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Samsung CLP-315

 

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  • User Score (595)
    7.5 7.5 from 595 reviewers
  • Expert Score (13)
    6.5 6.5 from 13 reviewers
  • Design (29)
    7.6 7.6 from 29 reviewers
  • Value for money (40)
    8.0 8.0 from 40 reviewers
  • Features (37)
    7.4 7.4 from 37 reviewers
  • Ease of use (42)
    8.0 8.0 from 42 reviewers
  • Performance (4)
    5.0 5.0 from 4 reviewers
  • Picture quality (31)
    8.6 8.6 from 31 reviewers
  • Reliability (5)
    8.0 8.0 from 5 reviewers
  • Overall quality (29)
    7.5 7.5 from 29 reviewers
  • Installation (4)
    8.6 8.6 from 4 reviewers
  • Print quality (4)
    7.6 7.6 from 4 reviewers
  • Compatibility (29)
    7.8 7.8 from 29 reviewers
  • Speed performance (4)
    9.0 9.0 from 4 reviewers
  • Options (2)
    7.6 7.6 from 2 reviewers
  • Color and saturation (2)
    7.6 7.6 from 2 reviewers
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  • Score Distribution

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Users:
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. PC Magazine

    PC Magazine
    8.0/10
    28 August 2008

    The Samsung CLP-315's small size, breakthrough low price, and eye-catching color make it the personal color laser of choice. Read more

    • Color laser printing at a breakthrough price. Small. Reasonably high-quality output overall. Vibrant color graphics.
    • Although its text quality is good enough for most business purposes, it's a touch below par for a laser.

  2. About.com

    2 November 2008

    This very inexpensive color laser printer from Samsung will fit the bill for small and home offices that need sharp and clear color prints. It's quiet but not all that fast, which isn't a major issue unless you need to print a lot. A networkable version (not tested) adds a level of convenience. It's not as stylishly futuristic as some of Samsung's other recent offerings, but it has a very small footprint. All in all, a good entry-level color laser printer. Read more

    • Affordable color laser printer, Small, Extremely quiet
    • Slow, Not all models support networking, Manual duplexing

  3. DigitalVersus

    DigitalVersus
    6.0/10
    5 January 2009

    The CLP-315 is a serious contender to inkjets. Colour laser is ready to enter the homes and no longer only be office equipment. Remember however that at this price, inkjets are multifunction : they can copy, they can scan…and more often than not have wireless connectivity. You will get none of that here. Read more

    • Razor sharp text, Speed when printing in B&W, cost per page cheaper than inkjet, Drivers for Windows, Linux et Mac provided, Possibility to print out in B& W to save o...
    • Colour print quality, Colour print speed, Some fuzziness, The colour prints aren't the greatest around, but this printer isn't more expensive than a black and white mo...

  4. HardwareCentral

    HardwareCentral
    7 October 2008

    As far as control buttons and dials go, the Samsung has a stop button on top and a power switch on the rear. Period. The former serves various functions in addition to canceling a print job, such as printing a network configuration report with an alarming amount of information when pressed and held down. The CLP-315W offers a generally excellent out-of-the-box experience. Read more

  5. TechRadar UK

    TechRadar UK
    7.0/10
    1 February 2009

    Print costs of 2.5p for black print and 11.1p for colour are on the expensive side, so be careful: the machine's low purchase price doesn't tell the whole story. Read more

    • Compact, Quiet running, Low price, Decent print quality
    • Sluggish print speeds, Limited features, Costly to run

  6. Techworld

    Techworld
    28 October 2008

    The Samsung CLP-315 is relatively light on dimensions and rather pleasing to look at. For home users who need to run off numbers of text documents mixed in with the odd colour image, this printer's £135 price makes it an enticing buy. Just don't expect it to run at a blistering pace. Read more

  7. thinkdigit.com

    thinkdigit.com
    1 October 2008

    Low Cost Colour Laser For those who don’t have a colour Laser printer, and who are not very willing to spend big bucks on one, the Samsung CLP 315 is one of the best solutions. Giving decent all round performance and not hitting very hard on the pocket. The Samsung CLP 315 standing at 9.6 by 15.3 by 12.3-inches is indeed the world’s smallest colour Laser printer and with its small footprint and nice looks it is good enough to be put up along with a desktop computer,... Read more

  8. PC Pro

    PC Pro
    6.7/10
    1 December 2009

    Good design, great results, and a low price and TCO make the Samsung a superb choice Read more

  9. REVIEW STREAM

    REVIEW STREAM
    1.0/10
    9 March 2009

    The Samsung CLP-315 Laser Printer gives me great printing results in matters of seconds. I’ve never seen such great results. Read more

  10. PC Advisor

    PC Advisor
    8.0/10
    17 February 2009

    With a home audience in mind, Samsung has given the Samsung CLP-315 printer a striking polished black exterior, and delicate curves that make this far and away the best-looking laser printer we've seen. Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. Wi-Fi broken, customer service inferior

    Amazon
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: Yuri "Yurko", Amazon
    3 weeks ago

    After a while the Wi-Fi stopped working. The printer was still on warranty, so I was hoping to have it fixed. Unfortunately, several calls to customer support did not help and consumed way too much time. On two occasions the representative asked for my phone number and told me to expect a call from some tech expert who would help me, it did not happen. Eventually the warranty ended and the printer is still not fixed. Read more

  2. "Had two, both get two stars."

