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Lab Test Report

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Samsung CLP-670ND

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TONeR yieLD

GOOD

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Based on an average of two cartridges per colour, tested toner yields for all colours

are competitive compared with A4 colour laser/LED printers in this speed range and
class tested to date.

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The average tested toner yields of all colours exceeded the declared specifications.

— While impressions-per-gram yields for black and cyan are below average for the

group, those for magenta and yellow are well below average.

Tested Toner Yield

Black

Cyan

Magenta

Yellow

Manufacturer’s Rated Toner Yield (Impressions)

5,000

4,000

COMPETITIVE AVERAGE

6,429

5,700

BLI’s Tested Yield (Impressions)

5,959

5,940

5,957

COMPETITIVE AVERAGE

6,597

5,829

5,703

5,831

Net Weight (Grams)

102.0

88.2

92.1

100.4

Impressions per Gram

58.45

67.35

64.68

59.36

COMPETITIVE AVERAGE

67.64

75.60

81.14

75.05

Manufacturer’s Rated Drum Yield (Impressions)

5,000

4,000

COMPETITIVE AVERAGE

11,571

11,129

Based on BLI’s testing of two cartridges per colour using the ISO 24712 toner yield test original.

Some devices in the competitive group employ an all-in-one cartridge that includes the toner and drum in a single component. In

those cases, rated toner yield is used as the rated drum yield in calculating the average.

Supplies Cost per Page by Country

Country

France

Germany

Italy

Cost per Page

0,0941 €

0,0711 €

0,0800 €

7.263 p

Supplies cost per page is based on Manufacturer’s pricing and BLI’s tested toner yields (based on an average of two extra-high-yield print cartridges) using the

ISO 19752 toner yield test original, as well as the manufacturer’s rated yield for the fuser maintenance kit.

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Summary of Contents for CLP-670ND

Page 1: ...er waste and toner save mode in the driv ers helps extend the life of the print cartridges BLI highly recom mends the CLP 670ND for small to mid size workgroups with monthly volumes of up to 1 500 impressions Samsung CLP 670ND 24 PPM Colour Laser Printer Test duration Two months including a 40 000 impression durability test Maximum monthly duty cycle 80 000 impressions Manufacturer s recommended m...

Page 2: ...cedure for replacing car tridges SyncThruWeb Service and SyncThruWebAdmin service allow administrators to manage the unit and an entire fleet of Samsung and compatible devices respectively Pop up messages and icon and e mail alerts keep users well informed of device and print job status Highly automated driver installation routine has users up and running in minutes Weaknesses Below average produc...

Page 3: ...f paper in the trays SyncThru Web Service Main Screen U S model pictured SyncThru Web Admin Service which is available as a free download on the com pany s Web site enables administrators to manage and monitor Samsung and com patible devices on the network Information about non Samsung devices is almost as detailed as for the company s Otherwise the utility provides much the same functionality for...

Page 4: ...eedback to Workstations VERY GOOD The chief provider of feedback is Smart Panel which is automatically installed with the drivers The utility offers pop up messages for print job completion and when an error occurs colour changes to the icon on the taskbar also let users know of other warning conditions Administrators can configure e mail alerts when consumables need to be replenished or there s a...

Page 5: ... main body of the unit which stacks on top of the optional drawer out of the box and bring it to the desired location due to size and weight concerns Users remove the packaging material and can then open the bags that contain the print car tridges which have yields of 2 500 and 2 000 impressions for black and each colour respectively The CD auto launches upon insertion in the drive and the automat...

Page 6: ...tab to select quantity and paper size and source The PostScript 3 driver shares a similar layout with the PCL 6 driver pictured above helping simplify programming jobs in environments where users frequently switch between them U S model pictured The drivers offer a good overall feature set compared with A4 colour laser LED print ers in this speed range and class including booklet and N up 2 to 16 ...

Page 7: ...ly used devices and check their status at a glance so they know which ones are free before sending a job Samsung CLP 670ND Print Driver Features PCL 6 PostScript 3 Auto Feature Device Detection Yes Yes Booklet Printing Yes Yes Collate No No Max Paper Sources per Job 2 2 Mirror Image No No Negative Image No No N up Printing 2 to 16 2 to 16 Overlay Yes No Paper Gauge No No Print and Hold No No Proof...

