Samsung’s low cost monochrome laser printer SCX-4300 with additional scanning and copying functionalities was launched in June earlier this year. The printer was an offshoot of rich-featured SCX-4500 which was a tack expensive over the printer in context.
SCX-4300 is clothed in black plastic with a dual line 16 character LCD display. The printer is wider than other laser printers to accommodate the scanning engine into its chassis. The printer comes with a starter cartridge which is 50% the capacity of a normal cartridge.
TR’s review states that the print quality is average and nothing exceptional to mention explicitly. Graphics printed in this printer appear to lose detail in the darker shades and some stripes were also observed. Photocopies of prints taken from this printer looked appalling, as if parts of the surface of the prints have been scrubbed off.
The printer exhibited a close-to-claimed printing speed for text and graphics at 15ppm (18ppm claimed).
Perhaps, the most interesting aspect of any printer is the price of prints. This printer’s cartridge costs £40 and 2000 ISO pages can be printed off it; with a cost per page standing at 2.7p including paper cost.
There are other mono-laser printers in the market that can deliver at a better quality than the SCX-4300 and at a similar cost-per-print. The only appealing facet would be the low pricing of the printer at just over £100 including VAT. At best, it could fit SOHOs but with its multi-functionality, it could prove to be more than handy.
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