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Samsung CLX-6220FX review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £523
inc VAT

It’s big, loud and heavy, but low costs, great print quality and fast print speeds make this an ideal workgroup MFP

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Samsung’s scanner interface is very basic, only presenting you with a handful of preset options at 300dpi. If you want custom resolution options and other settings, you’ll have to click on the very thin (and somewhat hard to see) bar at the right-hand side of the preview window. This opens the interface’s extended options and lets you set your own bit-depth and size, and choose from a variety of resolution settings. There are also a wide range of colour correction settings and filters to help you tweak the quality of your scanned images.

The scanner and its interface generally work well, although settings and previews are not retained and the automatic document feeder is slightly prone to paper jams. This only happens if there’s something thick on the flatbed platen below, which causes the ADF to sit at an angle. The CLX-6220FX’s scan quality is excellent. We noticed a slight lack of sharpness at resolutions of 150dpi, but higher resolution scans were finely detailed, although some bright colours looked a little muted. Scan speeds are quick too, with a 1,200dpi photo scan completing in just 40 seconds.

Fast colour printing and relatively low colour costs make this MFP an excellent choice for a workgroup that needs quality colour on a regular basis, but although it’s fairly cheap to run in the long term, it’s expensive to buy, it’s bulky and it’s noisy. It’s a great printer, but definitely one for a larger office, making it a Business Buy.

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Basic Specifications

Rating*****
Maximum native print resolution9,600x600dpi
Max optical resolution4,800 x 4,800
Output bit depth24-bit

Quoted Speeds

Quoted speed, mono A420ppm
Quoted speed, colour A420ppm

Tested Print Speeds

Time for two 10x8in photos 1.030s
Time for six 6x4in photos 1.039s

Physical and Environmental

Standard printer interfacesUSB, 10/100 Ethernet, PictBridge USB
Optional printer interfacesNone
Size651x468x498mm
Weight37.0kg
Noise (in normal use)53dB(A)
Duty cycle65,000 pages

Paper Handling

Maximum paper sizeA4, custom length to 356mm
Maximum paper weight165gsm
Standard paper inputs1
Standard paper input capacity250
Maximum paper inputs2
Maximum paper input capacity750
Duplex (code, cost if option)Yes

General

Language(s)PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3, SPL-C emulation
Supported operating systemsWindows XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X 10.3 – 10.6, Linux
Maximum printer memory512MB
Other laser features and options£149

Buying Information

Price£523
Price per colour A4 page9.3p
Price of 2nd paper cassette£160
Warrantyone year onsite
Supplierhttp://www.printerland.co.uk
Detailswww.samsung.co.uk

Tested Scan Speeds

Full scan area preview11s
A4 document at 150dpi14s
A4 document at 300dpi24s
6x4in photo at 600dpi23s
6x4in photo at 1200dpi40s
Single 35mm negative at 2400dpiN/A

Tested Copy Speeds

Time for single A4 mono copy 1.023s
Time for single A4 colour copy 1.025s
Time for 10 A4 copies using feeder 2.051s

Copy Features

Maximum number of copies99
Copier zoom range25-400%
Max mono copy resolution600x600dpi
Max colour copy resolution9,600x600dpi

Fax Features

Fax modem speed33.6Kbit/s
Max mono fax resolution300x300dpi