Samsung CLP-300N Network-ready Color Laser Printer

Average customer rating: 4.0

CLP-300N review

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Samsung CLP-300N Network-ready Color Laser Printer

Manufacturer: Samsung
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000HCMTKU

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Product Description

Introducing the smallest and lightest color laser printer, the CLP-300N. This space-saving, easily movable printer delivers beautiful color at 4 ppm and sharp laser text at 17 ppm, along with the reliability Samsung is known for. The same exclusive NO NOIS print engine you'd find in the professional series color printers gives you quiet operation and simple toner changes. Getting up and running is easy, too, with as few as four clicks of the mouse. The CLP-300 color laser printer, small and light with the big color you're looking for. It's the same proprietary system used in our professional series color laser printers. And it gives you a whisper-quiet 49 dBA level of operation. Another benefit of our exclusive NO NOIS design is easy access to the small toner bottles for fast, simple toner changes. The CLP-300 features a 150-sheet multipurpose tray and a 100-sheet output capacity. Standard High-speed USB 2.0 Connectivity and 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet connections Paper Handling - Input capacity standard 150-sheet semi-cassette tray, output capacity (Face Down) 100 sheets Media Sizes - 3x5 to 8.5x14 Media Weights - 16 to 43 pounds Media Types - Plain paper, envelopes, transparencies, labels, and cardstock Operating Systems - Microsoft Windows 2 98, Me, 2000, XP, 2003, Apple Mac OS 2 OS 10.3-10.4, Linux 2 Red Hat 8.0-9.0, Fedora Core 1-3, Mandrake 9.2-10.1, SuSE 8.2-9.2 Dimensions - Width 15.4 x Depth 13.5 x Height 10.4 inches Weight - 30.8 pounds

Customer Reviews:

CLP-300N review.......2006-11-24

I've used this printer for about a month. In general, it prints text well, albeit a bit oversaturated. OTOH, the rated speed output for monochrome prints is actually close to accurate.

For color prints, my use has primarily been for color charts, graphs and the like, and for this purpose, it works admirably well (use decent quality laser paper for best results). It is fast, and for both monochrome and color printing, it is very quiet, with rapid startup (no long waiting before the first page is printed).

I would not use this printer for photos, but that's obvious. Inkjet and dye-sub printers do a far better job at printing photos, although the costs of consumables are much higher as well. Comparison with my Konica-Minolta 2450 (which is also network ready shows slight banding and generally less than optimal photo quality. However, for general office use, claimed comsumable cost is considerably lower than for even the most basic inkjets.

The software supplied with the CLP-300N (the N means it has an ethernet network card installed) works as advertised, and installing it on both Windows 2003 and XP is straighforward. The bundled software (30 day trial) is worth what you pay for it, which is to say, very little. However, as noted above, printing photos is not this printer's forte.

All in all, the small size, quiet operation, quick startup and good monochrome printing with the opetion to add a dash of color makes this a good workgroup printer for SOHO use. The reliability of the printer remains unknown, as I've only printed about 5000 pages sso far. Similarly, the quoted capacity of the toner bottles may be overoptimistic, but it's too early to tell.

Compared to the behemoths sold by HP and others, this printer does not overwhem a small sized office or open space, and I recommend it with only a few small reservations. As a value/money proposition, it's a good deal.

Ishan Bhattacharya, MD

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