Lab Test Report
Samsung CLP-670ND
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Strengths
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Highly reliable—flawless durability performance
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Natural-looking flesh tones in photographic images; most colours in the gamut remained consistent throughout
testing; fully formed and dark characters, consistent production of line art, above average halftones and dark solids
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Above average colour job stream productivity using the PCL driver; faster than average first-print times for four of
the five test files; among the fastest first-print time from overnight sleep
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Above average and slightly above average standard and maximum memory capacities, respectively; standard au-
tomatic duplexing contributes to less paper waste
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Average tested toner yields for all colours exceeded the declared specifications; toner-save mode in the drivers
helps extend the life of the print cartridges
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Simple processes for adjusting drawers, loading media and removing misfeeds; clean procedure for replacing car-
tridges
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SyncThru Web Service and SyncThru Web Admin service allow administrators to manage the unit and an entire fleet
of Samsung and compatible devices, respectively
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Pop-up messages and icon and e-mail alerts keep users well-informed of device and print job status
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Highly automated driver installation routine has users up and running in minutes
Weaknesses
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Below average productivity when printing multiple sets in both duplex modes
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Below average standard paper capacity; below average paper-handling ability through the drawers
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Low impressions-per-gram yields for all colours
ReLiaBiLiTy
EXCELLENT
The CLP-670ND is certified highly reliable by BLI, completing a 40,000-impression
durability test without a single misfeed and requiring no service of any kind.
PMs/Malfunctions
Service Required
Meter Count
(Impressions)
Impressions Between
Service
Meter Count (Beginning of Test)
0
End of Test Period
40,000
Total Misfeeds/Misfeed Rate
0/Not applicable
Total Service Calls
0
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represent positive, negative and neutral attributes, respectively.
TeST ReSULTS aND OBSeRVaTiONS
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