The Samsung SCX-4300 Multifunction Laser Printer is a more affordable version of the Samsung SCX-4500. It is not a big difference between the two printers; both of them have laser-based technology and were designed as having the black color plastic case. In fact, the Samsung SCX-4300 has a more practical approach of the tasks that a multifunctional should provide. The shape of the SCX-4300 multifunctional is wider at the top to ease the managing of the scanning processes. Also, at the top of the multifunctional device was placed a control panel and easy access buttons for printing, scanning, or faxing.



This control panel has a two-line display and 16 character type, on an LCD screen. There is no backlight, but the contrast of the characters is good enough, which make it very readable and easy to navigate on. An opening for the emergent pages was placed right next to the control panel, while to make sure the papers will not fall on the ground there is a pull-out end stop as well. The feed tray supports 250-sheet papers and is placed at the bottom of the front panel. This amount of pages is obviously large enough compared with other printers of its class, including the SCX-4500. There is also a single sheet multi-purpose opening that suits special documents.



The lid of the scanner will open up only half way to vertically, which is not so convenient due to the fact that only a hand can get inside in order to arrange papers and avoid paper jams. The other multi-purpose devices of its class would have a vertically opening of the scanner’s section. In the back side of the Samsung SCX-4300 Multifunction Laser Printer there are the USB ports and the sockets for power, which are all the data connections you can find on this printer.



Behind the front panel of the Samsung SCX-4300 Multifunction Laser Printer you will find the integrated drum and toner cartridge, this is why the front panel was designed to be opened in order to provide access to these compounds. As a conclusion to the designed chosen by the Samsung Company, we can notice and admire the effort to make a not too heavy and wide multi-purpose device, by adding more smart features to its boxy appearance. A free cartridge comes together with the package of the Samsung SCX-4300 Printer, which will last for 1,000 ISO documents, which is not too much but enough for normal use. This printer has an affordable price, and the smaller cartridge should be considered as an unexpected and welcomed bonus to the package.

As for the software the new Samsung SCX-4300 Multifunction Laser Printer is equipped with, it uses the same SmarThru 4 and Dr. Printer utilities. The Laser Printer utility ensures the easy handling of the scanner, printer, copier, and images sharing, whereas the SmartThru 4 utility is in charge of the diagnose of the websites. The driver manages the manifold print quality settings such as the watermarks, or overlays, with the help of an accessible control panel.

Samsung ML-2510 printer is a monochrome laser printer, which offers an easy installation process that does not need to reboot, and good printing satisfaction. This printer was designed for small offices use, and provides very qualitative and sharp monochrome printings, with the help of the 1,200 x 600 dpi print resolution and the remarkable speed of 24 ppm. It is recommended to be used in small office environments, as well as in homes. You will be amazed especially by the clarity and professional-looking appearance of the printed documents, even if you choose to print many of them at the same time.

If you worry about black fingers and paper jams, you have the Samsung jam-free roller system, which ensures that the papers stay in order. Another advantage of this printer will be the small size that will fit in every small room, whether from office or home, and will also provide impressive print quality at a small prize as well.

Thinking about its pros and cons, there are more good sides than bad sides. The first pro is its cheap price, which is also combined with the impressive capabilities that are not so characteristic to other small-office printers. It is a reliable and resistant printer, and has the option to avoid paper jams for at least 500 sheets.

The not so good side of the Samsung ML-2510 is the fast warm up that shows that it uses a lot of power in order to function. Another con is the fact that to replace the toner you should pay almost as much as the printer’s cost itself. There is also some noise while printing, but that will fade away in silent power-save status. All these cons will not weight too much when thinking about the printing quality and overall good capacities.

