MB, which has proven to be a reliable and responsible partner in the domestic market of office equipment, next year will celebrate the 15th anniversary of its successful activity. Over the years, the company has been able not only to declare itself, but also to oppose significant competitive advantages recognized global corporations.

Due to the fact that MB has a wide network of regional offices, the company offers its customers almost all over the country, quality products and, most importantly, guaranteed after-sales service. According to IDC, since 1998, MB has been one of the three most popular copier brands in Russia along with Canon and Xerox. It should also be noted the close and fruitful cooperation of MV with many large domestic enterprises that are leaders in the sectors of the Russian economy, with federal ministries and departments, and with leading foreign companies.

MV is constantly expanding, and the decision to develop new markets was a logical step, which is confirmed by the plans to open the first representative office of the company in one of the CIS countries in Ukraine. According to Dmitry Myslin, Executive Director of MB, the company has accumulated a huge potential, allowing it to explore new markets and develop its own network of representative offices outside of Russia. Entering the market of office equipment in the CIS countries is a priority in the marketing strategy of MB.

The range of products manufactured by the company is represented not only by copiers, but also by printers, multifunctional printing complexes, industrial printers, engineering systems, fax machines, as well as office furniture, climate control equipment and office paper. The products of this company from the field of printing technology almost completely cover all areas of this industry. The primary activity of MB is to provide comprehensive solutions for document management for large corporate customers. MB's marketing strategy is aimed primarily at providing customers with the widest possible choice of products for solving various problems. The main focus is on the guaranteed quality of all products and services under the MB trademark.

Following global trends and taking into account the wishes of customers to use a universal device in their work, capable of performing all the main functions of document management, combining a copier, printer and scanner, MB has chosen the development and production of multifunction devices. The outgoing year was marked by the release of a wide range of such devices, while a number of the proposed equipment is intended for both small organizations and corporate clients and offices with large paperwork.

It is also worth noting that the company has singled out multifunctional devices in a separate line OfficeCenter, which includes MFPs designed not only for office use, but also for industrial replication.

Now let's take a closer look at the new MB products from the OfficeCenter series.

The OfficeCenter 116 is the best solution for the SOHO segment and is also the first product in a new line.

Unlike competitors, this device has maximum functionality and at the same time has quite low price. It is primarily intended for use in a small office and provides the most commonly used functions required for document management. With its small dimensions, this model is easy to operate and does not require special skills to work with it.

In the future, such devices should oust three devices from the market at the same time: copier, scanner and printer, which take up much more space in the office and require frequent maintenance.

The OfficeCenter 116 comes standard with monochrome laser printer A4 format, copy machine and a scanner capable of printing and producing black and white copies at speeds up to 16 ppm, as well as scanning color documents. The presence of a flatbed scanner in all versions of the new device removes almost all restrictions on the type of original.

The OfficeCenter 116F MB model is equipped with a 33600 bps modem and, like most such devices, has connectors for connecting to a computer via a USB port and an IEEE-1284 interface.

This multifunctional device includes not only a scanner with a resolution of 600 dpi, but also a printer that allows you to print originals with a resolution of up to 600 dpi, which is an undoubted advantage of the OfficeCenter 116. According to the manufacturer, the warm-up time of the OfficeCenter 116 is 25 seconds , and the first copy output time is 13 s, which is a good indicator for devices of this class. The tray capacity is 250 sheets and the optional tray holds 500 sheets. There is also a manual feed for 10 sheets of heavier paper.

With the optional fax module, the OfficeCenter 116F allows you to fax data over the Internet, as well as scan the original with the transmission of the scanned image to an e-mail address. It is worth noting that this model has a built-in base memory with a capacity of 16 MB, which can be further expanded up to 48 MB, and this allows you to expand functionality devices.

The device's maximum resource is designed for 150,000 copies with a monthly load of 15,000 copies, while the drum resource is 20,000 copies. The toner resource is designed for 6 thousand copies, which is a very high indicator.

In general, MB OfficeCenter 116 is perfect for working in a small office and, importantly, can almost completely replace several devices at once.

The MB OfficeCenter 316 and MB OfficeCenter 320 multifunctional devices are designed primarily for use in small and medium-sized offices. The maximum print size of these devices is A3. Like most of these devices, they are quite small in size, but at the same time, in the basic package, they include not only a copier, but also a printer with a scanner. The difference between the two devices is the copy speed: the OfficeCenter 316 is 16 ppm, while the OfficeCenter 320 is 20 ppm.

The MB OfficeCenter 316/320 is designed for a variety of small business needs. The resolution of these devices when printing and copying is up to 600 dpi. Models are connected to a computer via USB or IEEE-1284 interface. The built-in memory of 16 MB allows to use digital technologies of the repeated printing of once scanned document.

The warm-up time of these devices is no more than 45 seconds, while the first page out will take just over 7 seconds. One cannot fail to mention the high density of carriers that can be used with these models, since due to the use new technology The density of originals reaches 200 g/m2. The paper input tray has a capacity of 250 sheets, and an optional 100-sheet paper tray is available. An optional automatic paper feeder greatly improves copying efficiency.

It is impossible to ignore the control panel, which is located on the front of the device and is a set of buttons and a liquid crystal screen. Using the multiple functions of these devices is quite easy, as the menu structure is very simple and understandable even to the average user.