    CNET
    4.0/10
    Reviewer: Eric78DX, CNET
    10 January 2012

    The first one I had stopped recognizing new cartridges after about a year. The orange light stayed lit. I turned it off and on, unplugged and plugged back in to "Reset" the machine. No go. I even cleaned out the little toner dust bin. Still nothing. I had new cartridges for the machine and wanted to find it out there again. I thought I get a dud. The second one I found was brand new. Out of the box it worked great. Read more

    • Cost of the machine is perfect. I bought my first one for around $90 from Tiger Direct and the second one for about the same cost at OfficeMax.
    • The first one stopped recognizing new toner cartridges and wouldn't print. The second one is a little off with the line-up of the printing. Samsung doesn't have a solu...

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    Ebay
    10/10
    Reviewer: dave4262, Ebay
    9 January 2011 See Product at eBay ($299.99)

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  4. Good bye dried up ink cartridges

    10/10
    Reviewer: r.woodward, pcmag.com
    13 May 2010

    After years of constantly cleaning clogged print heads and throwing away half-full dried-out ink carts I longed for an affordable color laser. The CLP-315, which I got on sale for $135, was an answer to my needs. I've owned this printer for nearly a year and it has been an excellent performer. Colors are crisp and vibrant, and despite what I had been told about lasers, photos printed beautifully. Read more

  5. My Big Fat Conversion to the laser printer

    8.0/10
    Reviewer: ashtonluke, Ciao
    11 May 2011

    This is my first review for quite some time so bear with me if I am a little rusty! Background to my purchase I invested in a Samsung CLP 315 around a year ago. At the time, I deliberated on whether to purchase a so-called “laser” printer like this or stick to the “inkjet” printers I have always had previously. I did a little research into the two and decided to take the plunge on a laser printer. I will come to why I decided this later. Read more

    • Excellent quality, quick printing time, easy to move from room to room, sleek design
    • Toner expensive, doesn't come with full toner on purchase

  6. For the price...a great little printer

    epinions.com
    10/10
    Reviewer: suemccartin, epinions.com
    1 February 2009

    My printer died the other night (always thinks it's paper jammed when it isn't and is most likely no Read more

    • small footprint, color, toner fairly cheap as these go
    • One paper tray, manual duplex, no manual feed slot, power switch on back.

  7. good printer

    Overstock
    10/10
    Reviewer: Overstock
    12 December 2009

    its a excellent printer for what i use it for the only thing is at first you have a funny smell for a bit then it fades away as you use it more Read more

  8. Samsung CLP 315 Printer

    Dooyoo
    9.7/10
    Reviewer: leemkule, Dooyoo
    9 March 2009

    Brilliant laser printer for any student or professional who does a moderate amount of printing. Read more

    • Great quality, excellent ink conservation, wireless, reliable
    • Could be faster

  • WikiFreak Description

Samsung CLP-315

The Samsung CLP-315 is a colour printer with a print speed of up to 16 ppm in A4 (17 page per minute in letter) (mono) / up to 4 ppm in A4 (4 ppm in letter)(colour). First Print Out Time is less than 14 seconds (mono)/less than 26 seconds (colour). The printer can print up to 2,400 x 600 dpi output and has a 150-sheet capacity. It has a 360 MHz processor with 32 MB storage, and compatibility with Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista, various Linux OS Mac OS X 10.3 ~ 10.5 operating system…

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Samsung CLP-315

The Samsung CLP-315 is a colour printer with a print speed of up to 16 ppm in A4 (17 page per minute in letter) (mono) / up to 4 ppm in A4 (4 ppm in letter)(colour). First Print Out Time is less than 14 seconds (mono)/less than 26 seconds (colour). The printer can print up to 2,400 x 600 dpi output and has a 150-sheet capacity. It has a 360 MHz processor with 32 MB storage, and compatibility with Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista, various Linux OS Mac OS X 10.3 ~ 10.5 operating systems. Connectivity is via hi-speed USB 2.0. The printer’s operational noise level is less than 45 dBA (color printing)/less than 47 dBA (mono printing). It measures 15.3" x 12.3" x 9.6" and weighs 24.3 lbs.

Features

The CLP-315 features print speeds up to 17 ppm black and 4 ppm colour, a piano-black control panel and colour toner indicator lights that lets users know when to replace a particular toner. It also features NO NOIS™ print engine that gives users quiet operation and simple-to-replace toner cartridges. The unit features small footprints of 15.3" x 12.3" that will fit on a home office desk or bookshelf.

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