Friday, May 15, 2009

Samsung SCX 4521 Printer, The Ideal Light Duty, Average Quality, All-in-one Device.

By Ben Pate

Incredibly compact- The Samsung SCX 4521 printer uses Samsung SCX 4521 toner and is incredibly compact considering that it's a multi-function device with latest print, scan, fax and copy technology. Boasting with super small footprint measurements of 14.5x17x14.7 inches and weighing in at a light 10 Kilograms. Consumers love investing in products that de-clutter their home or office environment and this is exactly what the product does.

Quality control- Unfortunately quality is compromised by the incredible price of US$250.00 for this multi-function device. It really is not a good investment if the products' quality suffers in order to make the product as cheap as possible. Text quality is okay for everyday printing with characters being clean and clear at even microscopic size. If you need to print to impress in the form of a presentation or other formal document, rather invest in an extra printer in another model or make. Graphics and photo quality is poor with flaws visible to the naked eye. Dithering is a common occurrence.

Paper accepted- No need to worry about the printer not accepting certain paper sizes and types as it compatible with all well-known and regularly used paper sizes including Legal, A4, Letter, Folio, Exec, JIS, A4, A5 and A6 and types Plain, Transparency, Labels, Cards and envelopes. Prints are produced at above average speed of 20 pages per minute. The same rule applies with copy speed. Printer resolutions are at 600x600 dpi. No warm-up time necessary with first print or copy popping out at a super fast 11 seconds from standby mode

OS Requirement- All major operating systems are compatible with the device including Windows 98/ME/NT4.0/2000/XP, Linux and Apple Mac.

Noise- Printer noise is most probably the greatest disadvantage to the Samsung SCX 4521 printer. It is easily the noisiest printers on the market. There is no way to fix or reduce the terrible sound, so if you get irritated quickly or if you are planning the use the printer in a low-noise environment, avoid this printer as it will drive you mad.

Port options- The printer comes with the latest as well a bit of outdated technology in terms of connectivity. On the one hand you have USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 compatibility and on the other hand Parallel port option. No cables are included with the printer. Ethernet connectivity is available as an extra if you plan to use the machine in network environment,.

Common con's Unfortunately the printer comes standard with a couple of con's in the form of paper tray spillages caused by a design flaw to the paper out tray, scan quality is uneven and last but lot least you will be haunted by paper jams. Jams are chop -chop to fix with the press of a button. No need to dismantle the whole printer as with other All-in-one devices. Always use Samsung SCX 4521 toner - 22787

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