In addition to automatic adjustment exposure, two print modes can be selected: "Text" for text originals and "Photo" for photographs. Five levels of exposure adjustment are possible in each of these modes. The Photo mode allows you to get crisp images from complex halftone originals, such as photographs, on copies. In addition, the machine provides auto scaling, auto tray switching, toner save mode, non-proportional scaling in 1% increments.

Like most MFPs, this device allows you to print copies while scanning the original, saving you the time required for multiple scans. The copier will become good decision for fast and high-quality performance of operational black-and-white printing jobs, and the built-in scanner will allow you to do more work.

Almost at the same time that the OfficeCenter 316/320 models were released, MB introduced the OfficeCenter 420 multifunctional device to the market, some of the technical characteristics of which are similar to the MB OfficeCenter 320, and in addition, this device allows you to use the possibilities of electronic sorting, combination modes " 2 in 1 and 4 in 1, Edge/Center Erase and Edge Shift modes. Like its younger brothers, OfficeCenter 420 allows you to print and copy at resolutions up to 600 dpi, while scanning resolution is 600-1200 ppi. The print speed of this model is 12 ppm when printing A4 documents. In addition, the OfficeCenter 420 can print and scan documents up to A3 using the Expansion Card.

Built-in memory of 32 MB allows you to increase the speed of printing, and also provides the ability to print copies with a single scan.

The scanner installed in this machine is full color, which makes it possible to obtain scanned images with a resolution of 600 dpi. To increase productivity, a built-in sorter is designed, which at the output shifts the sets of works made by different users relative to each other.

It is necessary to say about the duplex module, which is supplied as standard with this multifunctional device and can significantly reduce the time of printing two-sided documents.

The OfficeCenter 420 MB has several options for connecting to a computer: in the basic version, they are USB with specification 1.1 and IEEE-1284 parallel interface, and as additional interfaces the OfficeCenter 420 is provided with a 10/100Base-TX network interface and a USB 2.0 interface, and the use of the latter can significantly increase the speed of exchange between the computer and the MFP. Installing a network interface allows you to connect the MFP directly to the local network, and this makes it possible to scan over the network.

The OfficeCenter 420 MB comes with two 250-sheet trays and a 100-sheet manual feeder. Additional 250-sheet trays are available as an option.

The resource of the device is designed for 900 thousand copies, when calculated for a monthly load of 15 thousand copies. To facilitate the operation of the device, the toner resource has been significantly increased and is designed for 16,000 copies.

It is worth noting that the OfficeCenter 420 MB successfully copes with tasks that are mainly related to copying, scanning and printing small office documents, but other documents that contain more graphics than text can be printed on this device. Small dimensions, high work speed, as well as the presence of a duplex printing module and a connection to a PC, of ​​course, allow the OfficeCenter 420 MB to be positioned as a device for small and medium offices.

This All-in-One model is designed primarily for printing and copying in small to mid-sized offices. MB OfficeCenter 215 is a modern A4 digital machine that performs copy work of any complexity. Possessing all the advantages of modern office equipment, these devices occupy a minimum of workplace in the office.

A large amount of memory (192 MB) as standard ensures high performance of these devices. To optimize handling of large volumes of documents, you can install an automatic document feeder, and to increase the standard paper capacity, you can install an additional 500-sheet tray.

As standard interfaces, this MFP has a 10/100Base-TX network interface as well as a USB 2.0 interface as standard. However, in addition, you can install not only the IEEE-1284 interface, but also FireWare (IEEE-1384), Bluetooth, and the increasingly popular Wi-Fi interface (IEEE 802.11b). The printer interface supports the most common page description languages ​​PCL 5e, PCL 6, RPCS and optionally PostScript.

A distinctive feature of the OfficeCenter 215 MB is that this device can already make two-sided copies of A4 format by the standard. Duplex, which until now allowed you to work only with A3 documents, is now available for printing A4 documents. When printing without a duplex unit, the machine's speed is approximately 15 ppm. Copy resolution of 600 dpi allows you to get high quality copies, and electronic sorting make multiple sets from a multi-page document. Only the OfficeCenter 215 MB comes standard with network scan and scan to email capabilities. MB OfficeCenter 215 will help office workers solve the problem of sending scanned documents to recipients.

This model comes standard with a 250-sheet tray, but an optional 500-sheet tray is also available. In this case, the tray is designed to feed paper with a density of 60 to 157 g/m2.

This model is great for installation in a small office and completely replaces the scanner and printer, while taking up very little space.

The OfficeCenter 427 is one of the company's latest developments, a high-performance, high-resolution multi-function machine capable of printing many A3 copies. In the basic configuration this device has quite impressive dimensions.

As standard interfaces for connecting to a computer, this model uses USB interfaces 2.0 and IEEE-1284, and an optional 10/100Base-TX network interface is available that allows LAN users to print and scan with this machine without using a PC. Using a standard parallel port and USB 2.0, two users can connect to the machine at the same time, and thanks to the MB network interface, the OfficeCenter 427 has the ability to scan originals over the network with uploading to a computer, FTP and sending images by e-mail. Specifying a mailing address for a scanned document is done on the machine or on a computer. Resolution for printing and copying up to 1200 dpi.

The 32 MB memory, which is directly related to the MFP, is expandable up to 1056 MB, which gives a noticeable acceleration in the speed of work. The printer module also includes 64 MB of dedicated memory for faster printing of large, high-resolution images.

To improve productivity, the OfficeCenter 427 MB comes with a finisher that sorts or staples output documents.

