The Samsung CLX 3160N Printer offers more than simply printing with color or black-and-white Samsung CLX 3160N ink and toner. Within the same enclosure, a scanner, copier and fax machine can be found. All of them are packed inside a compact form measuring 18.3″ (width) x 16.9″ (depth) x 19.1″ (height). Connecting it to a computer is via the USB 2.0 port, although an optional print server card can make it work within a network.

Being a laser printer, it can dish out 16 black-and-white pages each minute. That’s equivalent to 4 pages each minute when doing color jobs. But for both tasks, a resolution of up to 2400 dpi x 600 dpi (dots per inch) may be utilized. Upon purchase, starter Samsung CLX toner cartridges are provided. The black toner can last for a max of 1500 pages, while the rest (cyan, magenta and yellow) each can last for up to 700 pages.

Thanks to the single media tray available, the machine’s media input handling capacity amounts to 150 sheets. This tray is adjustable to snugly contain various media sizes. Regarding media sizes, compatible ones include those measuring from 3-inch x 5-inch to 8.5-inch x 14-inch media. Compatible types of media include ordinary paper, cards, labels, envelopes and transparencies. An optional paper cassette (250-sheet capacity) may be attached for increased input capacity.

For scanning, a flatbed scanner (A4 size) is present, with the capability to use a max of 4800 x 4800 dpi interpolated resolution. A high-speed USB dock is located in the front. This comes in useful if you wish to directly save the scanned document to a flash drive plugged into it. It’s also possible to save the file to the hard drive of your computer, or even attach to an e-mail. If connected to a workgroup, the scan to network function may be used.

Working as a copier, it packs in the same speed as that of the printer function when working on color and monochrome documents. However, the maximum resolution which can be used is 1200 x 1200 dots per inch. Document enlargement is up to 400 percent, while document reduction is up to 25 percent. You may use either the flatbed scanner or the automatic document feeder, and make a max of 99 copies.

Both monochrome and color faxing is possible here. Inbuilt modem is capable of yielding transmission speeds of up to 33.6 Kbps. Fax resolutions available are 200 x 200 and 300 x 300 dots per inch. As much as 320 pages can be stored on the available fax memory. While no handset is available, dedicated buttons for faxing on the control panel are present for accessing the address book, quick-dial numbers, and others.

Still about the control panel, it’s well organized and allows for easy operation of this all-in-one machine. Aside from faxing, dedicated buttons for printing, copying and scanning are also found on the control panel. The USB 2.0 port also comes in handy when printing documents or images located on a USB flash memory or digicam. A 128MB memory is installed, as well as support for many different computer operating systems.

The Samsung CLX 3160N Printer w/ Samsung 3160N laser toners has a duty cycle of 24200 pages each month. Having a 45.2-lb weight, giving this machine a dedicated area in the workplace is recommendable. This easy-to-use office equipment provides the solution to printing, scanning, copying and faxing tasks to get the job done quickly and effectively.

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