Samsung CLP-300 Laser Printer

CLP 300 Laser printer

Posted Nov 13, 2008 - I loved this printer for about 10 months, then it started doing I've seen other reviewers complain about - lousy print quality. No satisfaction from Samsung whatsoever. When I buy another printer (which will be soon), it will not be a Samsung and from my experience with their support I won't purchase any other product from Samsung

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Noisy, constantly jams

Posted Jun 13, 2008 - I have had nothing but problems with this printer, and emails to Samsung go without response. It takes about 30 minutes to get a print. I have to hit print, then remove the paper, reinstall the paper tray, turn the printer off, then on again, and hit print again. And agan, and again. Once it decides to actually take up the paper properly and print, it gets out one or two prints and stops.Then the rigamarole starts again. It also makes a very loud clicking sound. I will do more research next time. For now, I get my prints at Copy Max.

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Great size, muddy results

Posted Nov 2, 2006 - The CLP-300 is very impressive as a color laser printer. However during all my initial tests, the text and images did not have the razor sharp edges we have come to expect from laser printing. I showed to a friend who works on printers for a living and he says the printer is laying too much toner on the paper which results in the "fuzzy edges." On the plus side, if you want the least expensive color laser that can print checks with MICR toner (magnetically readable at banks & retail stores) this printer can do it if you add a MICR toner cartridge from checksnet website.

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Best Printer I've Had

Posted Sep 1, 2007 - I love this printer. Nary a problem. Had for 9 months now and still running on original toner cartridges. Selected Samsung because I had their B/W laser and never had a problem. Picked it because it was the smallest and most energy efficient. Reasonably priced toner cartridges available at Cartridge World.

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good for most basic usage

Posted Nov 28, 2006 - small and easy hardware setup out of the box, extremely easy. I have 3 pc's connected to the internet using a router and a switch, no file/print sharing installed on all xp pro pc's. Original software installation would not work, I used add printer and pointed to drivers on cd, while designating a 192.168.0.6... local ip in the port specifications on all pc's and it works on all pc's. Strangely sometimes it doesn't when sending a large color image to print. So for basic homework and such it's fine, hopefully drivers/install will get better with time.

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excellent

Posted Sep 15, 2006 - This product is wonderful. most of all, design and size of product is best of best.! When I got this printer, My wife said.. "Is this color laser printer. right.? it is so attractive." highly recommended. good.

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This is a CHEAP printer!

Posted Apr 25, 2008 - I owned this printer for 13 months when the transfer belt developed a small tear--creating a smudge on every page. Samsung was quite blunt "The tear happens when there is an improper usage/physical damage." The cost to replace the belt? $153 plus shipping! Right now, I can buy this printer from Future Shop for less than the cost of the belt (plus shipping.) I understand the economics of spare parts vs. consumer items, but when a simple part costs MORE than the item itself--and I have to install it myself there is something rotten in the state of Denmark! The price of spare parts (and toner) speaks louder than I can about the marketing ethics of this company. (Incidentally, the President of Samsung has been charged with tax evasion! Hmmm.....)

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