This product comes standard with a 2-sided copying unit, which improves the overall performance of the machine and also provides the convenience of printing 2-sided documents. The copy/print speed is astonishing 27ppm when printing an A4 document.

The automatic document feeder developed by the company's engineers significantly increases the efficiency of copying and scanning multipage documents. The machine has two base trays with a capacity of 500 sheets each and a heavy duty straight paper feed tray with a capacity of 100 sheets.

In addition, the machine allows you to perform a number of additional functions auto zoom, auto tray selection, electronic shift sorting, independent scaling along the axes, combination, manual and automatic exposure, toner save mode.

MB OfficeCenter 427 is an excellent tool for fast and high-quality printing and for copying black and white originals in a wide variety of print centers and offices. A high resolution printing, excellent copy speed, full support Adobe PostScript 3, plus LAN connectivity does it all this model very attractive to buyers.

More recently, MB has entered the market with a new offering, the MB OfficeCenter 472, a high-performance suite for copying, network printing, and document scanning. This machine has been designed with advanced copying and printing technology. This tool copies and prints at 72 ppm and can be doubled in tandem configuration to 144 ppm.

As standard, the machine has a paper capacity of 3.6 thousand sheets, and the maximum paper capacity can be increased to 7.6 thousand sheets.

The OfficeCenter 472 MB has advanced finishing equipment that allows not only stapling finished sets of documents, but also performing various types of folding documents (double, triple folding), as well as making brochures.

With the addition of the MB printer interface, the OfficeCenter 472 becomes a powerful A3 printer. In addition to the printer interface, a PS extension with a scanning module can be supplied, which allows you to print complex graphic documents and scan them to a computer.

This MFP is ideal for those who value their time and who need a high-quality and reliable device for urgent production of documents. Operations such as folding, stapling, and booklet making can be performed along with inserting covers.

The OfficeCenter 472 MB uses advanced finishing equipment, in particular, this machine allows you to scan from high speed both from the exposure glass and from the automatic document feeder. The scanning resolution is 600-600 dpi. The MFP is equipped with a fairly wide range of features such as watermarks, image repeat, confidential printing, A3 Full-bleed printing, variable data printing (Fiery FreeForm). Multitasking allows the user to start a new task without waiting for the previous one to complete.

Additionally, the device can be equipped hard drive for a 10 GB printer, which allows you to save fonts and carry out confidential printing. Also, you can not ignore the built-in memory of the MFP with a capacity of 64 MB, which can be expanded up to 512 MB. The OfficeCenter 472 has 128 MB of printer module memory in addition to built-in memory, which speeds up the processing and printing of large-volume documents. However, it is worth noting that for some reason, the Token ring interface is additionally used here, which currently has no practical application anywhere in the world.

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According to D. Myslin, next year the trend of transition to the use of multifunctional devices that combine the functions of several devices printer, scanner and copier, will not only continue, but also intensify, that is, the future of the office equipment market lies with multifunctional devices. Flexibly responding to changing consumer preferences, MB is already today ready to promptly offer its customers new opportunities for an integrated approach to the document management process. Let's hope that the pace of growth and development of the company in the next, anniversary year for MB will be in line with the current year.

Andrey Ezdakov

Laser printing in the office

Today, a laser printer is an almost mandatory and indispensable attribute of any office. The most actively exploited category of such devices belongs to the working group scale devices. These models have print speeds ranging from 15 to 35 ppm and generally support network printing.

A feature of recent times has been the widespread use of color laser printers on the scale of the working group. The process of replacing monochrome devices with color ones was especially active when the price of the latter decreased significantly, and the cost and quality of black-and-white prints became almost identical. According to a number of industry analysts and specialists from manufacturing companies, this trend will continue.

The segment of color laser printers has recently become one of the most dynamically developing in the printer market, its share is constantly increasing from year to year. This happens for a number of interrelated reasons. First, as a result of a significant reduction in the prices of such devices, color laser printers have become affordable and attractive to a wider range of users. Secondly, the volume of printing of various office documents in color (tables, graphs, presentations, reports, etc.) is growing. In addition, such devices provide high quality printing, are reliable in operation and allow you to receive qualitatively different documents - in color.

For printer equipment in the workgroup category, an important indicator is the cost of printing. The bulk of printing in the office (90-95%) is usually black and white documents. To print them, a monochrome printer is enough, the cost of printing on which (not to mention the printers themselves) was lower than on color devices. Now the situation has changed - the cost of printing black and white documents on a color laser printer has become about the same as on a conventional monochrome device of the same class. So color laser printers today are able to compete with their monochrome counterparts in all respects.

Now consumers just have to make the right choice in the variety of monochrome and color workgroup-scale printers offered by many manufacturers.

Canon printers

Average cartridge yield is 5,000 pages at 5% coverage. Economode allows you to reduce toner consumption by up to 50% at 600x600 dpi.

The more powerful HP LaserJet 4200 monochrome laser printer runs at up to 33 ppm at 1200x1200 dpi. Combined with an average monthly throughput of up to 150,000 pages, this places the printer in the category of devices for medium to large workgroups with a significant amount of printed work. First page out in less than 8.5 seconds.

The HP LaserJet 4200 has a more powerful 300 MHz processor. Its standard RAM of 48 or 64 MB (depending on the version) can be expanded up to 416 MB. In addition to an IEEE 1284-compliant parallel port, this device has two free EIO slots for connecting optional internal HP JetDirect Ethernet 10Base-T, 10Base2, 100Base-TX, Localtalk, and Token Ring Ethernet print servers. The Embedded Web Server provides direct access to the printer through a standard browser, remote configuration of the device, and sending via e-mail warning messages.

