Laser Printers

CLP-315 - World’s Smallest Colour Laser Printer from Samsung

Samsung Printers generally adopt Laser printing technology. The major advantage of the same is the speed. Samsung CLP-315 colour printer advertised as the smallest colour printers in the world is based on the laser printing technology. Let us explore as whether the compact laser printer adheres to the proverb “The best things comes in small packages”.

Many products in spite of unique features have failed to hit the customer’s needs. One of the reasons noted for the same is lack of flexibility in the design leading to cumbersome handling of the product. The reason for mentioning design as one of the key selling parameter is to appreciate Samsung’s CLP-315 compact printer’s structure. The end user’s application scope is quite wide for this product solely because of its miniature structure- the users list ranges from home, students and office needs. The printer is very cost effective.

Basic features

Speed- As stated earlier, the print speed is 17 Pages per Minute (ppm) for black and 4 ppm in colour. To achieve the stated speed, tips such as giving the print command during the wake mode (Warm up time delays the speed) and setting the page count at higher level than mentioned in the specs would meet the speed requirements. The average printing capacity (duty cycle) is 20,000 per month.

Resolution

The print resolution of this Samsung CLP-315 Colour Laser Printer is satisfactory up to 2400 x 600 dpi. In case of colour prints obtained based on laser technology we have to live with certain minor defects along the edges of colored regions.

Connectivity

USB 2.0 is enabled. The CLP-315 assists wireless printing too.

Special Features

• Besides the aforesaid details, other factors as mentioned below are observed as important features in the printer.
• There is no noise generated during the printing process.
• The printer is very user friendly, with no confusing buttons. It has just the start / cancel button. Paper jams are also indicated through the LCD display.
• The cartridge refilling is not a nerve racking process anymore.
• The printer driver software indicates the toner level and manually allows duplex printing (printing on both the sides of the paper).

Maintenance

The maintenance activities for this Samsung Laser Printer includes cartridge refilling and changing the imaging drum (where the Laser beam hit so as to produce the image on the paper) after 24,000 pages in black and 6000 pages in colour.

Samsung CLP-315 Laser Printer - Features, Technical Specifications

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