Oki Data Americas Introduces C3400n Digital Color Printer

Oki Data Americas (https://www.okidata.com), which markets its products under the OKI® Printing Solutions brand, today introduced the C3400n digital color printer for small businesses and home offices that want the productivity and professionalism of a more expensive printer at an affordable price point.
The C3400n accompanies the recently-launched C5500n and C5800Ldn to complete OKI Printing Solutions line-up of high-performance, high-value color printers for small and medium businesses at key price points within the sub-$1,000 category.
“We developed the C3400n for small offices that require color that is highly impactful and professional, but do not print large volumes or have large budgets,” said Candice Dobra, Director, Printer Marketing for Oki Data Americas. “The C3400n delivers superior overall value to the small business user when you combine the print quality, speed, reliability, service and support of OKI Printing Solutions.”
The C3400n delivers speeds of up to 16 pages per minute (ppm) in color and 20 ppm in black-and-white[i], and showcases OKI Printing Solutions new “HD (high-definition) Color” technology which combines microfine toner and multilevel LED printing that produces brilliant glossy image quality on regular office paper. The compact footprint of the C3400n makes it the smallest color printer ever produced by OKI Printing Solutions. The C3400n maintains a low total cost of ownership (TCO) and offers the best value of any printer in its class with higher print quality and speeds than are currently available at this price point on the market[ii].
“This product debut helps to fulfill what is proving to be a record year for Oki Data Americas, between new product introductions and innovations in our solutions and service programs,” stated Scott Becker, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Oki Data Americas. “We have grown our color leadership position to 19% market share[iii] in the office superstore category in which the C3400n will be sold. Businesses will benefit from the value of OKI Printing Solutions color portfolio, with more products than ever before to meet their affordability, productivity and performance needs.”
At an estimated street price of $399, key features of the C3400n include:

• Fast speeds of up to 16 color ppm and 20 black-and-white ppm2 enabling high productivity
• HD Color technology, combining new microfine toner, multilevel LED heads and 1200 x 600 dpi resolution to render finer detail, more saturated colors and more precise toner placement than ever before
• Robust media handling capabilities for heavy-weight media and banner printing, saving businesses money by enabling them to print a wide range of sales and marketing materials in-house
• Reliable single pass digital LED for more efficient printer operations
• Low cost per page targeting 14.7 cents (color) and 2.3 cents (black-and-white)
• Compact footprint of 14.6″W x 18.8″D x 11.4″H, making it conducive for desktop users

The C3400n will be available starting in July throughout North and South America through OKI Printing Solutions authorized solution providers, direct marketing resellers and major retailers. It accompanies the C5500n and C5800Ldn to give OKI Printing Solutions three distinct, reliable and feature-rich products for small business users, whether they are entering color usage, are increasing their color volume or have high-volume color needs.
The C3400n builds on parent company Oki Data Corporation’s history of leadership and innovation in color printing. It is based on the 7th generation of printing technologies advanced by Oki Data Corporation, such as digital LED technology and Single Pass Color™. This technology allows Oki Data to manufacture products that require fewer moving parts and enable more efficient operation than competitive products.
Every product comes with a one-year warranty and an industry-leading five-year warranty on the digital LED print heads. Like all OKI Printing Solutions products, the C3400n is backed by comprehensive support from authorized OKI Printing Solutions solution providers. In addition, the company provides live, toll-free technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with agents based in North America.
About Oki Data Americas
Oki Data Americas, Inc., headquartered in Mount Laurel, N.J., and a subsidiary of Oki Data Corporation of Japan, markets PC peripheral equipment under the OKI Printing Solutions brand, including digital color and monochrome printers, serial impact dot matrix printers, multifunction products and facsimiles. As business printing solutions specialists, Oki Data Americas provides world-class printing technology and real-world solutions designed to help manage workflow and optimize business performance. Oki Data Americas is ISO 9001:2000 certified and also offers a full line of options, accessories and consumables. Its entire line of products complies with the EPA’s Energy Star(r) Program. Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., parent company to Oki Data Corporation, is a $6.4 billion multinational corporation with headquarters in Tokyo and is a world leader in information processing systems, telecommunications and electronics.

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[i] Published performance results based on laboratory testing. Individual results may vary.
[ii] Speed compared to HP Color LaserJet 2600n, Konica Minolta magicolor 2430DL and Samsung CLP 300N, as listed on respective Web sites as of May 1, 2006.
[iii] Growth occurred over a 12-month period ending March 2006, according to March 2006 NPD data (The NPD Group, www.npd.com).