The ability to monitor the status of consumables and receive alert emails increases printer uptime. Print job analysis and cartridge usage tracking help you better control costs. The cartridge of the device is made as a single module, which includes a toner, a drum and a developer, which is convenient when replacing.

The HP LaserJet 4200 has a standard input capacity of 600 or 1,100 sheets, depending on the product version (100 in the multi-purpose tray and 500 or 2x500 in one or two trays). In addition, the printer can optionally be equipped with one or two additional trays with a capacity of 500 and 1500 sheets. In addition to the standard 250-sheet face-down and 50 face-up output bin, you can install a 500-sheet magazine output bin.

The HP LaserJet 4200 runs on the same operating systems as its younger counterpart the LaserJet 2200.

The Hewlett-Packard family of color laser printers has recently expanded with two new models: the Color LaserJet 2550 and the Color LaserJet 4650. entry level A4 size for small workgroups - has a print speed of up to 19 ppm in black and white and up to 4 ppm in color. Compared to the Color LaserJet 1500 and 2500 that the new printer replaces, it has faster black-and-white printing, more print control languages, an improved external interface set, and the ability to print on custom media (glossy paper and film) .

The new four-pass printer has Motorola processor CFV4e clocked at 264MHz, standard 64MB RAM can be upgraded to 192MB. The first page out time is 18 seconds. The hardware resolution of 600x600 dpi is increased to 2400x2400 with HP ImageRet 2400 technology. In addition to HP PCL 6, HP PostScript 3 emulation is supported. In addition to the parallel port and USB 2.0 port, network versions of the printer (Color LaserJet 2550Ln/n) are equipped with an integrated HP print server JetDirect (10/100Base-TX, RJ45).

In addition to the standard 125-sheet paper tray, the machine can be equipped with two additional paper capacities of 250 and 500 sheets (the first tray is included with the Color LaserJet 2550n version). When manually feeding paper, duplex printing is supported at the driver level. The output tray holds 125 sheets. The average monthly load for the Color LaserJet 2550 is 30,000 prints. The device is running OS Microsoft Windows 9x/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP and Mac OS 9.1 and above, optionally implemented in Linux, Unix and OS/2. The cost of the printer in the minimum configuration is approximately $640.

The more powerful Color LaserJet 4650 color laser printer replaces the Color LaserJet 4600. This multi-version single-pass printer is designed for medium to large workgroups. The print speed in both monochrome and color is 22 ppm, with a first page out time of 15 seconds. Monthly load - up to 85 thousand prints.

This printer uses a 533 MHz RISC processor, standard RAM (128-256 MB, depending on version) can be upgraded to 544 MB. Optionally, you can install HDD with a capacity of 20 GB. The 600x600 dpi hardware resolution is greatly improved with HP ImageRet 3600 technology. wireless connection XHTML/Bluetooth-Nokia, an auxiliary port, and three EIO connectors. Versions marked with the letter n also have the HP JetDirect 620n print server.

The Color LaserJet 4650 has a built-in duplex printing mechanism. In addition to the 100-sheet multi-purpose tray and the standard 500-sheet tray, the printer can be equipped with an optional 500-sheet tray and an optional desktop unit (cabinet) with two 500-sheet drawers each. The output tray holds up to 250 sheets. The new HP color laser printer runs on Microsoft Windows 9x/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP, Mac OS 9.1 and above, Linux, Unix, OS/2 and DOS.

All Hewlett-Packard laser printer products in the Workgroup category are covered by a one-year warranty.

MB printers

Products under the MB brand (http://www.mb.ru) compete adequately in the domestic market of laser printers of the scale of the working group with products of well-known world manufacturers. Users are offered several models of monochrome and color printers of this brand.

Monochrome laser printer MB 325 weighing 14 kg supports print speeds up to 25 ppm at a resolution of 1200x1200 dpi in A4 format. The first page out time is 7.5 seconds. The standard paper tray of this machine has a capacity of 500 sheets of paper, and can be expanded by adding additional 500-sheet trays (maximum of two additional trays) if required. In addition, the duplex unit is optionally installed in this printer. The output tray capacity is 250 sheets.

Laser printer MB 325N.

The printer has a built-in processor with a clock speed of 300 MHz, 64 MB RAM can be expanded up to 320 MB. In addition to the standard parallel port and USB 2.0 port, the MB 325N has a built-in network card Ethernet 10/100Base-TX standard supporting TCP/IP, IPP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, Apple Talk protocols. Therefore, the device is positioned by the company as a workgroup-scale printer with an average print load.

When installed in MV 325 additional hard disk, users can access features such as proof printing and confidential printing (i.e., the document can only be printed after entering a password on the control panel). A test print will allow you to see the first print and, if the user is satisfied with its quality, print the entire circulation of documents.

The MB 325 supports PCL 5e, PCL6, Adobe PostScript 3, and RPCS page description languages. This device can run Microsoft Windows 9x/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003, Mac OS 8.6 or later, Novell NetWare 3.11 or later, Unix, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Red Hat Linux, MS DOS.

