Samsung SCX-4100 Laser Multifunction Review

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(More customer reviews)I was in the market for a personal copier to support my real estate business. The requirements? Have to be small enough for me to carry around, inexpensive cost-per-page and affordable. This product fits the bill and it even adds printing and scanning capability as a bonus!
The print quality is surprisingly crisp for both text and image, off-the-glass copy is excellent and the scanner performs very well.
The scan function didn't work when I connect this printer through parallel port (bi-directional issue?), but all taken care off when I switch to USB. Also notice the paper tray door is kind of hard to open. I suggest using their provided software to get the most out of this printer!
Overall I highly recommend this for people whom looking to have a multifunction printer with small space and budget that print a lot of text or B/W document and doesn't need color capability.

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It used to be that you needed a separate machine for each of your needs. Thank goodness that's no longer the case. With multifunction machines like the SCX-4100 from Samsung, you can still get the high-quality results you have come to expect from separate peripherals, while saving both space and money. The SCX-4100 can print, copy, and scan, all in one easy-to-use machine.
The monochrome laser printer has a 600 x 600 dpi resolution, with print times up to 15 ppm. (All reported speeds are maximums. Actual speeds will vary.) The color CIS scanner has a 4,800 x 4,800 dpi maximum enhanced scan resolution (600 dpi optical) and has a 24-bit color depth and a 256-level grayscale. The scannersupports the TWAIN standard and delivers scan times of about 27 seconds (line art). The copy feature allows you to reduce or enlarge your original anywhere from 50% to 200%, while a multi-copy feature lets you print up to 99 copies at a time.
The SCX-4100 has a 250-sheet input capacity and 50-sheet output capacity, and accepts a wide variety of original media, including plain paper, transparencies, envelopes, labels, and stocks (card, thick, thin, bond, preprinted, and colored). Both USB and parallel ports are provided, and a 10,000-page maximum duty cycle is able to handle light-to-medium use environments. The 110 to 240 VAC 50/60 Hz power supply consumes about 300 watts, while noise levels are less than 49 dB during normal operation. Compatible with PC and various Linux operating systems, the SCX-4100 comes backed by a one-year limited warranty.
What's in the BoxSCX-4100, starter toner cartridge, AC power cord, quick install guide, CD-ROM with drivers and documentation; USB cable not included

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Color ImageCLASS 8180c Multifunction Laser Printer (0860B001) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have owned an HP Color LaserJet 2600n for the better part of two years now without a single problem. No replacement of the drum, Not a thing except buying more toner carts. So when it was time to look for a multifunction printer, I looked into the HP version and found that it's reviews were poor and so I looked into the Canon.
Needless to say I am very disappointed for a variety of reasons. If I could make this review ZERO stars, I would! I have owned the printer for a little less than a month and so far, here is what I have encountered:
1. Driver installation was a bit challening as the "auto-find" function to locate a printer on the network did not find a printer on the network. I had to manually add it by IP address. Sure no biggie if your an IT guy but (1) I am NOT and (2) the HP driver found my printer right away without a hassle.
2. Once installed, I had (and am still having) trouble printing the right quantities. For example, if I say I want 20 copies of a document, I will only get 1 because the Print Options seem to reset themselves to the default when you hit print button. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. A maddening quirk.
3. Printer Drum burned out after less than 1 month of use. I had to spend $200 on a new one after spending nearly $700 on the printer.
4. Tech support was not helpful in that they wanted me to send the drum back and they would tell me in 2-3 weeks if they felt it was covered under the warranty. I guess my business will just not print anything for the next month until they decide if I can get a new one.
5. Once I opened up the printer to see what the deal with the print drum was, I found the yellow toner cartridge had burst and went all over the inside of my printer. Gee... guess I found the reason why the drum burnt out.
6. Noisy! Wow, this thing whirrs and clicks like nobody's business. And it takes forver to warm up.
7. Slow - Canon claims a 4 page per minute color output. Not even close. More like 1 or 2. Even B&W is slow unless you adjust the print options to print in pure black and white. At least the HP printer is smart enoguh to figure out that even though it is set to print in color, if the doucment contins no color, they whip out of there in a heartbeat.
So overall, my advice is avoid this printer! Sad but true, you do not get what you pay for unless you like spending $700 a month to buy a new printer...
UPDATE: I just got off the phone with Canon. Was on the phone for 1 hour and 15 minutes, spoke to 3 different reps and couldn't get a refund for my damaged parts. They wanted to send me a refurbished printer even though this printer I own is 15 days old. I am selling the printer and going back to HP!!!

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