Continuing to maintain their reputation for launching a truckload of new products at CES,
Samsung has announced the US launch of two previously Asia-only
laser printers. First up is the CLX-3160FN, a Multifunction Color Laser Printer and Fax that is apparently the smallest and lightest "in the world": at 45.19-pounds, that says a lot about the state of miniaturisation in the multifunction fax / printer business. Other features include print speeds at up to 17 ppm in black and white, and 4 ppm in color, standard USB connectivity, PictBridge support for instant photo printing, and compatibility with Windows, Mac, and Linux machines. One of the less welcome "features" includes yet another newly designed toner cartridge design, which means all your older carts won't work. The second printer that Samsung is unveiling today is the monochrome SCX-4725FN Four-in-one laser printer which combines print, copy, scan, and fax capabilities into one. The SCX-4725FN can print at up to 24 ppm, and outputs at up to 1200 dpi resolution. It also features optical character recognition for scanned text, a mysterious "ID Card Copy" function, and a toner-saving function that apparently reduced consumption by up to 30 percent. Currently Samsung hasn't revealed when either of these printers will ship, and has only given us the price for the CLX-3160FN at $599.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Craig @ Jan 7th 2007 5:24PM
ID Card Copy allows you to copy one side of a card, flip it over, copy the other side, and both images will print out on one page
nidx @ Jan 7th 2007 11:32PM
I work at staples in Canada and I am pretty sure we got in a few of the CLX-3160FN a few days ago.
cajon @ Mar 16th 2007 11:56AM
I just bought a CLX-3160FN at Staples in Canada and am finding it great so far. It was easy to add to my wireless network at home. It came with a network card already installed. I just connected the printer to my router and used the installation disk on all the clients. Now I can print or fax from any computer on the network. My first fax consisted of a Word doc and a pdf along with a cover page. Everything went through without any problems. The only thing it didn't include was the USB printer cable and the Staples person didn't ask me if I needed one. I had to go back to get one since my old printer was not USB. Staples has the printer on sale this week for $599 CAD.