Samsung CLX-2160 is multifunctionala device that supports laser color printing, which is positioned by the manufacturer as a mid-level solution. He has quite good characteristics and reasonable cost. This product will be discussed in our article. We will consider both its strengths and significant drawbacks.
Which segment is the MFP aimed at?
The South Korean manufacturer relates in itsmodel range Samsung CLX-2160 to the average level. From the standpoint of cost and characteristics, such an MFP is best used on average, by the number of jobs, office, or even in a similar working group. It is also permissible to use it in the entry-level office, but in this case, you can find more affordable solutions with a reduced print volume. Another possible place to use such a peripheral solution is copying or copying centers. The list of configuration looks like this:
- multifunction device;
- power cable;
- disk;
- user guide;
- promotional brochures;
- warranty card;
- starter cartridge.
In this case, the owners refer to the MFP aslack of interface cord. According to statistics, most users have such an accessory in stock, and for this reason, Korean engineers have excluded it from the previously listed list. In the case, if such an interface cord is missing, then it must be immediately purchased 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 budget devices, but lags behind premium level MFPs.
In color mode, it can get 4pages, and in monochromatic printing speed increases to 16 sheets. In this case, the main format is A4, but if necessary, you can also output information on media of arbitrary size. At the same time the minimum density of paper for printing is 60g / m². Its maximum value is 160g / m².
Interface
Samsung CLX-2160 boasts the presence ofjust one port to connect to the computing system. As it is not difficult to guess, this is the universal and most common today wired interface of USB revision 2.0. At the hardware and software levels, it is compatible with the other modifications of this method of information transfer.
To the significant disadvantages of this multifunctionaldevices include the lack of alternative ways to connect. Developers, in order to save, have reduced the number of interfaces, and this is unacceptable in this case. After all, most competing solutions have both wireless high-speed WiFi and network Ethernet, which greatly simplify the use of such peripheral solutions.
The cost of the MFP and reviews of the owners about it
Now Samsung CLX-2160 MFP can be purchased at a price of 9,000 rubles. The disadvantages of the device described by its owners in their reviews include the following:
- Only one way to connect, which shifts the control functions to a personal computer.
- Enough high cost.
- The impossibility of printing on very dense media.
The pluses also belong to:
- High print speed.
- Simple setup process.
- Acceptable print quality in color.
- The possibility of reducing the cost of document management to a minimum.
Summary
As can be seen from the above, Samsung CLX-2160, withOn the one hand, is a really good multifunctional device of the average level. It has a large print limit, good print quality and high speed. Also, when using it, you can reduce the costs of document circulation to a minimum. But on the other hand, the overestimated cost and the minimum set of switching methods significantly reduce the attractiveness of such a multifunctional device in the eyes of the end user.
