First off, I don’t know why Canon does all this weird stuff with capitalizations. They have the PIXMA and the imageRUNNER. Why does RUNNER need to be capitalized? Why isn’t the ‘i’ in image capitalized? Is PIXMA an acronym for something? We may never know.

Anyways, Canon is releasing four new imageRUNNER printers, the 3045/3035/3030/3025. These models are all monochrome laser printers that are more geared towards small to mid-sized business; in other words, they are not meant for home users. Canon rates the imageRUNNER 3045 at 45 pages per minute, which is pretty dang fast. Of course, it won’t actually print 45 pages in a minute, but just for it to be rated that high means something. The other three models are rated at 35 ppm, 30 ppm and 25 ppm, respectively. They all come with 512 megs of memory and a 20GB hard drive to store endless TPS Reports. All of these models come with dual 550-sheet paper trays and with expansions, you can store up to 4,950 pages. Awesome.

All these printers are designed to be shared by a bunch of people, so they have a bunch of technology that helps them do that. None of that technology means anything to most people though. If I told you that these models have Canon’s imageCHIP (Concurrent Hyper Intelligent Platform) technology, would you know whether I was making that up or not?

Now the fun part: the prices. The 3045/3035/3030/3025 will cost $11,600, $9,200, $6,600 and $5,200, respectively. Start saving those pennies now.

Canon U.S.A. ‘’Personalizes'’ Office Technology with the Introduction of the imageRUNNER 3045/3035/3030/3025 [Press Release]