A more powerful printer A3 - MB 332N weighing 20 kg, has a capacity of up to 30 ppm at a resolution of 1200x1200 dpi. The first page out time for this model is 6.5 seconds. Most of its characteristics and capabilities are the same as those of the MB 325, but there are also significant differences - the printer can be equipped with a large number of additional devices. For example, optionally installed mailbox with four cells allows you to separate printed works from different user groups. Useful option Printer - Shift Sort Tray (functionally, it is a stapleless finisher). This tray makes it easy to sort sets of A4 or A3 printed documents without the need for an expensive finisher.

The highest performance MB monochrome laser printer in the workgroup class is the MB 345 (weighing 63 kg). This device can print documents up to A3 at up to 45 ppm (A4) at 600x600 dpi hardware resolution and is designed to support a high-volume workgroup or multiple medium workgroups. First page out time is only 5.9 seconds. High print quality in MB 345 is achieved thanks to a two-component image development system. Another difference from traditional printers is that the printer uses a separate photoconductor and toner. This saves money on large print volumes.

As standard, the MB 345 is equipped with two universal trays of 500 sheets each, the device can be supplemented with a cabinet or additional trays (up to five in total). The maximum amount of one-time paper loading can reach 3550 pages. Duplex is also included in the standard package. This machine has a staple mode for printed documents. In addition, the printer can be equipped various devices output of documents. The 1,000-sheet finisher (with a 3,000-staple cartridge) or 3,000-sheet finisher performs offset sort or staples printed sets. To separate jobs between different workgroups, there is a mailbox that can be installed with any 3,000-sheet finisher.

There are also several models in the workgroup scale MB color laser printer line. First, the MB 5504 is an inexpensive, compact A4-sized device with a print speed of up to 4 ppm in color and up to 16 ppm in monochrome, and uses resin toner. The first page out time is 14 seconds. This device is already in the standard configuration designed to work within a small workgroup, for which it is equipped with a parallel port, USB port and a built-in Ethernet 10/100Base-TX controller for connecting to a local network.

The MB 5504 Multifunction Tray can hold up to 200 sheets of A4 paper from 60 to 163 gsm. The printer can also print on envelopes, transparencies, labels, thick paper, and custom-sized media. If necessary, the paper capacity can be increased by adding an optional 500-sheet tray. An optional duplex unit is installed.

New more efficient color laser printer - MB 716 has a print speed of 24 ppm in monochrome and 16 ppm in color. This model is also distinguished by a short time for the first print - 10 s. The printer can be equipped with a large amount of RAM (from 64 to 1024 MB), and it is optionally equipped with a 10 GB hard drive, which opens up the possibility of proof and confidential printing.

You can connect the printer through the parallel and USB ports, as well as using the network card. A significant average monthly volume of printed matter (up to 50,000 pages) makes it possible to effectively use the MB 716 in medium-sized workgroups. This is facilitated by the fact that the device is equipped with a 530-sheet tray and a 100-sheet multi-purpose tray, which allows you to work with media weights up to 250gsm. m. The total amount of paper loaded in the printer can be increased to 1690 sheets, if you use the optional trays. Duplex is optional. special function automatic detection media weight ensures good print quality and reduces the risk of damage to the machine. The printer supports PCL 5e and Adobe PostScript 3 page description languages ​​and runs under Microsoft Windows 9x/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP, Mac OS 8.6 and above, Novell NetWare, Unix, Linux.

The MB 710 is an A3 color laser printer for the workgroup. Print speed - 36 ppm in monochrome and 10 ppm in color. This printer has all the same features as the previous model, but comes with a wider range of paper input and output options. Optionally, the MB 710 can be equipped with a 500-sheet finisher with the ability to staple printed documents. In turn, the finisher can be equipped with a mailbox for 4 cells (125 sheets each), which will allow you to separate sets of documents from different users.

All MB laser printers come with a standard 1 year warranty. In addition, it is possible to conclude a special warranty service agreement for a longer period.

Samsung printers

Samsung (http://www.samsung.ru) is actively introducing its laser printers to the Russian market. AT model range companies, among others, there are devices suitable for supporting work with paper documents in small or medium working group. These, of course, include two monochrome laser printers - Samsung ML-1710P and ML-2150, as well as the recently launched CLP-500 color printer.

The ML-1710P supports print speeds up to 16ppm in A4 format at 600x600dpi. First page out in 11 s. In this device with a mass of only 7 kg and linear dimensions of 348x355x193 mm, special processor with a clock frequency of 90 MHz and 8 MB of RAM. The input tray has a capacity of 250 and the output tray has a capacity of 50 sheets. Estimated average monthly print load is approximately 15,000 pages.

The ML-1710P uses a toner save mode that reduces consumption by up to 40%. This unit is equipped with a USB port and runs Microsoft Windows 9x/NT 4.0/2000, Mac OS 8.6 or higher, and various Linux versions. The noise level does not exceed 32 dB in standby mode. The cartridge of this model, ML-1710D3, is designed to print 3,000 pages at 5% coverage.

A more powerful monochrome printing device - Samsung ML-2150 is designed for an average monthly load of about 100 thousand pages and supports duplex printing. The first page out occurs in 13 seconds, the print speed of this model is 20 ppm at a resolution of 1200x1200 dpi. The built-in processor has a clock speed of 166 MHz, the standard 16 MB RAM can be expanded up to 144 MB. Optionally, the printer is equipped with a module that provides Adobe support PostScript 3. Device weight - 13 kg.