Other Specifications:

-Brand: Samsung;

-Model: ML-2510;

-Dimensions: 13.9 x 11.7 x 9.7 inches;

-Recommended use: personal;

-Weight: 10.6 lbs.;

- Laser technology;

-Output type: monochrome;

-Black Print Speed: up to 24 ppm;

-Black print quality: 1200 x 600 dpi;

- Duplex printing: manual;

-Emulations: SPL (Samsung Printer Language);

-Input capacity std.: 250-sheet Multi-Purpose Tray;

-Output capacity std.: 100-sheet face down;

-Media sizes supported: 76 x 127 (3 x 5 inches), 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches);

-USB ports;

-LPT ports;

-Noise level: less than 53 dB (printing), less than 35 dB (standby);

-Processor (MHz): 150;

-Microprocessor type: Samsung;

-Memory std.: 8 MB;

-Memory max.: 8 MB;

-Cartridges compatible: ML-2010D3;

-Power consumption: less than 350 watts (printing), less than 17 watts (power save);

-Windows compatible: Windows 98/Me/NT4.0/2000/XP(32/64bit)/2003 Server(32/64bit);

-Macintosh compatible: Mac OS 10.3;

-Windows Vista: Certified for Windows Vista;

-Other compatibilities: Various Linux OS including Red Hat 8~9, Fedora Core 1~3, Mandrake 9.2~10.1 and SuSE 8.2~9.2;

Technical details:

--Built-in jam-free roller system;

- 1200x600 dpi resolution prints;

-It prints 25 pages per minute;

- Windows XP, Mac OS X, and Linux operating systems.

When scouting for an office printer it doesn't really matter what kind of person you're asking, most of them will suggest some pretty well known names such as HP or Canon. Still, from personal experience, the most encountered printers in small businesses is probably Samsung.

Despite them never being amazing they've always provided reliability and little to no page jams or problems. What do most Samsung SCX laser printers that you can find in small offices have in common? They were all pretty affordable, they are all decently fast and most of them seem to be monochrome.

In a world where everyone wants as many features as possible out of one single device, and the most sought after printer type would most likely be the photo multifunctional printer that can do anything your office needs plus print high quality photography, it's no wonder that the prices of multifunction monochrome printers has gone down a lot.

Samsung's SCX-4600 for example is an affordable monochrome all-in-one laser that can offer most of what your office will ever need (assuming, of course, you don't need color printing whatsoever). First of all, the printer is easy to set up and all a user has to do is to connect the printer to a PC (via USB) after which install the driver.

Right on top of the printer you can find the scanner. In front of the scaner lays the control panel that's pretty easy to figure out. A 2 line 16 character LCD is more than enough for navigating, paired up with a four way navigational key with an OK key right in the middle. Connectivity is in this case limited to the single USB port found on the back and there are no networking functions whatsoever.

As always the printing speeds claimed by the manufacturers, have for some reason nothing to do with what really happens when you're using the printers. So, while Samsung claims 22 pages per minute for the SCX-4600 in reality it can do about half as that. Apparently the higher the number of pages you need to print (which obviously eliminates the processing time), the higher the speed you're printing at. While not amazing, the printing quality is more than good for such an affordable printer. Text printing is worthy of being printed by a laser.

Finally, what's very important about this kind of device is the cost of maintenance. The toner cartridge can be found in either 1500 page or 2500 page versions. The larger capacity one is obviously more economical and will result in printing costs that are average for monochrome laser printers. The 4600 Samsung SCX laser printers are the entry-level, affordable type of printers that will work well in any small or home office where users aren't very demanding. The only drawback is that you're stuck with a printer with no networking.

The Samsung CLP-315W color laser printer offers wireless connectivity, a stylish design and small form factor. While it was mainly designed for a home office it will do quite well in a small working environment with a few employees. With measurements of 15.3 x 12.3 x 9.6 inches and weighing merely 24.3 pounds, it's probably the smallest compared to competition. In fact, most laser color printers on the market are nearly two times as big as the CLP-315W. The printer's design is pretty simple.

It comes with a black case with accents of glossy plastic here and there and features rounded corners. The control panel of the printer sitting near the top is also very simple. A big button serves for on/off and next to it a couple of LED lights announce when you're either of ink or a paper jam has occurred.

