A glowing recommendation for a Samsung printer is becoming almost a monthy event in these pages. Following on from the Samsung SCX-4600 comes this retooled version that adds 33.6Kb/s fax facilities (amongst other things) to the mix.

Some multifunction devices make it rather difficult for you to switch between the different features. Not the Samsung SCX-4623F. This device comes with a simple but intuitive panel of buttons that lets you slip seamlessly from one mode to another. And while the generous sampling of number keys necessary for a good fax machine can swamp a lesser product, the Samsung SCX-4623F’s interface remains pleasingly clean and uncluttered.

Advanced copy features include: ID card copy to copy both sides of an ID onto one page, clone copying to print multiple versions of an image or design of any size, on to a single A4 page and poster copying to enlarge an image to 3 x 3, and print it out on nine perfectly-aligned A4 sheets.

The control panel has an easy to use Blue Compass Navigation button that allows you to navigate menu options quickly and easily. The enclosed cassette tray provides a compact finish and ensures the paper is kept dust free and clean, helping guarantee reliable professional prints. Samsung’s SCX-4623F is designed to fit perectly into any professional business, helping to add a touch of style.

The Samsung Galaxy 5 doesn’t look like a smartphone at all. In fact, people often mistake it for just another Samsung Corby phone. But it’s not just another Corby phone, it’s a Corby on steroids! The plastic feel makes this one cheap-looking but very light phone. It has a glossy finish that attracts fingerprints like nobody’s business. There’s a chrome bar around the phone to add some sense of style.  On top is just the 3.5mm audio jack. On the left side is the volume control that also doubles as the control for camera zoom. Beside it is the micro USB port. At the back you can see the lens for its 2mp fixed-focus camera.

With its 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen, it is the smallest screen I’ve seen on an Android phone. With its small screen comes a small display resolution at only 240 x 320 pixel compared to the 320 x 480 resolution of phones with 3-inch screens. Despite the small screen resolution, the display doesn’t look bad at all. In fact, it looks a little better than the HTC Wildfire who has the same display resolution on a 3.2” screen. Do note that it doesn’t do multi-touch but it supports Samsung’s Live wallpapers. Just like other small Android phones out there, it will have problem with apps not made for a small screen. I always use Chomp SMS as my messaging app and due to the small screen, the buttons on it are cut off.

Samsung Galaxy 5 i5503 mobile phone detailed specifications :

• Network:Quad band GSM,3G HSDPA
• Dimensions:108 x 56 x 12.3 mm
• Weight:102 g
• Display:2.8 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors,240 x 320 pixels
• Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
• Touch Wiz v3.0
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• Memory Internal:170 MB
• Expandable memroy:microSD up to 16GB, 1GB included
• GPRS/EDGE
• 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
• Wireless LAN access Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA
• Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
• USB v2.0 microUSB
• Camera:2 megapixel, 1600×1200 pixels,Geo-tagging
• OS:Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
• CPU:600 MHz processor

If you don’t have an LCD monitor just quite yet, you’ve run out of excuses. You can get one now in the 15k ballpark – anything from petite little monitors for misers to 22-inchers that can double as a TV. The Samsung T220 is one such 22-incher.

Of all the affordable monitors out in the market, the T220 is the most expensive of the lot. It’s also, without doubt, the best looking. In design, it resembles Samsung’s 7 series LCD TVs. The frame is elegantly curved so there are no hard corners. Stylish, opaque plastic tinged with red adorn the edges. The power switch on the front is touch sensitive, which may seem like a superfluous feature, but in everyday use, it feels futuristic and luxurious.

When it comes to performance, the T220 is no slouch. Resolution maxes out at 1680×1050, giving you plenty of real estate to watch videos and surf and do your spreadsheet work – all at the same time. The 2ms response time is perfectly suited for gaming. We were hard pressed to spot the difference between the T220 and slower monitors, but we were glad it’s there. If there’s anything this monitor lacks, it’s the 120Hz refresh rate found in the latest televisions. You’re stuck at 60Hz, which is pretty standard.

Samsung hides all of the menu buttons along the right edge of the display; the only control on the front panel is a touch-sensitive power button (really, it’s just an icon). The onscreen display is straightforward and easy to navigate. You can also adjust the brightness, switch between analog and digital inputs, and select among seven image presets–Custom, Text, Internet, Game, Sport, Movie, and Dynamic Contrast–without entering the OSD.

