Electronic equipment has gone through the most amazing revolution in the last couple of years, along with this revolution TV’s PC’s and Mobile phones have slimmed down into the most stylishly developed electronic imaginable. The only piece of equipment that doesn’t seem to have fared so well is the Printer. They are still built out of bulky pieces of plastic that seem to have been thrown together as cheaply as possible. As least this was the case until the Samsung SCX 4500 printer and Samsung SCX 4500 Toner came along.

Inkjets have certainly not done very well and at really cheap prices of below the $100 mark it hardly seems worth replacing ink cartridges when they run out. Laser printers on the other hand have done better. Samsung seem to have a much more responsible outlook when it comes to designing their equipment. They offer products that are reasonably priced as well as good designs.

The latest example of this design genius is the SCX 4500 Printer Toner, it has a very small footprint of 13 by 15.5 by 6.5. Although these small dimensions may belie your faith in this product it is still a marvel of design. This printer is a full function MFP regardless of the fact that it has been slimmed down. It also has a very stylish exterior and if it is style you want then you will definitely get it. This printer is incredibly quiet as well as easy to operate.

This MFP features touch sensitive controls, however some of the settings are limited. The software application for scanning and some of the printer functions is SmartThru and installation to Windows XP is a very simple process. Just make sure you have a USB cable, if you don’t you will have to buy one, but if you have an old printer you can use the cable from that. It takes about five minutes to set up and is ready to work. A printed page can be copied in about 10 seconds and there is very little warm up time required.

Although the paper cassette is hidden in the bottom of the printer it has a limited capacity, but if you want a printer with a small footprint, what more can you expect. Print quality is reasonable, but considering the $300 or so price tag of this laser printer, this is to be expected.

Grey-scale printing is more than passable and the scanner function although slow is a good quality optical resolution at 600 x 2400 dpi. Toner plugs are also easy to remove and install.

For home use the Samsung SCX-4500 MFP is ideal, as far as networking goes this printer does not have a built in Ethernet, so it is not ideal. It also does not have a USB port for USP to print function. With a print speed of approximately 16 pages per minute it is not the fastest, and some of the competition is way ahead of this. But if you want style then the trade offs are bearable.

Summary: The SXC 4500 Toner is very cool and the design overshadows many of the limitations in functionality. If you are looking for a printer that does not look like a printer, then you are onto a good thing with this machine. For maximum efficiency, you do have to make sure that you use Samsung SCX 4500 toner plugs and this will ensure the best quality of print as well as keep your stylish new printer reliable.

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