Oddly enough Samsung didn't add a cancel button. So if you're using this printer in a workgroup and you're PC is in the other room, off you go running to it to cancel the print job. This assuming it's more than 5-6 pages otherwise you'll have no chance to get there in time. For paper storage Samsung included a 150 sheet paper input tray. For easy use and even easier replacement of consumables, the cartridges are mounted on the front of the device (right under a drop-down panel).

There are three color and one single black cartridges that come in only one type of capacity, enough for 1000 pages. Another important details is that both black and color cartridges cost the same. Due to a monthly cycle that limits the printer to 20000 pages, the Samsung CLP-315 is as mentioned before best suited for home offices or businesses with lower volume printing needs. Ethernet or WiFi allows the use of this printer in a workgroup, and the alternative connection is the usual USB 2.0.

The low price is a clear indicator for the quality and speed of prints as no one ever expects manufacturers to cut down cost while offering the exact same quality of their top of the line devices. In this case, the CLP-315W will print out about around 14 pages per minute for regular text and under 3 pages per minute for color imagery. The printer seems extremely easy to set up on any operating system (that includes Windows, Max OSX and 'Various Linux OS'). The manufacturer's claim that you'll get started in no time at all really is accurate and installing the printer won't seem difficult.

The conclusion is simple. This printer is lightweight and has a small footprint so it will easily fit on your desk, but once it's gotten there it might simply not be worth of the space it takes because of relatively poor printing quality (compared to similar lasers), slow printing speeds and consumables that make owning the Samsung CLP-315W color laser printer a bit more expensive than similar printers. It's not a horrible device and will most likely do its job, but there's a wide variety of entry-level lasers that can perform better.

Like many other people working in a small office, I’ve done my share of printing throughout my ‘career’. Every office I’ve been in so far had a different choice in printers and brands and I can’t exactly complain about any of the devices I’ve used in the past years. But it has occurred to me that out of those many years of printing various documents, I’ve only a couple of times printed something in color.

As I was preparing to write this article I was slightly puzzled by the concept of a monochrome laser printer when the market is filled with inkjet and color laser all-in-ones to fit the needs of any office. But the conclusion is, there is no point to spend a higher amount of money for a high end color laser printer when all you need is crisp black text. The series of Samsung SCX laser printers include models to suit whatever needs an office may have.

A simple and cost-efficient multifunction mono laser printer like the Samsung SCX-4600 would probably be a perfect choice. Like most printers in this line the design of the SCX-4600 features rounder corners, a compact and stylish design and a dark plastic case. The two-line monochrome LCD provides much needed basic information and the buttons around it are chosen properly for anything you may need to do without the help of a computer. Samsung’s SCX-4600 offers copying, scanning and printing features. A series of useful extras include the Print Screen tool that allows you to print what’s on your desktop at the press of a single button and ‘AnyWeb’, an application that allows the user to select various sections of internet sites and collate them on one page for printing.

Setting this printer up is very easy. It comes with a toner, as the only consumable that ever needs to be replaced. To gain access to the toner you’ll simply have to open the flap that’s found on the front of the printer. The starter cartridge that Samsung’s printer ships with will only be enough for about 700 pages, but when you decide to replace it you can opt for either a 1500 page or 2500 page toner, depending on the printing volume you need. For paper storage you’ll be getting an input tray, on the front side right towards the bottom. It has a paper capacity of 250 sheets. For envelopes and non-standard media types you’ll get a manual single-sheet feeder. According to the manufacturer, this printer hits 22 pages per minute which proved to be accurate after some printing tests.

The bad part of it all, as in the case of many lasers, is the warm up time. Printing quality is exactly what you’d expect from an office laser, perhaps even better, as the SCX-4600 can easily compete even with pricier products on the market. The only reason why you’d want to avoid these Samsung SCX laser printers would be the lack of some key features for office user like networking (in the form of either wireless or Ethernet), automatic document feeder or duplexer.