Samsung Stings MFP Manuafactuers!!!

It had to happen, did I think it was going to be MFP new comer Samsung! NO!!!

Samsung recentely released their flagship MFP the SCX-6345N. With a copy speed of 45ppm for letter and suplex print speed of 42ppm they have stunned the MFP market place, this is only the second system on the market that I know of that will not copy, scan or print 11x17, but as I have stated before, how many customers really need to print, copy or scan 11x17!

It has always been my contention that more of these systems should be developed and marketed to companies that do not need 11x17 capability. There are other options also, such as fax, finisher and stapling

A brief look at the unit tells me that this unit can an will compete with the likes of Ricoh, Canon and Xerox and will take significant clicks away from them! Dealers and sales people have been yearning for a system like this. Consumables, you bet! Drum is rated for 60K, Fuser for 200K, transfer unit 100K, Pick up Roller 100K, and toner is 20K. I have searched for supply pricing, however I had not found any, and I hope to have this in a few days so I can comment on the TCO and the CPC pricing.

Think of the possibilities! You can now sell a 45ppm MFP along with a 45 ppm color laser printer that has the 11x17 print capability less than the price of a 25ppm color MFP! Dealers who hop on this trend will be able to place more units at full retail and command a good margin on cpc pricing.

Here are a few statements from the Samsung web site:

Printing: At 43 prints per minute (simplex) and 40 prints per minute (duplex) your workloads cab be completed efficiently. And with many standard printing functions built in you can expand the range of your printing jobs.

Copying: Not only does the SCX-6345N's produce 43 copies per minute in A4 size but its duplex copy speed is almost as fast ~ 40 copies per minute when using the in built Document Feeder[DADF]. Moreover, the SCX-6345N performs nearly all the copy functions that are generally operated on A3 copiers.

Fax Option: With the optional Fax kit installed you can experience a variety of functions such as speed dial up to 200 numbers, group dial up to 100 groups (max. location per 1 group is 200), duplex send and receive, Fax-Email and etc. And because of the Duplex function then received faxes can be printed out double sided to reduce your operating costs.

Network Scanning: The SCX-6345N supports efficient distribution of scanned documents by allowing you to send them through email, FTP, SMB, Client.

All in all a force to be reckoned with in the emerging MFP Wars! Hey, it's all about the clicks RIGHT!!!!!!!