Samsung Offers Complete Linux Solution for Laser Printers

August 13, 2002- Samsung, the world’s second largest laser engine manufacturer, offers the first complete Linux solution for entry-level to high-end laser printers, developed in partnership with Codehost, Inc. Samsung’s award-winning laser printers now support a wide distribution of Linux operating systems (OS), including Red Hat, Caldera, Debian, Mandrake, Slackware, SuSE and Turbo Linux. Samsung laser printers will be on display with Codehost in Booth #1081 at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, August 13 - 15.

Samsung’s new Linux drivers are a result of a partnership that Samsung forged with Los Angeles-based Codehost to develop innovative software solutions for the company’s full line of consumer, SOHO and mid-sized business laser printers. The Codehost package supports GDI, PCL and Postscript printing systems and includes custom applications to install, configure and manage the printers.

“As the first company to introduce a complete Linux solution for its entire line of printers, Samsung is fulfilling its commitment to delivering state-of-the-art technology at an affordable price,” said Chanel O’Connor, Printer Product Marketing Manager for Samsung’s Digital Information Technology Division. “This is a tremendous opportunity for Samsung to reach new users given the increasing popularity of Linux OS.”

At LinuxWorld, Samsung will be offering the chance to win a ML-1250 laser printer. Samsung’s ML-1250 is a PCL6 printer with a 12 page-per-minute (ppm) output rate, 1,200 dots-per-inch (dpi) class resolution and 4MB of standard memory, expandable to 68. It has an estimated street price of $249.

Samsung offers a full line of monochrome laser printers for home and business users with output rates ranging from 12 ppm to 21, and with estimated street prices of $199 to $799. Samsung’s laser printers incorporate several cost-saving features, including a unique Toner Save Button, which extends the life of a toner cartridge by up to 40% when activated, saving consumers and businesses money through fewer replacement cartridges. N-up printing mode enables the user to display up to 16 pages of text on a single sheet, which is ideal for previewing lengthy documents without wasting large quantities of paper and toner. There is also a convenient Cancel/Reprint Button that allows you to cancel a print job and to reprint the last page with the touch of a button.

For more information, please contact Samsung toll-free at 1-800/SAMSUNG or visit the company’s Web site at www.samsungusa.com/printer.

SOURCE Samsung