Samsung CLX 3160FN - A Savvy Business Decision

If you want an ideal printer for small work groups the Samsung CLX 3160FN printer is definitely the multitasking printer you should take a look at. It is network ready as well as good value for money. This color fax, copy, scanner is a laser printer that is great for general purpose use and although it is not the fastest, particularly when printing graphics, it is certainly one of the most reliable on the market for its price. You should also look into Samsung CLX 3160FN toner cartridge.

The features of this printer are very compelling and the print and scan quality is good. It does not have a terribly small footprint so it is not very well suited for very small office spaces. Although it can be safely used from the confines of a utility closet in a small office! The dimensions measure 16.9" deep, by 18.3" wide and 19.1" tall, it weighs 45 pounds, has hand wells in both sides, and can easily be moved by one person.

The Samsung CLX 3160FN printer has an A4 sized flat-bed scanner and automatic feeder which contains 50 sheets of paper and you are also able to make legal sized scans and copies. Both scanned documents and images can be saved to your PC or a USB drive and it can also scan to network.

The printer will make as many as 99 copies at once, and either the ADF or the flat-bed scanner can be used for copying purposes. It poster copies, image clones, zooms and will copy both 2 and 4 up, it also ID card copies. If it is enlargements or reductions you want, making use of the scanner will enable a size ratio of 25 percent to 400 percent. However the ADF enlargement and reduction feature is limited to only 25 percent to 100 percent.

This printer arrives standard with a single paper cassette which holds 150 sheets of paper. The cassette can be configured to fit several paper sizes and there is also a single sheet feed tray for manual feed. This has adjustable paper guides which makes it very useful for once off printing.

You are able to purchase at a cost an additional paper cassette which holds up to 250 sheets of plain paper and includes a fold out flap which will stop your documents from landing on the ground, and you having to re-sort them.

Patented Samsung printer toner plugs for the Samsung CLX 3160FN are very simple to remove and replace, and come at a reasonable cost. The printer is shipped with starter toner plugs and you will be able to get around 1500 black and 700 color prints from the starter toner. Replacement toner plugs will definitely get you more copies for your money, and these cost about 3c for black copies and 18c for color. The monthly duty cycle or print volume if you like, is 24200, so this is one of the reasons the printer is better for small work groups. For home use, this is far too high a volume.

Summary: This Samsung printer is a great option to choose for small work groups, it has a reasonably high monthly output volume and is a good all-round multifunctional printer. The CLX 3160FN cartridge plugs are relatively cheap to replace and will produce good volumes of copies; it is however advisable to use the recommended Samsung printer toner cartridge plugs. For more information, check out our site http://www.qtoner.us.

- Ben Pate