I've had my CLP 510 from Samsung for just on 12 months so I feel I have gotten to know it quite well...in this time, I've only printed a total of 13,576 pages - thats the TOTAL from 12 months of use, NOT per month - this is very light use.
I mainly use it for printing text with graphics ... Read review
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Advantages: A very cheep machine Disadvantages: A terrable printer all round.
...had my CLP 510 from Samsung for just on 12 months so I feel I have gotten to know it quite well...in this time, I've only printed a total of 13,576 pages - thats the TOTAL from 12 months of use, NOT per month - this is very light use.
I mainly use it for printing text with graphics included on the same page...not photos, just drawings etc.
I'll start by saying that the prints per min quoted by samsung in a joke (most ... ...cost around Au$6,500 and this samsung only cost Au$670).
In the 12 months I have replaced the toners twice (three times if you count the 'starter' half set of toner supplied with the machine - remember thats for only 13,576 pages, and its warring me that the magenta is low, so thats a Full 2 sets of toner - as they all tend to go together).
After around 3 or 4 months the toner began to not fuse to the paper - mainly ... more
I've had my CLP 510 from Samsung for just on 12 months so I feel I have gotten to know it quite well...in this time, I've only printed a total of 13,576 pages - thats the TOTAL from 12 months of use, NOT per month - this is very light use.
I mainly use it for printing text with graphics included on the same page...not photos, just drawings etc.
I'll start by saying that the prints per min quoted by samsung in a joke (most manufactures quoted specs relating to this probably are). The output quality is average for a 1200 x 1200 dpi machine. Text is fine, but the colour graphics output is not good at all. (I've previously used a 1200 x 1200 Kyocera machine which had exelent output for graphics). Trying to colour match / calabrate this machine is also hopless - I even use a moniter spyder etc to get my colours right. I basicly had to moddify all my files with blue in them, as this printer printed my blue colour as almost green...around 1000 files to convert kind of pissed me off, but at the begining of my relationship with this machine, I was happy with the price I payed (as the Kyocera cost around Au$6,500 and this samsung only cost Au$670).
In the 12 months I have replaced the toners twice (three times if you count the 'starter' half set of toner supplied with the machine - remember thats for only 13,576 pages, and its warring me that the magenta is low, so thats a Full 2 sets of toner - as they all tend to go together).
After around 3 or 4 months the toner began to not fuse to the paper - mainly the black & red. It would sort of crackle off from anywhere there was a small (1cm x 1cm) block of colour. Samsung had a tech guy around within a few days and the problem was solved with a new fuser unit that samsung supplied.
Now, after around 12months of use (6 months after the last sevice) a new problem came along - dirty looking streeking of the black & red colours (mainly black) from top to bottom of the page. Samsung send another tec guy out a week later (8 days infact). He said he couldn't fix it, & didn't sound to sure what was wrong so he took a whole lot of prints with him (I guess to show to someone who might know). on his return another 5 days later, he replaced the fuser unit & roller - this didn't seem to do anything (even though he tryed to convince me that the prints looked fine. We ended up arguing over it, untill I asked him to leave.) After 3 phone calls to Samsung, a fellow on the phone asked me to look at the imaging unit & transfer belt, and sure enough, they had the tell tale streaking marks on them. 'Why didn't the tec guy know this?" 'Great' I thought, at last we can get it working properly...how wrong I was...as these two parts are 'consumables' they aren't covered by the 3 year warranty the printer is sold with - they only have a 3 month warranty and I would have to buy them (at a retail outlet). On contacting a few shops, I am faced with the fact that the two 'consumables' will cost me Au$424 - a new machine is only Au$470, and a new machine aslo includes a half set of toners woth around Au$325 or so and another 3 year warranty...I dont think so
Needless to say, this machine is headed for the tip - or ebay, and I wont be buying another samsung machine. They build them so cheaply, they practicly give you the machine for free, all you have to do is pay for the toner...
So, for light use in a home run buissness the Samsung CLP510 is a big no no. Not sure where to go from here - but I'm sure it wont be another samsung
I was told not to use a colour laser printer under a £1000 for high quality colour prints. So my expectation was not high.
Why did I buy it? I print a residents newsletter once a quarter about 6 sides and 450 -500 copies, besides personal printing items. Being a laser I am worry about the right type of paper for printing so I have not yet a year in used it for glossy photo paper. I was able to print card but had to feed in using the manual feeder ... ...been amazed at the speed I can print the newsletters even with two or three photos included. and the print quality is very good. As with all printers I have learned not to trust toner empty messages, provided I watch it print at that point at least 500 pages can be printed - that is a saving.
It is so easy to change the toner, and even in a confind space where I have put it I can easily retreive jammed paper, which you can not help. Laser lable ...
paths 02.10.2006
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ANSI A (Letter) (216 x 279 mm), Legal (216 x 356 mm), A4 (210 x 297 mm)
Total Media Capacity
350 sheets
Media Feeder(s)
1 x autoload - 250 sheets
1 x autoload - 100 sheets
Max Media Capacity
850 sheets
Media Weight
60 g/m2 - 163 g/m2
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free)
Memory
Connections
1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type B
Miscellaneous
Consumables Included
1 x toner cartridge ( black ) - up to 3000 pages
1 x toner cartridge ( cyan ) - up to 2000 pages
1 x toner cartridge ( magenta ) - up to 2000 pages
1 x toner cartridge ( yellow ) - up to 2000 pages
Certified for Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista software and devices have undergone compatibility tests for ease-of-use, better performance and enhanced security.
Power
Power Device
Power supply - internal
Power Consumption Operational
450 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep
17 Watt
Software / system requirements
OS Required
Red Hat Linux, TurboLinux, SuSe Linux, Caldera OpenLinux, Linux Mandrake, Debian Linux, Slackware Linux, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Apple MacOS X 10.3.x
Duty cycle
Monthly Duty Cycle
35000 pages
Environmental parameters
Sound Emission (Operating)
49 dB
Manufacturer's product description
The Samsung CLP-510 makes printing jobs easier and faster with its fast printing speed of 25 ppm at letter size for monochrome printing.
