Bonjour SCX-4500W: Apple's favorite Samsung multi-function printer goes wireless

Samsung's sexy little multi-function, monochrome laser printer, copier, and color scanner just hit the FCC with a tiny surprise: 802.11b/g WiFi and 10/100 Ethernet. That's right, Sammy's Swan (aka, SCX-4500) now comes in a SCX-4500W version supporting Windows, Mac, and Linux machines; LPR, IPP/HTTP, DHCP, and BOOTP protocols; and WEP or WPA Personal WiFi encryption. As a bonus, it also supports Bonjour to make network detection for your Mac (and suitably installed PCs) a snap. Not really a surprise since the SCX-4500W made its first US appearance exclusively in Apple's retail stores. No word on when it will pop for retail, but we expect it to snag a $300 or so price tag. FCC glamor shot after the break.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2008 1:33AM]

looks saxy.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2008 1:44AM]

Not bad... for a multifunction printer that is.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2008 2:19AM]

I have this one- it's almost perfect and a very good deal for your money.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2008 2:11AM]

damnit, I just ordered a Xerox toner-based all-in-one a few hours ago, I even scanned the Apple store to see if they had anything worthwhile to replace my HP-you-can't-scan-or-fax-until-you-get-new-ink-cartridges POS, but they listed it under "printers" while I only looked under "scanners". Argh.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2008 2:24AM]

/\ I mean Apple listed the SCX-4500, not the SCX-4500W.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2008 2:35AM]

I have the printer-only version, and it does look nice (they even include a cleaning cloth to wipe fingerprints). There are some sacrifices/annoyances you have to live with for the good looks, though.
- GDI only (no PS/PCL)
- small input tray
- even smaller output tray (with an extra tongue they never show in pics)
- simplex only (and the current driver's multi-up is broken)

Had an old Samsung laser at work with builtin WiFi, so that's not exactly new. Got 90k pages out of it when it needed a new fuser, which cost nearly 2x than getting a whole new printer.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2008 5:47AM]

Bonus? BONUS?! It should be pretty much standard procedure to have Bonjour support. Now if this thing actually supported SCANNING via Bonjour, that would be news. I bet it doesn't.

Plus, glossy black is dead, I hope Samsung gets that in the while.

[Christian Posted Feb 7th 2008 6:35AM]

In related news, every HP printer released in the past 5 years with a network card has full Bonjour support. And have worked perfectly with Macs since day one. And work. Who buys Samsung brand printers, anyway?

[nikster Posted Feb 7th 2008 6:05PM]

I have a Lexmark WiFi printer - dirt cheap but no Bonjour support. As a result, setting up the WiFi is finicky to the point of not really working at all. Took me a while to get it to work the first time, now doesn't recognize the network anymore and I have to set it up again. So - Bonjour support FTW!

[Stereotype Posted Feb 7th 2008 7:24AM]

never knew samsung made printers


i know i know, i am supposed to know everything.
but i am still learning everyday :)

[rduran Posted Feb 7th 2008 7:48AM]

Not bad at all. I'm not looking for a new printer/scanner atm, but it's nice to see what's out there. I wonder how much does replacement toner cost? Price per page is the real question.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2008 8:09AM]

Not really sure it’s pricy or not. It certainly looks futuristic and elegant. Look at the interface!!! By the way, does it have a color printer version? Otherwise, I would rather get a normal multifunction inkjet printer.

[Arkv2 Posted Feb 7th 2008 3:04PM]

This thing is ridiculously sexy.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 7th 2008 9:50PM]

Come on! Monochrome??? Sammie, why don't you instead put color toner into that black box? Then I would buy it to match my computer's all-black theme. (Currently, my multi-function printer is an HP PhotoSmart which is all-Apple-white (duh!)