A Thing Or Two About The Samsung CLP 510n Printer

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:43:18 EST

If you liked the Samsung CLP 500 or 550 printers you are going to love the Samsung CLP 510N printer. It has all the features that made the previous models favorites in their category, with a few bells and whistles added to it for good measure.

The result is a better product with faster capabilities and a better hardware design. The case is nothing to look at but then again it is a printer not a sports car. To be fair, it is amazing what features this printer piles on for only $120, although the quality of the Samsung CLP 510n toner will be no surprise.

There is one thing you need to understand from the start about this printer. It is not designed for home users. The printer is big and a bit more expensive if you are used to printers designed for the casual consumer. For a color laser printer it is actually very affordable.

This machine will meet all your expectations and more as long as you are not expecting Kodak picture perfect quality. It does not do that, but you simply would not expect it in an office color laser printer anyway. Having said that, the quality is great for anything but the most demanding projects.

What are the changes? Samsung has improved the speed of printing and upgraded the processing chip. Page per minute printing performance has jumped from 21 ppm to 25 in mono and from 5 to 7 in color. This is a significant improvement that impatient office workers will appreciate.

The increase in printing speed is also felt when duplexing, which is a few seconds faster both in black and white and color. In case you were wondering what duplexing is, it is double-sided printing. If like me you like to save money and time and had trouble flipping and turning the pages to get it to work properly, you will appreciate this.

The processing power has also increased. This is because Samsung has upgraded the chip to its own SPGPm processing chip. The only downside is that previous models could handle more random access memory, but I do not think you will notice the difference.

The image quality is another selling point for the CLP 510n. It will not print photo perfect pictures, but it comes mighty close and is likely to surpass your expectations in an office printer. This is probably even a good thing if it is your business as there is less of a chance your employees are going to be printing their holiday snapshots on your paper and ink.

The big point is the price. As mentioned above, many customers might feel it is pricey, but that is because they are comparing it with home use black and white laser printers. For a color printer it is cheap. You will also make savings in the cartridge maintenance with cheaper than normal prices that run around $100 and $120 for mono and full color toners.

Samsung has made a great all rounder with the Samsung CLP 510N printer. It is fast, both in printing and for data transfer, it has great resolution, and with features generally reserved to more expensive printers. The only disadvantage I can find, and it is unfair to even expect it, is the fact the printing of photographs is not completely picture perfect.

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A Thing Or Two About The Samsung CLP 510n Printer