The device has a parallel port and a USB 2.0 port, and optionally can install a 10/100Base-TX Ethernet network card or a Wi-Fi + 10/100Base-TX combo. The ML-2150 has a 500-sheet input tray and a 100-sheet multifunction feeder. The output tray accepts 500 sheets (face down) and 100 sheets (face up). In addition to plain paper, this model allows you to print on transparencies and other custom media. This machine has a cartridge yield of 8,000 pages at 5% coverage and also supports toner save mode. The noise level in standby mode does not exceed 36 dB. The printer operates under Microsoft Windows 9x/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP, Mac OS 8.6 or higher, and various versions of Linux.

Samsung's new four-pass color laser printer, the CLP-500, has print speeds of up to 20ppm monochrome and up to 5ppm color for under $700. This printer has built-in duplex printing. . Device hardware resolution of 600x600 dpi is increased to 1200x1200 in interpolation mode. The printer is equipped with a special Samsung SPGPm processor and 54 MB of RAM, which can be expanded up to 144 MB if necessary.

Weighing approximately 35 kg, this printer features a professional color correction system that supports color profiles ICC. Special technology TRC (Toner Reproduction Curve), which controls the constant quality of the toner, allows you to get the same print quality throughout the run, from start to finish. The CLP-500 uses a standard 100-sheet multi-purpose tray and a dedicated 250-sheet paper cassette to feed paper. An optional 500-sheet tray can be installed. The maximum monthly load of the CLP-500 should not exceed 35,000 prints.

In addition to standard IEEE 1284 (parallel) and USB 2.0 external interfaces, the CLP-500n is equipped with network card type Ethernet 10/100Base-TX. Moreover, the printer can optionally be equipped with a card for organizing wireless access of the 802.11b standard. The CLP-500 runs under Microsoft Windows 9x/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP, Mac OS 8.6 and above, and various versions of Linux. The black cartridge has a capacity of 7,000 pages at 5% coverage, and all color cartridges have a capacity of 5,000 pages.

MV Company announced the establishment special price for MB 218 and MB 216 printers. Now it is possible to purchase MB 218 with standard toner and MB 216 complete with two additional toners at reduced prices.

The MB 218 and MB 216 are compact, low cost black and white printers.

These devices allow you to print with a resolution of 600x1200 dots per inch. This resolution, in combination with the PostScript 3 page description language (optional), provides best quality both text and photographs. The resulting prints are able to satisfy even the most demanding user. The MB 216 printer is equipped with a memory capacity of 8 MB, which can be increased up to 40 MB. The memory capacity of the MB 218, which is 16 MB as standard, can be increased up to 48 MB. A large amount of memory allows you to quickly process almost any job. Max Speed Both devices print at 18 pages per minute and print the first page in less than 7 seconds. The MB 216/218 has a wide selection of paper feeders. The paper feeder is a standard paper tray with a capacity of up to 250 sheets and a manual feed tray that eliminates the possibility of paper jams. Paper exits either to the 150-sheet output tray (face down) or the 50-sheet output tray (face up). In addition, it is possible to additionally equip the model with a 100-sheet multi-purpose tray and a 500-sheet tray. Printers allow the use of paper with a density of 60 to 120 g/m². It should be noted that working on these devices will allow the user to save money, since both models have separate toner and photoconductor, which reduces the cost of printing. Expendable materials MB are simple and easy to replace, which the user can easily carry out independently. Thanks to the built-in Russian fonts, the MB 218/216 printer can print in Russian from DOS applications, which makes this printer a universal device. Hardware Russification and emulation support dot matrix printers also provide compatibility with older DOS programs.

MB, a well-known supplier of copiers and workflow solutions, doesn't get much publicity, so the announcement of the company's entry into the printer market immediately attracted attention.

According to IDC, MB is the third most popular brand on the copier market in Russia. In 2000, in terms of the number of sold copiers with a print speed of over 10 copies per minute (in the market as a whole, excluding personal copiers), MW ranked first. Growth amounted to 56%, which is several times higher than the market average. And over the past two years, deliveries of MB equipment, depending on the segment, amounted to from 25 to 35% of the total market volume.

The MB company acts as an OEM partner of a number of foreign companies, such as Konica, Oki, etc., which produce equipment for it at the enterprises of Southeast Asia and Japan.

As is known, the copier market both in the world and in Russia is growing at a much slower pace than the printer market.

And now MB, as the company's leaders say, "invades" the printer market. According to Dmitry Myslin, MB Marketing Director, over 6,000 MB monochrome laser printers with print speeds from 8 to 45 ppm were sold in the first six months of 2001 alone, which is almost twice as high as in the same period last year. . In addition, 2.5 times more color printers were sold in the first half of 2001 than in the same period in 2000.

From the point of view of IDC Russia Director Robert Farish (see CRN/RE No. 11/2001, p. 14), it was the segment of color laser printers that became the most profitable printer market in 2001. If previously these devices were mainly interested in graphics specialists, now color printers are turning into a commodity of interest to corporate customers. It is assumed that by 2005 the volume of the Russian market for color laser printers and copiers will reach $70 million, with the main sales of this equipment going to the corporate sector. In 2000, HP was the leader in the color laser printer segment, but Xerox/Tektronix achieved more than the leader in sales growth - 130% (HP - 110%). In addition, there is a significant (about 185%) growth in sales of Konica color printers. At the same time, it is known that for this success the supplier had to sacrifice his name, since all of its equipment was sold under the MB brand.

Among MB products, the most popular in the first half of the year were monochrome printers MB 326 with a print speed of 26 ppm and MB 508 with a print speed of 8 ppm.

