Samsung intros A3 copiers for SMBs in Asia

SEOUL, KOREA: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd unveiled its A3 mono and color copiers for the Asia market. The MultiXpress CLX-9301 color series and SCX-8128 mono series are designed to deliver exceptional performance and efficient printing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

"Samsung's copiers are an efficient solution for rapidly growing businesses in the Asia market," said David SW Song, senior VP of Strategy Marketing and Sales, Printing Solutions, Samsung Electronics. "Our printing technology enhances productivity and efficiency to deliver a seamless business experience to our SMB customers."

Enhanced performance and reliability with innovative CPU

The CLX-9301 series and SCX-8128 series are designed to enhance office productivity thanks to a fully integrated Samsung 1GHz Dual Core CPU, which enables documents to be processed up to 1.5 times faster than conventional copiers. The copiers can also handle multiple large documents from several users, while still maintaining a higher print and copy speed.

The CLX-9301 color series can print between 20 and 30 pages per minute, whilst the SCX-8128 mono series can print between 23 and 28 pages per minute. The high printing speed on both series enables tasks to be completed 1.5 times quicker than competitor models.

Exceptional color quality and image clarity

Samsung's unique Rendering Engine for Clean Pages (ReCP) was applied to the copiers to improve the overall print and copy quality and vibrancy of black and white printing with 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution. It automatically sharpens the focus of both graphics and text, while solid objects are overlapped to eliminate white gaps.

In addition, Samsung's polymerized toner enables users to print documents with crisper lines and vivid colors, allowing businesses to share high quality documents.

Advanced solutions for businesses

Samsung's Business Core printing Solutions (BCPS) are also available for the copier series. BCPS enables businesses to be more productive by enabling user authentication, usage monitoring, document processing and server-less pull printing. BCPS does not require a separate server, making it ideal for SMB customers without a large IT department or IT budget.

Samsung A3 copiers also support XOA (eXtensible Open Architecture), an open platform for Samsung printers and copiers. The XOA open platform can run various solutions developed by global Independent Software Vendors (ISV), in addition to Samsung's in-house solutions. This provides businesses with the flexibility to incorporate a wider range of solutions, enabling SMBs to customize solutions depending on business need.

Cost efficiency

Samsung's A3 copiers maintain low overall energy consumption thanks to innovative all-in-one board, which delivers a 60 percent reduction in energy consumption compared to other conventional A3 copiers.

Similarly, Samsung's polymerized toner consists of smaller toner particles which require a lower fusing temperature, so users save on power and costs.

Easy-Eco Driver is also applied on Samsung A3 copier to lower the toner and maintenance costs for SMBs by an average of 20 percent. Easy-Eco Driver allows users to preview the document before printing so they can modify or remove pages, fonts, or images without changing the original document. This saves on toner and reduces carbon dioxide emissions.

Sophisticated design, compact size, and intuitive UI

The CLX-9301 series and SCX-8128 series have been designed to maintain a clean and streamlined look within the office environment.

Samsung has pioneered the eye-catching ‘Split in Interface & Box' design that physically separates the printer interface and storage system by using different colors to distinguish these two sections to optimize each usage. This unique design philosophy was acknowledged at iF Design Award in 2013 for "turning a mechanically complex printer into a simple design and showing how creative design adds value to a product."

The user interface has been redesigned to enable simplified commands for ease of use. Users can slide and tap the device, similar to the controls on a smartphone. The 7-inch color touch screen panel is inspired by a smartphone screen and mobile icons provide an even greater intuitive user experience.

Users can also customize icons for scan and copy functionalities according to their personal or office environment. For frequently used functions, users can similarly create up to 40 shortcut icons to enable ease of use by accessing the most popular functions quickly. A keyword search function has also been added for better user experience.

Optimized for greater usability and efficiency, the CLX-9301 series and SCX-8128 series are poised to set SMBs apart in Asia.

Samsung's A3 copiers is available from second half of 2014.