CLP-300N Network-ready Color Laser Printer

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Product Description

Samsung does it again. Introducing the world's 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'll 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. And the CLP-300N offers high-speed USB 2.0 and 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet connectivity. The CLP-300N color laser printer. Small and light. With the big color you're looking for.

General
Printer Type	Workgroup printer - laser - color
Width	15.4 in
Depth	13.5 in
Height	10.4 in
Weight	30 lbs
Compatibility	PC, Mac
Printer
Print Speed	Up to 16 ppm - A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) Up to 17 ppm - Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in) Up to 4 ppm - A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) Up to 4 ppm - Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in)
Connectivity Technology	Wired
Interface	Hi-Speed USB, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
Max Resolution ( Color )	2400 dpi x 600 dpi
First Print Out Time B/W	14 sec
First Print Out Time Color	26 sec
Language Simulation	SPL-C
Printer Features	Non-Orbiting Noiseless Optical Imaging (NO-NOIS)
Media Handling	150-sheet multipurpose tray
Processor
Processor	Samsung 300 MHz
RAM
RAM Installed ( Max )	64 MB / 64 MB (max)
Media Handling
Media Type	Envelopes, transparencies, labels, cards
Max Media Size (Custom)	8.5 in (Legal) x 14 in (Legal)
Media Sizes	Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in)
Total Media Capacity	150 sheets
Media Feeder(s)	1 x autoload - 150 sheets
Output Trays Capacity	100 sheets
Duty Cycle
Monthly Duty Cycle	24200 pages
Networking
Networking	Print server - integrated
Connectivity Technology	Wired
Data Link Protocol	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Expansion / Connectivity
Connections	1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
Power
Power Device	Power supply - internal
Software / System Requirements
OS Required	SuSE Linux 8.2, Red Hat Linux 9, Red Hat Linux 8.0, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Apple MacOS X 10.3, Mandrake Linux 9.2, Red Hat Fedora Core 1, Mandrake Linux 10.1 Discovery, Apple MacOS X 10.4, SuSE Linux 9.2, Red Hat Fedora Core 3
Environmental Parameters
Sound Emission	35 dBA (idle) / 48 dBA (operating)

Customer Reviews

Reviewed on 2008-03-27 good low cost color laser printer Setting it up with my macintosh computers was a more difficult that I have encountered previously for printers. I never did solve the problem of being able to make it work on the network and now have it connected directly to an old imac which shares this printer. If I hadn't had this as an option I would have been VERY disappointed. Speed and color are good. Am glad to have moved away from reliance on ink jet printers. It sometimes make a funny clunking noise when printing. Price was good.

Reviewed on 2007-11-21 Most bang for your bucks in "laser" color printers! Small, but produces stunningly large, vivid prints. You can "lay the pros in the shade" with this nifty laser color printer. Make your own greeting cards, print color reproductions of anything for pennies! You can load the ink in seconds. Nothing comes close to it on the market, quality and price wise.

Reviewed on 2007-11-15 Perfect starter color laser printer. I got this for my small business. Occassionally we need color prints, it's a hassel to go out and print it, and usually the ink jets' ink is always dry when we need to use it. WIth the small amount of prints we do on color, normally it means buy ink, print 1 time, then it's dry. Now that the color laser is more reasonablly priced, we took a chance and got one. We always use HP printers, but this samsung was really the best deal and sounded like it does exactly what we want. Here's what we though after using it for a while: The good: 1. easy setup 2. 4 separate color cartridge. no more waste!! 3. The build is very sturdy. 4. Cost is very reasonable. Minor complaints: 1. heats up a bit slow on start. 2. the black bleeds a bit. making the letters look "fat". 3. Printer is really heavy. Despite the minor complaints I still give this a 5 star. Gotta understand you get what you pay for. There's better ones out there, but it'll cost you a lot more. For $350 the this samsung printer does an excellent job.

Reviewed on 2006-11-24 CLP-300N review 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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