The MB 326 is a compact A3 network laser printer. The first page out speed is 6.5 seconds. Resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi. The standard configuration includes the PostScript language, the MB 326N comes with a network board. Among the additional devices is a four-cell mailbox that allows you to separate documents from different user groups. A confidential printing function is also provided, when the user receives his documents only after entering the password on the printer.

The MB 508 is a 1200 x 600 dpi personal printer. The model is compatible with Windows, Windows NT and DOS (moreover, the printer is hardware-Russian for DOS and has 12 Russian fonts). The press is carried out on the most different paper (even made from recycled materials) of the size from A6 to A4, with a density up to 120 g/sq.m. m. The mass of the printer is 4.3 kg.

Office applications require very large amounts of personalized information to be printed. In this case, the documents must be sorted, brochure. Very often, as MB experts note, in such a situation, the client is forced to buy a copier-printer system with similar capabilities (these are expensive systems with a print speed of 40 to 100 ppm). Responding to market demand, MB offers two high performance models with a range of finishing devices.

The MB 375 runs at 75 ppm and is designed for peak workloads of up to a million prints per month. The MB 375 display allows you to fully control the operation of the printer. A printer interface is provided - ProfiRIP, which has advanced software that allows you to turn the MB 375 into a processing, printing and document management center.

The MB 738 A3 color laser printer has a resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi. First print out time - 12 s (for color), support for PostScript 3 language. The device is also equipped with finishing devices, and, according to the company, outperforms competitors in print speed by 2 times (28 color or 38 black and white pages per minute ). The main and optional trays can hold 3,100 sheets. As additional equipment, a 2,000-sheet finisher is provided that allows you to staple finished prints and punch holes for folders in them, as well as a four-bin mailbox.

introduced new line color multifunction devices MB OfiiceCenter. It was the first press conference of the company over the past two years, and MV representatives did not limit themselves to just announcing new products, they also spoke about the past restructuring of business processes and a new development strategy.

We started with a little excursion into history. The MV company was founded in 1990 and began its work with the service of copiers, soon expanding its activities to the supply of equipment to Russia. The trademark "MV" was registered in 1996, and since 1997 the company began to produce copiers under its own brand. Later, the company began selling more air conditioners and office furniture. This was done to ensure that customers have the opportunity to equip the office with everything necessary, resorting to the services of just one company. In 2006, a rapid reorganization of the company began, the management changed, and the new team of top managers almost completely changed the course of development of MV - Office Equipment.

Vyacheslav Siver, General Director of the company, spoke in some detail about why the representatives of MV have not shown public activity for so long and what exactly the company has been doing for the past two years.

It's no secret that Moscow is one of the most expensive cities in the world, and this has a serious impact on companies trying to do business in the capital. This was the main reason for the relocation of the MV headquarters to the near Moscow region. This idea, of course, does not belong to the management of MV, and they do not deny it. On the contrary, they emphasize that they largely act according to the experience of Western companies, whose headquarters are most often located very far from big cities. Following the example of Xerox, MV has built several houses for out-of-town employees, as well as cottages, which it is going to sell at cost to its best employees. As a result, serious savings on the maintenance of offices and warehouses made it possible to fix prices for many goods, in particular consumables, which in turn improved the loyalty of the company's customers.

Again, for reasons of economy, several regional representative offices were closed in 2007, and a dealer network began to develop instead. However, for the qualifications of dealership personnel service centers still answers "MV". Employees of the company are trained in their own training center, and visiting master classes are arranged for partners.

However, no matter how beneficially the restructuring and relocation may have had a beneficial effect on the company's future affairs, two years of turbulent internal changes have significantly reduced MV's market share. You can even say that many have forgotten about the existence of this brand. Of course, customers who have been working with MV for a long time still receive full service, but there was practically no influx of new ones. "MV" produced and produces large office equipment, expensive copiers, which ordinary user can only be interested out of curiosity. A few years ago, the share of "MV" on Russian market was about 20%, not least due to a well-developed service scheme. Now this share does not exceed 7% and is maintained almost exclusively by old customers. MV's plans for the next two years include returning its 20% market share, while further ideas are less ambitious - gradually increasing its share to 25%. Regarding the development of the line of devices, the bulk of which are still large and expensive copiers, Alexander Stepanov, marketing director, said that MV, like other manufacturers, plans to develop the desktop device segment. So far, there are no such devices in the company's lineup, but the development department is working hard on them.

Alexander Stepanov presented three new multifunctional devices of the MB OfficeCenter series. The MB OfficeCenter 120C was shown first. This full-color A4 MFP is equipped with fax, printer and scanner functions and is close to the cost of prints to monochrome devices. 120C is designed for medium and small workgroups and is equipped with a network interface.

