I saw the Samsung product at ITEX last week. They say that it will not be sold except through dealers. It is the SCX-6345N and is identicle to the Xerox 4150. They say that according to to research, only 2.35% of the U.S. use 11x17 and the HP4345 has 14% of the worldwide segment 4 copier market.
The SCX6345N retails for $2,995 with network B&W print and Color Scan standard and 4800x4800 dpi On the scanner, 1200x1200 dpi print and 600x600 dpi copy.
Postscript III is standard
Duplex is standard.
100 sheet by-pass
40 GB HDD
20K toner yield and 60K Drum.
CPC excluding toner of $.008
It has the ability to prioritize prints from the PC or when you walk up to the unit
Envelope feeding from the tray.
Legal sized platen and three optional paper trays for a total of 4.
They also have some sort of arrangement with LibertyNet to package a Document Management solution that can do zonal OCR and read bar code instructions.