By Lebone Mano, junior journalist
Johannesburg, 29 Apr 2021
Brand: Poly
Distributor: Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa
Category: Speaker
RRP: R3 000
Specifications:
- Dimensions: 34mm x 95mm x 182mm
- Integrated USB-A or USB-C cable (depending on model)
- Compatible with Windows or Mac OS
- Bluetooth v5.1
- Battery capacity: 3200 mAH
- Talk time: up to 20 hours
USPs:
- A USB/Bluetooth smart speakerphone that transforms the sound of online calls and doubles up as a mobile speaker
- Zoom-certified and available in a Microsoft Teams-certified version
- An external USB jack transforms it into a power bank
- Multi-microphone steerable array for echo and noise reduction
- Bass reflex system with dual passive radiators for natural voice and deep bass
PIXMA TR150
Brand: Canon
Distributor: Drive Control Corporation
Category: Portable printer
RRP: Price available on request
Specifications:
- 1.44” mono OLED high-resolution screen, providing real-time ink levels and battery life indication (for PIXMA TR150 with battery)
- 9ipm mono and 5.8ipm colour, with a 50-sheet rear tray and manual duplex printing
- A hybrid ink system facilitates quick delivery of high-quality text and graphics. The system has a pigment black cartridge for sharp text, and a combined dye-based four-colour cartridge (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) to achieve vivid photo prints
- 2 ink cartridges: Black (Pigment BK) and Colour (CMYK)
- Standard Ink Cartridges: PGI-35 Black: Yields 200 pages (plain paper)
- CLI-36 Colour: Yields 260 pages
- iOS and Android compatibility; users can print wirelessly via the Canon
- PRINT app or cloud services such as Google Drive and Evernote with the
- PIXMA Cloud Link
USPs:
- The Canon PIXMA TR150 replaces the outgoing IP110
- The PIXMA TR150 with battery charges in 2 hours 20 minutes via the AC adapter and can print up to 330 pages from a single full charge
- The A4 printer is scratch-resistant, with all connection ports on one side of the device for cable management, while the in-built anti-theft locking slot allows users to secure the device in temporary locations
Brand: Lenovo
Distributors:
First Distribution
Mustek
Rectron
Category: Flash storage
RRP: Price available on request
Description:
- (NAS Scale-out, 12 High Availability pairs) Maximum SSDs: 576 NVMe
- Maximum Memory: 1536GB
- ThinkSystem DM5100F models are 2U rack-mount controller enclosures that include two controllers, 128GB RAM and 16GB battery-backed NVRAM (64GB
- RAM and 8GB NVRAM per controller)
- A single ThinkSystem DM5100F scales up to 737TB of raw storage capacity using 48x 15.36TB drives
- The Lenovo DM Series storage systems now include new S3 Object support, to create a next-generation unified data management platform
USPs:
- The DM Series offers storage latency up to 50% with NVMe over FC
- Up to 5M IOPS in one cluster
- Unified architecture to handle NAS and SAN workloads, one management interface, and 3:1 data optimisation for TCO reduction
- All-flash array capabilities to meet the demand for higher speed storage and provide higher IOPs and bandwidth with lower power usage and total cost of ownership than hybrid or HDD-based solutions
- Intuitive, web-based GUI for easy system setup and management
- Integrated Digital Advisor that uses AI and predictive analytics to provide essential insights, prescriptive guidance and proactive support
Brand: Cisco
Distributor: Westcon-Comstor
Category: Webcam
RRP: Price available on request
Specs:
- A USB web camera that provides high-quality video and audio for videoconferencing, video streaming, and video recording
- 4K video, high-quality microphone audio, intelligent AI-based features
- Compatible with all meeting or video applications, including Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business and Zoom
- USB 3.0 type C port
- Dedicated chipset for AI Computer Vision algorithms
- Camera dimensions: 19.5mm x 90.64mm x 41mm
USPs:
- A fully managed IT asset with centralised device management and insights
- Enables laptop-based video-conferencing in any location
- It also offers the Webex Desk Camera app for Windows or MacOS users, enabling professional camera settings, firmware upgrades and troubleshooting
- Built-in Privacy Shutter that controls video streaming to ensure privacy
- Face detection and recognition through the IR sensor
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