Samsung CLX-2160: MFP with high-quality color printing support

Samsung CLX-2160 is a multifunctional device with support for laser color printing, which is positioned by the manufacturer as an average solution. He has quite good characteristics and an acceptable cost. This article is about this product. We will consider both its strengths and significant shortcomings.

On which segment the IFI targets:

South Korean manufacturer in its model range Samsung CLX-2160 in the middle. From the point of view of cost and characteristics, such MFIs are the most optimal to use on average, by the number of workplaces, office or even in a similar working group. It can also be used in an entry-level office, but in this case you can find more affordable solutions with a reduced print volume. Another possible place for using such a peripheral solution is the duplicating or copying centers. At the same time the list of components looks like this:

• multifunction device;
• power cable;
• disk;
• user guide;
• Advertising brochures;
• Warranty card;
• Starter cartridge.

In the absence of an interface cord, owners attribute the disadvantages of MFPs. According to statistics, most users have such an accessory, and for this reason, Korean engineers excluded it from the previously listed list. In the case, if such an interface cable is not available, then it should be immediately acquired simultaneously with the MFP.

Speed and everything related to paper

Printer Samsung CLX-2160 boasts only an average level of performance. It is ahead of the budget devices, but lags behind the premium MFIs.

In color mode, you can get 4 pages on it, and in monochromatic print speed it increases to 16 sheets. The basic format in this case is A4, but if necessary, you can display the information on a media of arbitrary size. The minimum paper weight for printing is 60 g / m². Its maximum value is 160 g / m².

Interface

Samsung CLX-2160 can boast of having only one port to connect to the computer system. As it is not difficult to guess, this is the universal and the most widespread wire interface of USB-revision 2.0. At the hardware and software levels, it is compatible with other modifications of this method of information transfer.

Significant disadvantages of this multifunctional device include the lack of alternative methods of connection. Developers, for the sake of economy, reduced the number of interfaces, and this in this case is unacceptable. After all, most competing solutions have wireless high-speed WiFi, and network Ethernet, which greatly simplifies the use of such peripheral solutions.

Cost of IFIs and feedback from owners about it

Now, the Samsung CLX-2160 MFP can be purchased at a price of 9,000 rubles. To the minuses of the device described, its owners in their reviews include the following:

• Only one way to connect, which control functions shifts to a personal computer.
• High enough cost.
• Impossibility of printing on particularly dense media.

The pluses are:

• High printing efficiency.
• Simple setup process.
• Acceptable print quality in color.
• Ability to reduce costs for workflow to a minimum.

Summary

As you can see from the above, the Samsung CLX-2160, on the one hand, is a really good mid-range multifunctional device. It has a large print limit, good print quality and high speed. Also, when using it, you can reduce the cost of workflow to a minimum. But on the other hand, overestimated cost and a minimal set of switching methods significantly reduce the attractiveness of such a multifunctional device in the eyes of the end user.