Manufacturer’s specs:
Resolution: 1,680×1,050
Pixel-response rate: 2ms
Contrast ratio: 1,000:1
Connectivity: DVI, VGA
HDCP compliant? Yes
Included video cables? DVI, VGA

Features
Underneath its shiny exterior, the Samsung T220 has a sparse feature set. You get the basic pair of VGA and DVI ports; no HDMI here. Also missing are USB ports and a Webcam. If those features are important to you, we’d direct you to the Dell SP2208WFP.

Standing out from the crowd of netbooks is not so easy, but Samsung’s tweaks to its N150 netbook caught our attention. The N150 Plus packs in a larger hard drive (250GB versus 160GB), a utility for waking the machine up faster and using less power in sleep mode, and a fresh, attractive appearance. The Samsung N150 Plus is sold exclusively at Best Buy, but is it worth the trip to search it out? At about $370, it costs a good bit more than the N150, which you can find for less than $300, and it’s never more than an average performer. Still, it adds enough bonuses to make it rise above the homogeneous competition. It’s the only netbook (or notebook, for that matter) that comes with full versions of Microsoft Word and Excel preinstalled, making this a good choice for students or worker bees who don’t want to purchase Office separately or use up an existing license.

The first thing you’ll notice about the N150 Plus is its deep red exterior, with a dot pattern on the top, flat red sides, and black edging. It looks great: Just bold enough to stand out, yet subtle enough to go anywhere. The left edge is home to an Ethernet port, one USB port, microphone and headphone ports, and a port for the power cord. The right edge holds two USB ports and a VGA monitor port. On the front edge is the power switch, as well as a three-format flash-card slot, which is set low, on the underside of the netbook. No ports reside on the back edge, but we like the shape of the six-cell battery, which is integrated into the body of the netbook better than most and provides a little lift, so that the N150 Plus sits at a comfortable typing angle.

The N150 Plus (N150-11) makes a good first impression with its glossy lid. It’s an attractive deep red and black with a subtle dot pattern, though it picks up fingerprints in a hurry. (The N150 is also available in multiple colors for less cash, including Bermuda Blue, Gloss Black, Flamingo Pink, Matte Blue, and white). A dark red strip wraps around the sides and front of the machine, reminiscent of the chrome strip on the original NC10.

Under the lid we found a matte deck, bezel, and display instead of a glossy red/black deck. This looks a little dull but eliminates the annoyance of fingerprints. The battery raises the N150 Plus’ chassis about a quarter of an inch in the back, making for a comfortable typing angle. Small speaker grills sit just under the front lip of the system.

The N150 Plus doesn’t have a power button in the hinge like older Samsung netbooks; instead, you’ll find a flip switch on the front. Unlike the rounded hinge design of the past, the N150 Plus has a turned-up, oblong flair that mitigates the slight bulk of the six-cell battery in the back.

Another remarkable feature of the Samsung NX100 is its unique control. In combination with new lenses with the so-called i-Function support, the Samsung NX100 camera offers a noticeably practical and unique ease of use. A bit of electronics and the newest firmware ensure for an extra piece of communication between lens and body. This communication makes it possible to adjust the camera settings manually via the lens. And that’s exactly as simple as it sounds. By pushing the i-Fn button on the lens, a tab appears in the display of the Samsung NX100 with a series of settings. Selection is done by turning the lens’ ring and this is activated by the same i-Fn button. Sublime!

JPEGs captured with the NX100 look fine in iPhoto, Aperture, Photoshop, and everywhere else on the Mac, which is no big surprise. Even though they are technically unsupported, iPhoto and Aperture can open raw files from the NX100, But they are unwieldy at best, showing odd color that’s more trouble than they’re worth to correct. Actually, it’s surprising that the Mac recognizes them at all. Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop Elements 9 were undaunted, however, and handled the raw files well.

As for the MPEG-4 movies captured by the NX100, QuickTime Player displayed them well, with smooth playback and audio. Aperture didn’t seem bothered by the format either during playback, but it did have a problem properly displaying the movie thumbnails in browsing mode. iPhoto didn’t care for the movie format at all, and it refused to import the files claiming that they were an unrecognized format. Fortunately, iMovie was a bit more forgiving and imported the clips without hesitation.

Though the NX100 shares the same APS-C-sized sensor as the NX10, the NX100′s has been tweaked to give it a higher maximum ISO rating (6400 as opposed to 3200). Video recording makes an appearance at 720p, with the company stating that 1080p recording is something that will come in the future with the development of a new sensor.

Controls are reasonably simple, with a full PASM-equipped mode dial at the top, and a scattering of buttons down the back. As for connectivity options, there’s no built-in flash, but there is a hotshoe at the back of the camera, plus a smart shoe into which an electronic viewfinder or optional GPS tagging unit can be attached. Obviously, photographers can only use one of these devices at a time.