Lexmark International SA today introduced two new personal monochrome laser printers that bring enhanced performance and affordability to the personal printer market category. The Lexmark E321 and E323 are business-class devices that are perfect for space-critical personal printing.
Making them attractive to large enterprises, small and medium businesses, and high-volume home users, both of the new Lexmark printers offer such desirable attributes as:
* Compelling price/performance - both the Lexmark E321 and E323 offer tremendous value at their price points.
* Low total cost of ownership - with low acquisition prices and competitive costs per page, these devices are extremely affordable to purchase, use and maintain.
* Easy office integration - new design and black colour scheme complement the new generation of desktop systems.
* High-quality output - 1200 ImageQuality output produces crisp text and graphics, ensuring that business documents project a professional image.
* User-friendly - both compact devices install quickly, offer optional paper trays and have easy-to-replace toner cartridges.
The Lexmark E321 and E323 are aimed at the largest and fastest-growing segment of the monochrome laser market. Industry analysts estimate that this category will account for 68% of sales in the laser printer market worldwide by 2006.
"With the introduction of the Lexmark E321 and E323, we`ve positioned ourselves very competitively in a large and attractive market," commented Hans Horn, MD of Lexmark International SA. "These printers deliver excellent performance at the appealing price points of personal printers - making the Lexmark E321 and E323 strong options for every environment, from homes to small businesses to large enterprises."
The Lexmark E321 and E323 replace the Lexmark E320 and E322 respectively. In both cases, the upgraded model offers faster output speeds, faster processors, a quick time to first print and more memory.
Lexmark E321
The Lexmark E321 is an affordable, high-performance (up to 20ppm) laser printer for personal and business applications. It`s a small printer with a small price, but it will have a big impact on the personal mono laser market because of its value proposition. Additionally, the Lexmark E321 printer includes a 100MHz processor, 8MB of memory, and has a time to first print rating of less than 10 seconds.
Lexmark E323 and E323n
The Lexmark E323 is a powerful, compact, desktop laser printer that expands with the user`s needs. The E323 includes a 200MHz processor, 16MB of memory and postscript level 3 support. The Lexmark E323n offers an internal networking capability as an additional option.
For further information, please contact Cathy Steyn at telephone (011) 329 0999; fax (011) 792 7449; e-mail cathryn.steyn@lexmark.co.za
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Lexmark International, Inc is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing solutions - including laser and inkjet printers, associated supplies and services - for offices and homes in more than 150 countries. Founded in 1991, Lexmark reported more than $4.4 billion of revenue in 2002, and can be found on the Internet at www.lexmark.com.
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