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Lab Test Report

 

 

Samsung CLP-670ND

BUYERS LAB

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Restrict usage of other features

No

Authenticated printing

No

Common Criteria Certification

No

Control panel lock/disablement

No

Digital user signature

No

Encrypted PDF mode/encrypted scanning

NA

Encrypted secure print

No

Hard drive encryption

NA

Hard drive lock

NA

Hard drive overwrite

NA

Max number of overwrites after every job

NA

Overwrite method

NA

IP address filtering

Yes

IPsec

Yes

Job logs (e.g., activity monitoring, compliance auditing)

No

MAC address filtering

No

Password-protected mailboxes

No

Password-protected 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

Yes

Specified capable of running 50% post-consumer recycled paper

Yes

Specified capable of running 100% post-consumer recycled paper

Yes

Instant/Quick Fusing

Yes

Duplexing

Yes

Toner-save mode

Yes

Energy-save mode/modes

No

RoHS compliant

Yes

In-house environmental policy for this unit?

Yes

Percent of product made from previous devices

16.7

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Содержание CLP-670ND

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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