Samsung launches Android-powered printers

The new Samsung Smart MultiXpress series (MX 4 series) features Samsung's Smart User Experience (UX) Center, which allows independent printing using the built-in android tablet, app scalability and a consumer friendly User Interface (UI) to fit seamlessly into the IT and Smart office ecosystem.

"Samsung's MFPs combine the latest printing technology to deliver the simplest and most efficient solutions to streamline overall workflow. This, in turn, helps companies improve productivity in all types of business environments," said Mike van Lier, director of the Enterprise Business Division (EBD) of Samsung Electronics South Africa. "The introduction of the first Android Operating System (OS) incorporated into MFPs allows greater multidimensional and advanced printing capabilities. This printer range combines Samsung's best-in-class IT technology and Office Automation (OA) device expertise to create more innovative products for the OA market."

A closer look at this new range of MFP's reveals a variety of innovative features to benefit the business consumer:

• User-friendly UX and personalisation: One of the MX4's most sensational features is its Smart UX Centre. This is the same touch-based, customisable UX technology featured on the Samsung Galaxy range of smartphones and tablets and is considered the industry's first application of haptic feedback on a printer technology. This revolutionary advancement transforms the printing process by delivering a tactile experience that completely engages the user;

• Printing without a PC: Samsung's new MX4 series features a 10.1-inch full touchscreen panel that enables users to search and print from web browsers, emails, maps, images and a variety of content sources, all without the need to connect to a PC or server. It also offers the ability to preview documents while delivering editing and annotating capabilities;

• Extensible and limitless connectivity: While the MX4's Android OS allows on-the-go connectivity through Samsung Cloud Print, the entire range is compatible with Samsung's eXtensible Open Architecture (XOA) printing solution platform and can be customised to meet specialised business needs;

• Improved NFC printing technology: Because Samsung's MX4 MFPs have been upgraded to NFC Pro, the products allow easy access from smartphones for mobile printing, a stronger user authentication process and improved IT administrative functions, such as the ability to clone the same security settings on multiple MFPs easily, by simply tapping on the NFC Pro accessory; and

• High-quality and reliable technology: The MX4 models not only increase business efficiency and productivity, but also deliver faster document processing speed thanks to its 1GHz dual-core CPU, while enabling multiple users to print and scan large documents without disruption. The long-lasting toner and drum technologies extend lifespan, resulting in superior reliability and lower total cost of ownership.