Brother Brings It On

Published: Friday December 23, 2011 MYT 6:09:00 PM
Updated: Friday December 23, 2011 MYT 6:10:39 PM

MFC-J430W

By TAN KIT HOONG
bytz@thestar.com.my

Brother International Malaysia has launched a new series of multi-function printers that not only print, scan, fax and copy but comes standard with WiFi connectivity built-in.

All models also come with iPrint&Scan function, which allows printing directly from Apple, Android or Windows Phone 7 smartphones via an application that can be downloaded for free from their respective stores.

There are six new models in the series - three A4 MFCs and three A3 MFCs.

The A4 models are the MFC-J430W (RM449), MFC-J625DW (RM549) and the MFC-J825DW (RM749) which are targeted at small office and home office environments.

The entry-level model are the MFC-J430W which comes with a 1.9in colour LCD screen, a four-cartridge ink system, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, print resolution of up to 6,000 x 1,200dpi and print speeds of up to 10ppm (pages per minute) in monochrome and 8ppm in colour.

Next up is the MFC-J625DW, which comes with duplex (two sided) printing, 1.9in colour touchscreen, four-cartridge ink system, 802.11b/g/n WiFi and print speeds of up to 12ppm monochrome and 10ppm in colour.

The top-of-the-line A4 model in this range is the MFC-J825DW,which comes with a 3.3in touchscreen, four-cartridge ink system, 802.11b/g/n, print speeds of up to 12ppm for monochrome and 10ppm for colour.

The A3 models, namely the MFC-J5910DW (RM999), MFC-J6510DW (RM1,299) and MFC-J6910DW (RM1,599) offer many of the same features, but with the added advantage of being able to print and scan in sizes of up to A3.

The MFC-J5910DW comes with a 1.9in touchscreen, a paper tray that can hold up to 250 sheets, 802.11b/g/n, Ethernet port, 12ppm monochrome and 10ppm colour print speeds as well as a "Super High Yield" cartridges that allows printing up to 2,400 pages in black and 1,200 pages in colour.

The MFC-J6510DW comes with a 3.3in widescreen colour LCD screen, 802.11b/g/n, wired Ethernet port, 35-page auto document feeder, super high yield replacement ink cartridges, up to 11in x 17in scan/print/copy and a large 250-sheet paper tray.

Lastly, the MFC-J6910DW shares many of the same features as the MFC-J6510DW but comes with dual paper trays that together hold up to 500 sheets of paper.

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Panasonic Rolls Out New Cameras

Published: Friday December 23, 2011 MYT 6:13:00 PM
Updated: Friday December 23, 2011 MYT 6:17:15 PM

DMC-3D1

Panasonic Malaysia has launched a slew of new cameras and the two most interesting ones amongst them are the Lumix DMC-GX1 and the DMC-3D1.

DMC-GX1

The GX1 is the latest model in Panasonic's range of Micro Four Thirds cameras, and sports a 16-megapixel Live MOS sensor, 3in touchscreen, ISO settings of up to 12,800, a built-in flash and a new autofocus system which Panasonic claims is now the fastest on the market.

The GX1 also shoots 1080/60i HD video using either MP4 or AVCHD compression. It is also the first in the series to support Panasonic's LVF2 higher-resolution electronic viewfinder.

Another interesting new model is the Lumix DMC-3D1, which is a dual lens, dual sensor 12.1-megapixel camera that shoots 3D images and videos.

The camera's dual lens system takes advantage of folded optics (similar to how a periscope works) to pack in a twin 4x zoom lenses.

The camera can shoot either 8-megapixel 3D photos and 1080/60i 3D videos or can be set to simultaneously shoot 12-megapixel 2D stills while recording 1080/60i 2D video.

The GX1 will be available in either black or silver, and is available as a kit with the compact 14-42mm power zoom lens for RM3,099. Alternatively, consumers can also opt for the GX1 with a 14mm Lumix G lens together with the regular 14-42mm (non-power zoom) for RM2,999.

The Lumix 3D1 has a list price of RM1,999. - TAN KIT HOONG

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