Samsung’s Multifunction Laser Printers Earn Buyers Laboratory ‘2007 Pick of the Year’ Awards

Samsung Electronics today announced that two of its monochrome multifunction printers, SCX-5530FN and SCX-6322DN, have been awarded “Pick of the Year” courtesy of Buyers Laboratory, in the small workgroup and the mid-size workgroup monochrome multifunction printer categories, respectively.  Buyers Laboratory, with a 45-year history, is recognized as the leading independent office-equipment test laboratory and business-consumer advocate in the U.S. market.

Buyers Laboratory’s “Pick of the Year’ awards are presented bi-annually, celebrating products that have been praised for their all-around superior performance. The assessment process includes in-depth testing and industry-wide comparisons to determine the reliability, performance, efficiency, user-friendliness, affordability, and innovation of individual products. Buyers Laboratory is widely regarded as the foremost authority of product evaluations, both off-line and online.  This can be attributed to its annual report detailing comprehensive information and industry specifications/pricing for office document-imaging equipment, including copier, printer, fax machine and multifunction printer units,

As the “Pick of the Year” award recipient of the small workgroup monochrome multifunction printer category, the Samsung SCX-5530FN provides small offices with the critical time- and cost-saving integrated document management functions previously available only to large-size businesses. “The SCX-5530FN offers users the full multifunction features found in larger machines, but has a very small footprint and an easy-to-use control panel,” explained Paul DePaolo, Buyers Laboratory Senior Test Engineer. He went to add: “Another really nice feature is the USB port on the front of the device that allows users to print from or scan to a USB thumb drive.”

Meanwhile, the Samsung SCX-6322DN, winner of the ‘Pick of the Year’ award in the mid-size workgroup monochrome multifunction printer category, facilitates optimal user convenience and impressive overall economy. “The SCX-6322DN has a redesigned control panel that greatly enhances the ease of use over the previous generation of products,” noted DePaolo. “The compact QWERTY keypad greatly simplifies the process of entering e-mail addresses at the control panel. Making both of these Samsung products even more attractive is the fact that they offer a per-page supplies cost that is among the lowest for products in their class.”

“It’s a great honour to receive these awards for our monochrome laser multifunction printers, a testament to the continued hard work and commitment Samsung has constantly delivered,” said J.J. Lee, senior vice president of the Digital Printing Division of Samsung Electronics. “The award confirms Samsung’s leadership in providing reliable and efficient printing solutions to business users. Samsung’s multifunction printer lineup offers the industry’s most complete set of options for business customers and we are most pleased that Buyers Laboratory has recognized the high performance and exceptional output of our products.”

The award-winning SCX-5530FN, designed for small-business users, offers easy-to-use network connectivity, high-speed printing at 28 ppm (A4), standard duplex printing, digital scanning, and direct USB functions. Its unique direct USB interface enables PC-less scan-and-save to a USB memory stick. In addition, the ID-copy function enables automatic two-side copying of an ID, for more convenient use within the office where ID items need to be duplicated.