Samsung CLP 310 Review

The Samsung CLP 310 is a color laser printer ideal for a small business or office that needs a compact color printer that can produce high quality, vivid prints and crisp, clear text. With a monthly duty cycle of 20,000 pages, the Samsung CLP 310 can easily handle the workload of a small office or business without sacrificing on the quality of the prints it produces. The Samsung CLP 310 measures 15.3 inches wide, 12.2 inches deep, and 9.6 inches wide, making it compact enough to fit into a small office or workspace, and can easily function as a desktop printer.

A high speed USB 2.0 cable is used for connectivity for the Samsung CLP 310. Should you require a USB cable, a compatible cable can be purchase from most computer or office supply retailers. The Samsung CLP 310 is compatible with both Windows and Mac systems, including Windows 2000/XP/2003, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X 10.3 – 10.5.

The Samsung CLP 310 ships with four Samsung starter toner cartridges; black, yellow, magenta, and cyan. These Samsung CLP 310 toner cartridges have a yield of 1000 pages for the black cartridge, and 700 pages for the yellow, magenta, and cyan. Standard Samsung toner cartridges are also available and have a page yield of 1500 pages for the black toner cartridge and 1000 pages for the yellow, cyan, and magenta toner cartridges. The standard page capacity of the Samsung CLP 310 is 150 sheets. With the page capacity and toner capacity of the Samsung CLP 310, you can easily spend more time printing and less time changing toner and refilling the page tray.

The Samsung CLP 310 prints at a rate of 17 pages per minute when printing monochrome documents, and 4 pages per minute for full color prints. For the first page out for monochrome prints, the Samsung CLP 310 has a first page out time of as fast as 14 seconds. For full color prints, the Samsung CLP 310 has a first page out time of as fast as 26 seconds. Even with a quick print time, the Samsung CLP 310 still prints with exceptional quality, printing at a resolution of 2400 dpi by 600 dpi.

The Samsung CLP 310 is powered by a 360 MHz processor and ships with 32 MB of memory installed. This memory cannot be upgraded. Manual duplex printing is available on the Samsung CLP 310.

Overall specs:

• Print Speed:  17 ppm monochrome, 4 ppm color
• Memory: 32 MB standard
• Resolution: 2,400 dpi x 600 dpi
• Paper Capacity: 150 sheets
• Connectivity: USB
• Duty Cycle: 20,000 pages/month
• Measurements (WxDxH): 15.3 in x 12.2 in x 9.6 in

Samsung CLP 300 Review

The Samsung CLP 300  is a color laser printer ideal for a small office or user who needs a fast, lightweight laser printer that can produce exceptionally high quality prints. With a monthly duty cycle of up to 24,200 pages, the Samsung CLP 300 is more than capable of handling the workload of a small office or business, while remaining one of the smallest and lightest laser printers in its class. Measuring only 15.4 inches wide, 13.5 inches deep, and 10.4 inches tall and weighing only 30 pounds, the Samsung CLP 300 is compact enough to be incorporated into almost any space, and light weight enough to be easily moved and transported.

The Samsung connects via a standard high speed USB cable that can be purchased at most computer supply or office supply retailers. For networking, the Samsung CLP 300 utilizes a 10/100 Base-T Ethernet cable. This printer is compatible with Windows 98/ME/XP/2000 and Windows 2008, Mac OS X 10.3 – 10.4, as well as several Linux systems.

This printer comes equipped with four Samsung toner cartridges in black, magenta, cyan, and yellow. These Samsung CLP 300 toner cartridges have a page yield of 2000 pages for the black toner cartridges and 1000 pages for each the magenta, yellow, and cyan toner cartridges. The high page yield of these Samsung toner cartridges makes it easy for you to print even large jobs with needing to worry about changing the toner. The Samsung CLP 300 has a standard input page capacity of 150 sheets, and an output tray capable of holding up to 100 sheets, allowing you to spend more time printing and less time refilling the paper tray. From a ready state, the Samsung CLP 300 prints at an exceptionally fast speed of 17 pages per minute when printing in monochrome, and 4 pages per minute when printing in full color. The first page out time of the Samsung CLP 300 is only 14 seconds for black and white prints, and 26 seconds for color prints. Even with its quick print speeds, the Samsung CLP consistently prints with exceptional clarity, sharpness, and quality.

The Samsung CLP 300 prints at a resolution of 2400 dpi by 600 dpi and is powered by a 300 MHz processor. This printer comes with 32 MB of memory installed, and this memory can be upgraded to as much as 64 MB of memory. The Samsung CLP 300 is capable of manual two-sided printing.

Overall specs:
• Print Speed: 17 ppm monochrome, 4 ppm color
• Memory: 32 MB standard, upgradable to 64 MB
• Resolution: 2400 dpi x 600 dpi
• Paper Capacity: 150 sheets
• Connectivity: USB
• Duty Cycle: 24,200 pages/month
Measurements (WxDxH): 15.4 in x 13.4 in x 10.4 in