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The Samsung CLP-315W colour laser printer is thought by most to be among the finest for sale inside its range, and that is normally approximately £145.00. Yet, is it that excellent a machine? It is a “network ready” easily transportable model printer, which commonly goes over nicely with the public. This product at the same time prints at average speeds, up to four pages per minute regarding colour prints and 17 pages per minute for monochrome, even though there are many other printers which in turn will definitely print much faster.

According to the manufacturer, the machine weighs in at a considerable 30 pounds, so it’s not much of a “portable” machine. Nevertheless, it’s fairly small so that it sits perfectly on an unused spot of a desktop. In addition, according to the manufacturer, the networking is compliant with the Wi-Fi 802.11b/g standard along with the 10/100 Ethernet standards, that ought to help to make the setup easily done while using the standard Ethernet/LAN cable or utilizing a wireless link suitable for virtually any wireless router. An instruction handbook is included with the system for ” easy set up” in addition to guidelines for whatever else needed, such as the networking.

Even so, the actual networking of the system has induced more difficulties than were wanted. The instruction manual does not give nearly enough information to cover the wireless setup also if you do not have knowledge of networking, phoning an IT specialist may be out of the question. the manual does not let you know is that when you have a dynamic IP address, you’re probably going to face problems in getting the wireless to link. Moreover, while it might link with a Windows operating-system better than with a Mac pc, in any event a static IP address is essential for the wireless set up.

The Instruction handbook itself seems to result in a great many complications, that happen to be consistent all around. Apparantly the networking difficulty could have been avoided if specific steps were worded correctly. Furthermore, some steps appear to have been omitted, as in the matter of the wireless setup. As an example, there is no mention whatsoever that a static IP address is critical for the wireless setup.

Additionally regarding the instruction manual, it isn’t mentioned any place in the manual how the paper must be protruding a small amount and no pictures of the procedure provide any sign of this either. For someone who’s possibly not familiar with these types of devices, it may cause a problem when trying to print a double-sided paper, which can be carried out manually on this device. The plastic elements are flimsy and so the user may not wish to push too hard on the paper for fear of breaking something.

There exists a PDF that may be downloaded from the website, that will serve the user a lot more effectively. This version of the manual appears not to overlook to explain any procedures or show the user a photo of the procedure, which may help make the set up simpler, though there is still no reference to the need for a static IP address. This information was acquired by making a long phone call to the Samsung help line.

In all, this printer does the job asked of it. Print quality of colour prints and photos tend to be lower than typical in comparison with the typical inkjet printer, but monochrome prints are usually comparable. This is to be predicted from a laser printer. As for the refill toner, it is just as pricey as any other is and yet usually run out faster than any other model, as well. This is a pretty good model for a Samsung CLP-315W color laser printer and for the price and the fact that it is a laser printer, you can’t grumble.