Page 8: ...n through red regions at all points after the start of testing All other colours remained consistent over the course of the evaluation Easy Colour Manager enables users to enhance image quality via balance bright ness contrast and saturation controls Text was rated very good as characters were fully formed and displayed above aver age darkness and competitive sharpness with no toner overspray whil...

Page 9: ... calibration process Colour Shift Test Point Delta E BLI Rating 10 667 2 26 Very Good 20 667 3 02 Very Good 30 667 5 74 Good 40 000 5 55 Good Delta E is a colorimetric measurement assessing the distance between colours The readings above reflect the average shift of the colour gamut from the previous measured point Samsung CLP 670ND Colour Gamut U S model pictured Colour Print Density Readings Cya...

Page 10: ...ge and class tested to date Productivity using the PCL driver to print the job stream in colour and black mode is above average for the group Productivity when printing multiple sets in colour and black simplex modes is com petitive for the group Productivity when printing multiple sets in both duplex modes is below average for the group Colour first print times for the Word PowerPoint TIFF and JP...

Page 11: ...w and black The test page is printed in a quantity equal to double the vendor s rated print speed for the device in each mode tested e g if the vendor s rated print speed is 20 ppm 40 pages are printed The unit s print speeds were tested using the PCL driver Average Print Productivity SPEED IN PPM PERCENT OF RATED SPEED Samsung CLP 670ND COMPETITIVE AVERAGE Samsung CLP 670ND COMPETITIVE AVERAGE FU...

Page 12: ... rate is to 100 or if it exceeds 100 the more efficient the device Ease of Use VERY GOOD Samsung s Blue Compass Navigation control panel consists of a two line 32 character LCD seven hard keys and one colour changing LED for Status green for ready or printing red for errors or warnings Functions are simply named and the menu system is easy to navigate Gauges on the LCD provide at a glance toner st...

Page 13: ...ets is below average for the group maxi mum capacity of 850 sheets is competitive both figures include the bypass The unit s bypass capacity of 100 sheets is competitive for the group The drawers can accommodate up to 105 gsm which is below average paper han dling ability for the group The bypass can accommodate up to 220 gsm which is competitive paper handling ability for the group Output capacit...

Page 14: ...cted Web page Yes Port disablement No Removable hard drive NA Secure print No Secure Sockets Layer SSL Yes SNMPv3 support Yes Third party security features None Transport layer security Yes Unauthorised copy prevention secure watermark No USB block NA Additional security features None NA Not applicable Environmental Features NOT RATED Specified capable of running 30 post consumer recycled paper Ye...

Page 15: ...nsumables No Packaging materials used EPS SUK225 cardboard Styrofoam cushion Typically who is responsible for getting rid of packaging materials after products are shipped to the customer location e g customers dealers shippers Customers Eco Label Certifications ENERGY STAR Yes Other The Eco Declaration Germany Blue Angel Korea Eco Label Tested energy consumption levels of the device watts Ready I...

Page 16: ...02 0 88 2 92 1 100 4 Impressions per Gram 58 45 67 35 64 68 59 36 COMPETITIVE AVERAGE 67 64 75 60 81 14 75 05 Manufacturer s Rated Drum Yield Impressions 2 5 000 4 000 4 000 4 000 COMPETITIVE AVERAGE 11 571 11 129 11 129 11 129 1 Based on BLI s testing of two cartridges per colour using the ISO 24712 toner yield test original 2 Some devices in the competitive group employ an all in one cartridge t...

Page 17: ...g include BLI s proprietary procedures and industry standard test procedures which include a BLI developed variation of ASTM s 1318 90 Test Method for Determination of Productivity using Electrostatic Copy Machines In addition to a number of proprietary test documents BLI uses an industry standard KATUN test original for evaluating black image quality and test suites from Quality Logic to evaluate...

Page 18: ...S LABORATORY REPRODUCTION WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF BLI IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN JULY 2010 This is to certify that when subjected to an approximately 40 000 impression Buyers Lab durability test in a networked environment the Samsung CLP 670ND proved to be a highly reliable product Awarded to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS for the performance of the Samsung CLP 670ND in BLI s in house durability test Co...

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