Specifications MB OfficeCenter 120C:

• A4 copy/print speed, ppm - 5 colors. / 20 bw
• Warm-up time - 49 s
• First copy release time - 22 s color/13 s b/w
• Stock paper standard, sheets - 200
• Maximum stock of paper, sheets - 500
• Duplex - optional
• Paper weight, g/m2 - 60-163
• Automatic feeding of originals, sheets - 50
• Printer connection interface, standard - USB 2.0; USB 1.1; 10Base-T/100Base-TX (IEEE 802.3) Ethernet
• Memory - 128 MB
• Resolution when copying - 600 dpi
• Print resolution - 2400×600 dpi
• Scan resolution - 600 dpi
• Drum life, color prints - 11250
• Drum resource, bw. prints - 45000
• Toner resource, tsv. prints - 1500
• Toner resource, bw. prints - 4500
• Device dimensions, mm - 531×528×475
• Weight, kg - 33

According to the manufacturer, this is the most compact device in its class. The difference in size is hardly striking, but it is significant when placing the MFP directly in the office, especially a small one, where literally every centimeter counts. In addition, the required working space in 120C is significantly less than in other similar devices. That is, a certain distance must be observed so that a person is comfortable working near the MFP and to provide access to the device during service. At 120C, all main units open up, so that when replacing a cartridge or removing jammed paper, none of the close-seated employees will be disturbed. Yes, and this procedure itself is simple enough to do without calling a specially trained person - however, now in most more or less compact MFPs, these procedures require minimal knowledge and effort. And one more thing allows you to place this MFP close to the workplace - the air outlet in it is made vertical, so that all the warm air goes up and does not bother anyone.

And most importantly - what is the secret of the low cost of full-color prints. Firstly, the 120C uses a low-cost toner, and secondly, the device is four-pass. That is, only one photoconductor is used for all four toners, instead of the usual "one toner cartridge + one photoconductor" system. Using one photoconductor significantly reduces the cost of a print, since in this case you will have to replace one consumable instead of four. On the other hand, it may also wear out faster, because the load on it is much greater than in single-pass systems. But representatives of "MV" promise a high resource of their consumables, including this photodrum.

This device has one more feature that is not very necessary in an office MFP - a PictBridge interface for connecting digital cameras. In case one of the employees wants to print their photos, but does not want to bother with transferring files to a computer, and then to a printer. USB flash drives cannot be connected through this interface; it works exclusively with cameras.

It was not possible to find out the exact price of the device - about 1000 dollars. But company representatives emphasized that it is 15% cheaper than similar MFPs from other manufacturers.

The other two MFPs, the MB OfficeCenter 25C and 40C, are large office equipment for large workgroups. In principle, they can also be called mini-printing houses, especially since their functionality is quite enough for this. The models are identical in technical specifications and differ only in printing speed, which, by the way, is reflected in their names. The OfficeCenter 25C prints and copies A4 monochrome and color pages at 25 ppm, while the OfficeCenter 40C prints at 40 ppm.

Technical characteristics of MB OfficeCenter 25C and 40C:

• Maximum original size - A3
• Minimum copy format - A5
• Maximum copy format - A3
• Standard paper stock - 1100
• Maximum paper stock - 5600
• Paper weight - 55 g/m2-209 g/m2
• Warm-up time - 80 seconds or less
• Resolution (equivalent) - 600×600 dpi (1200×600 dpi for PS3 B/W printing)
• Copier memory - 768 MB standard
• Printer Memory - 640 MB
• Fax memory - 8 MB standard
• Hard disk - standard 40 GB
• Duplex - standard (60 g/m2 - 105 g/m2)
• Print volume per month - in b / w - 75 thousand, in color - 15 thousand pages
• Print/copy speed - 25С: A4 in color and b/w - 25 kop/min, A3 in color and b/w - 14 kop/min; 40C: A4 in color and b/w - 40 kop/min, A3 in color and b/w - 23 kop/min
• Electronic sorting - yes
• First copy out - Color - 8.9 sec, B&W - 6.3 sec
• Continuous copy - max. 999
• Scan resolution - color: 600×600, b/w: 600×300/600×600
• Automatic feeder - standard, max. 100 sheets (80 g/m2)
• Page Description Languages ​​- Standard PCL5c/PCL6, Optional PostScript3
• Interfaces - USB 2.0, network 10/100 BaseTX
• Network Protocols - TCP/IP, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX (NetWare), EtherTalk (AppleTalk)
• File format - TIFF, PDF, PDF, JPEG (color only)
• Addressing - desktop (Desk Top Document Manager), FTP, folder (SMB server), USB memory, E-mail, i-Fax
• Apparatus dimensions, mm - 620×670×950
• Weight, kg - 112

The machines use a new polymerized toner and an oil-free fixing system, resulting in matte prints that are close to print quality.

The machines have a USB flash drive connector so that documents can be scanned directly to a removable drive. But the best thing about this connector is that you can also connect a keyboard through it to enter user data, email addresses etc.

The automatic document feeders for scanning in these MFPs are non-reversing, that is, two-sided documents do not turn over, which can be very important when processing dilapidated originals or originals on thin paper. And, of course, the scanning speed is significantly increased.

Finally, both the 25C and 40C can be installed in tandem to increase performance. This process is quite simple - just two devices are connected in local network, after which they work as one device.

The cost of devices, depending on the configuration, is: 25C - 7-7.5 thousand euros; 40C - 9.5-10 thousand euros.

Well, the most interesting question, probably, to the Russian manufacturer of MFPs - where and how are these devices manufactured? The MV company has a full production cycle - from development to sales and service. The devices are produced on leased lines at foreign, of course, factories, in particular, in Korea. The development of the device takes place in the company's office. MV engineers, of course, do not reinvent the MFP, they take existing devices as a basis and modify them in accordance with their desires and the capabilities of the production lines. Consumables are produced according to the same scheme, but it is worth paying special attention to the fact that MV takes care of all maintenance, including the replacement of cartridges. Therefore, their consumables are not supplied to retail, and those that can be found are fake. Alas, this trouble concerns not only large Western brands, and domestic manufacturer I have to participate in raids on the Savelovsky market.