Samsung CLP-550 & CLP-550N

550 & CLP-550N
$799 (CLP-550); $899 (CLP-550N)
Samsung
(800) 726-7864; (201) 229-4000
www.samsungusa.com

With the new CLP-550 and CLP-550N models, Samsung is beefing up its line of color laser printers. Like their predecessor, the CLP-500, these new models feature automatic duplex capability. However, the new models add wired and wireless networking options to the product line.

For wired networking, the CLP-550 has an optional 10/100 Ethernet interface, and the CLP-550N comes with the Ethernet interface preinstalled. In addition, both models feature an optional wireless 802.11b LAN (local-area network) interface for wireless printing. Samsung
includes a parallel port and a USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 port for connecting the printers directly to a PC.

Both printers have a maximum color print speed of 5ppm and a maximum black-and-white print speed of 21ppm. Maximum resolution is 1,200dpi, and the printers feature PostScript 3 and PCL-5Ce (Printer Control Language-5Ce) printer emulation. The time to print the first page is 24 seconds for color documents and 15 seconds for monochrome documents. The CLP-550 comes with 64MB of memory standard and a maximum memory capacity of 320MB. The CLP-550N has 128MB of memory standard, with a 384MB maximum.

For paper input, the printers have a 250-sheet cassette tray and a 100-sheet multipurpose tray. For additional paper capacity, you can purchase a 500-sheet cassette tray. The paper output tray has a 250-sheet capacity.

Consumables include black toner with a capacity of 7,000 pages at 5% coverage and CMY (Cyan/Magenta/Yellow) color toner with a capacity of 5,000 pages at 5% coverage. Samsung ships the printers with starter versions of the black toner and color toner, with capacities of 2,000 pages and 1,500 pages, respectively.

The printers measure 15.9 x 20.1 x 18.5 inches (HxWxD) and weigh 77.2 pounds with the toner and drum installed. Samsung offers a one-year onsite service warranty for the CLP-550 and CLP-550N printers.

by Carmen Carmack

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