PC Pitstop Printer Survey

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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