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Lab Test Report

 

 

Samsung CLP-670ND

BUYERS LAB

BUYERS LAB

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aPPLiCaTiONS COmPaTiBiLiTy 

EXCELLENT

  No  problems  were  experienced  with  any  of  the  test  files  used  in  the  applications 

compatibility  tests.  Units  are  tested  for  compatibility  on  Windows  2000  platforms 
with Microsoft Word 2000, PowerPoint 2000 and Excel 2000, as well as Adobe Page-
Maker 7.0, Photoshop 6.0 and Acrobat 8.0, using 25 application test files that contain 
text,  graphics,  halftone  images,  tables,  etc.,  enabling  BLI  technicians  to  evaluate 
memory usage, file processing, font rendering and greyscale capability.

COLOUR/BLaCk PRiNT QUaLiTy 

VERY GOOD

  Business  graphics  were  rated  good,  as  consistency  of  solids,  sharpness  of  fine 

details and production of pastel shades were competitive; while background repro-
duction was above average, saturation wasn’t bright enough. Photographic images 
were very good overall, as sharpness of details and halftone range were above aver-
age; though output appeared somewhat grainy, flesh tones were natural-looking.

  The  gamut  experienced  a  moderate  increase  in  volume  in  the  green  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,  while  smooth-
ness of curves/serifs was above average. Line art was very good overall, as closely 
spaced fine lines remained distinct, consistency of line thickness was above average 
and circles were fully formed, while diagonal lines exhibited some evidence of stair-
stepping. Halftone pattern and range were rated excellent and very good, respec-
tively; greyscale was visible from the 1 to 95 percent dot-fill levels with distinct transi-
tions between most levels, while coverage within levels displayed no graininess and 
minimal banding. Solids were excellent overall due to above average darkness and 
competitive consistency of coverage.

Text

Very Good

Line Art

Very Good

Halftone Pattern

Excellent

Halftone Range

Very Good

Solids

Excellent

Colour Business Graphics

Good

Colour Photographic Images

Very Good

Colour Shift

Excellent

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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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