Samsung, along with other companies, pride themselves of providing electronic goods that are innovative. In 2005, they introduced two Samsung photo printers, the SPP 2020 and SPP 2040 that are very compact photo printers. They weigh less than a pound each. Being printers ahead of their time by employing dye-sublimation techniques, you would expect to find them in production to this day. Unfortunately, Samsung has discontinued both printers. In this article, we will discuss why this is so.
The printer industry is a cutthroat business. Various printer companies continue to come up with printers that can top their competitor’s latest model. Though the Samsung photo printers were pretty decent in their own respect, Canon and HP easily overran them with their own set of photo printers. Canon and HP’s printers also utilize the dye-sublimation technology. You may ask, why discontinue them when they are about the same. They’re almost of the same weight and the same technology. However, there was one aspect where they differed where it mattered most when it came to portability.
Batteries. The Samsung Photo printers had to be plugged in all the time. Unlike Canon and HP’s photo printers that can print even without being plugged, the Samsung photo printers had to be plugged in order to be used. In terms of portability, this is a major drawback. People invest in portable gadgets in order to conveniently take them anywhere and use them at the same time. If you have to plug it in each time you use it, it’s no different from a desktop printer.
Memory Cards. The photo printers from Samsung do not have memory card capabilities unlike the printers from HP and Canon. The printers from HP and Canon support almost every popular memory card type from SD Card to Memory Stick from Sony. The Samsung printer also has the USB capability to support PictBridge but Canon and HP has it as well.
Wireless Options. This feature is almost next to requirement when it comes to portable gadget. If you buy a mobile device such as a phone or PDA, it most likely has at least one wireless feature, be it Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, photo printers from Samsung do not support this feature. If consumers had to choose between two printers of good brands, having the same price and one with more features, don’t expect the former to be sold.
It was a wise decision for Samsung to discontinue their photo printers. The photo printers of their competitors certainly had a lot more to offer compared to their photo printers. Discontinuing the production of their printers allowed them to cut their losses. They are fortunate enough if someone still decides to buy their printers despite the existence of their competitors. However, that scenario is highly unlikely. It will be better for them to create another photo printer, one that will surely stand against the rest of the photo printers today.
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