respondents using XP and 2.6% of those running Vista – are ‘Not Sure’.
Novice Users
1.6%…Yes
Intermediate Users
40.2%…Yes
Advanced Users
53.5%…Yes
Overclocker Users
4.7%…Yes
31.7% of Novice Users & 20.8% of Advanced Users says it took at least 30 minutes to network their printers.
Independent data shows wireless printers represented 1 percent of the U.S. market for the first nine months of 2006. For the corresponding time in 2007, they had grown to 7 percent.
Of those who say they primarily use their printers for text – 92% describle their usage as Light or Moderate.
Of those who say they primarily use their printers for photos, 57.1% describe their usage as Moderate or Heavy.
“OEM printer vendors do not consider home photo printing a sustainable driver for the desktop inkjet market and are looking to high-volume office applications to bring in the revenue they need.” (Lyra Research)
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