Samsung CLX-3305 Color Laser MFP: Features, Overview and Feedback

The sky-high prices for laser printers that can print in color have long ceased to shock potential customers. The office equipment market is full of decent devices from well-known global brands so that the potential buyer is not able to orientate to which product to give preference. In the focus of this article - a multifunction device Samsung CLX-3305, able to produce laser printing in color. Features, reviews and feedback from owners reveal all the secrets that a potential buyer would like to know.

First acquaintance with the Samsung CLX-3305 representative

Let the manufacturer and position its multifunction device as a compact gadget, but the box is very bulky. At the plant, the MFUs were duly packed in polystyrene foam so as not to damage during transportation. Inside, the user will find, in addition to the Samsung CLX-3305 itself, a cartridge, a power cord, a USB 2.0 interface cable, a user guide and software CDs. Judging by the feedback of owners, the manual for the printer at the first stages of acquaintance with the MFP should always be at hand, since the functionality of the printer is extensive, and even the specialist can be at first confused. There are no complaints about the quality of the assembly, all components are perfectly matched to each other, and the plastic is quite dense, which excludes damage to the MFP during operation.

MFP Specifications

There are two versions of the multifunctional device on the market: the Samsung CLX-3305 / XEV with a wired interface USB 2.0 and a similar device with a built-in wireless Wi-Fi adapter that has the letter "W" in its marking. The difference in price is insignificant, so many buyers prefer the latest modification. In addition, the remaining characteristics for MFPs are identical.

1. Full support for printing, copying and scanning, and the device can work autonomously (without connecting to a computer).
2. The maximum print resolution is 2400x600 dots per inch. Optical scanning 600х600 dpi with the possibility of software interpolation 4800х4800 dots per inch.
3. The print speed corresponds to the copy speed and is 18 pages per minute for monochrome texts and 4 pages per minute for color prints.
4. The capacity of the input tray is 150 sheets, and the output capacity is 50 sheets.
5. The MFP has two processors that operate at 533 MHz and 150 MHz (an additional processor is needed to work with media). The operative memory is 128 MB.

Introduction of machinery in operation

Unlike inkjet printers, the Samsung CLX-3305 MFPs require a more attentive attitude. You can not just be so, bringing him from the street into the room, immediately plug into the outlet (especially in the cold season). It is necessary to fully unpack the device, remove all protective labels, remove the paper tray and open the cartridge mounting unit. In this position, he must stand in a warm room for about 24 hours, so that all the moisture present inside evaporates.

The toner cartridge also needs to be removed from the bag, remove the protective tape and placed next to the MFP for 24 hours of drying. Before installing the cartridge in the printer, it is necessary to slightly shake the cartridge (holding it by the handle in your hand, repeat the movement of the pendulum several times). After the expiration of the specified period, you can collect the MFPs and, using the manual, print the start page. If you remove a printed sheet from the printer tray, you must check the color of the resulting pattern with the reference in the instructions.

Supernova technology from the Korean giant

Laser MFP Samsung CLX-3305 is equipped with a system of toner savings - this is the innovation of the manufacturer, which increases the life of the cartridge when printing at 20%. In the technology of making toner, polymers are used, which are slightly smaller than the granules of the consumable material. Because of this, the layer of applied toner on the sheet is slightly smaller than usual. And the shedding of surpluses, thanks to this innovation, is much smaller. It is worth noting that the quality of printing, both in monochrome and in color, remains worthy.

Owners of the multifunctional device in their reviews note that such an innovation, although it saves the toner, but it does not appear on the users' finances in any way. After all, this cost is more expensive than other analogues on the market. The usual marketing move, which attracts the buyer to the novelty in the market.

Mobile device printing

The main criterion when buying a multifunction device Samsung CLX-3305 for all customers is the full mobility of office equipment. Printing can be done from any media. These are memory cards, flash drives, mobile phones, external drives - all existing technologies are available to this wonderful printer. The control panel allows not only to find the desired file for printing, but also to make additional settings: scaling, changing brightness, contrast and much more.

Complaints of users only to the service Wi-Fi Direct, which does not work correctly with WPA2 encryption - the printer simply refuses to accept files for printing. There are several options in such cases: reduce the level of security before WPA-encryption or use the print server of the wireless router, which must first be "friends" with the multifunction device.

Color print

The advantage of laser printing in front of liquid inkjet printer ink is that, with a long idle technique (from a month to several years), toner does not have the property of drying up. Accordingly, you do not need to clean the contact with the paper pad and rinse out any details - turned on and type. But about the quality of printing, many users have misconceptions. Buying expensive equipment often leads the owner into a stupor when he tries to print a photo in high resolution, because the device is multifunction.

Samsung CLX-3305 simply must have photo printing. Before buying it is recommended to make a list of requirements for printing equipment:

• How often it will be used;
• What are the purposes of printing?
• How many pages a month are planned to be printed (monochrome apart from color ones);
• Will there be photo printing and what size of photos is planned;
• How will the cartridge be refilled (at the service center or by your own forces).

After collecting answers to all questions, you can go to the store and provide them to the seller, who will direct the buyer. According to statistics, such a campaign leads the user to purchase a laser monochrome multifunctional device.

Control and adjustment system

According to the manufacturer, the printer Samsung CLX-3305 is equipped with an intelligent print management system, which, following the actions of the user who makes fine-tuning of the device, adjusts the data to improve the print quality. The system works, there are no censures (if you consider that it is implemented at the hardware level, and not controlled by the driver). But many printer owners, judging by their reviews in the media, have to the manufacturer of a multifunction device claims.

1. The color of the image on the screen does not match the color of the picture printed on a piece of paper. There are thousands of such cases. The problem is that a cheap monitor with a TN + Film matrix distorts the brightness and color rendition. The acquisition of an expensive monitor with an IPS or VA display will solve the issue of matching color shades.
2. Samsung Easy Color Manager is reset to the factory settings after the MFP is turned off. The intelligent system determines too large discrepancies in the transmission of colors (which the user has configured) and regards them as an error that needs to be eliminated. In the latest firmware this utility is excluded.

Cartridge refilling

Many users, judging by their feedback, are concerned about the issue of refilling the Samsung CLX-3305 cartridges. If you do this in a service center, the cost of the service is about 20-30% of the price of the most multifunctional device (30,000 rubles). From the economic point of view, this is an expensive pleasure, given that the cartridge's resource is about 1000 pages (we are talking about color printing). Reduce the cost of printing can be only one way - to purchase a kit of supplies and self-fueling.

Fortunately on the Internet there are video instructions, how to do it at home. The cost of one refueling kit is 5000 rubles, and it will be enough to print 10 thousand pages. The manufacturer assures that this method removes the device from the warranty, but if you calculate all the costs, then this solution pays for the initial cost of the printer three times.

Finally

As you can see from the review, the multifunction device Samsung CLX-3305 is quite an interesting solution in the Russian market of office equipment: affordable price, huge functionality, high-quality printing and flexible settings, will clearly attract any buyer. Of course, there are questions to the manufacturer, but they are more organizational in nature, they concern the expediency of purchasing for specific tasks. There is already a buyer to decide whether there is any point in purchasing a laser multifunction printer with a color seal, or not.