CLX-3175FN

Color Laser All-In-One

Features:

Print, copy, scan, fax, PC fax Print speeds up to 17 ppm black, 4 ppm color Network-ready Small footprint of just 16.3" x 14.7" USB port for direct print and scan to USB flash drive Exclusive NO NOIS print engine for 48 dBA printing Distinctive black finish brings style to your office
imagine a smaller, quieter, better looking multifunction printer that offers professionalquality color. With the Samsung CLX-3175FN color laser all-in-one, its a reality. With a compact footprint and monthly duty cycle of 20,000 pages, its perfect for small businesses and workgroups. Print, copy, scan and fax in big, bold color. All in an elegantly designed, matte-black cabinet. With the Samsung CLX-3175FN color laser all-in-one, its not hard to imagine.
Features Small Footprint Its small footprint of 16.3" x 14.7" means itll fit comfortably in your home office or small workgroup. Network Ready High-speed USB 2.0 and Ethernet capability mean you plug it in and its ready to go. One-Touch Functions Built-in One-touch-functions give you fast copying features, including ID Card, Clone, N-up, Auto Fit and Poster. USB Direct Printing and Scanning A front USB port lets you scan and print files directly to and from your USB flash drive. Distinctive Finish Its small. Its compact. Its elegant. With the Samsung CLX-3175FN color laser all-in-one, your office will look professional.

Specifications

Overview Function Print Speed (Mono/Color) First Print Out Time (Mono/Color) Resolution Emulation Duplex Copy Speed (Mono/Color) Resolution First Copy Out Time (Mono) Zoom Rate Multi Copy Copy Features Scan Compatibility Method Resolution (Optical/Enhanced) Scan To Fax Compatibility/ Modem Speed Modem Speed Resolution Memory Auto Dial Fax Features Paper Handling

16.3"

Color Print, Copy, Scan, Fax Up to 17 ppm in Letter/Up to 4 ppm in Letter Less than 14 seconds/Less than 26 seconds Up to 2,400 x 600 dpi Effective Output SPL-C (Samsung Printer Language Color) Manual Up to 17 cpm in Letter/Up to 4 cpm in Letter 600 x 600 dpi Less than 18 seconds 25~400% for platen, 25~100% for ADF 1~99 ID Copy, Clone Copy, N-UP Copy, Poster Copy TWAIN Standard, WIA Standard (Windows2003/XP/Vista) Color Flatbed Scanner Up to 1,200 x 1,200 dpi/Up to 4,800 x 4,800 dpi Scan to USB/Folder/Application/Network ITU-T G3 33.6 Kbps Up to 300 x 300 dpi (Mono), Up to 200 x 200 dpi (Color) 2 MB Yes Color Fax, PC-Fax (Mono Send Only) 150 Sheet Cassette 100 Sheet Face Down 3" x 6.3" ~ 8.5" x 14" Envelopes, Labels, Card Stock, Transparency, Papers (Pre-printed, Glossy, Punched, Recycled) 15 pages/3" x 5" ~ 8.5" x 14" 2-Line LCD 128 MB Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Various Linux OS including Red Hat 8.0~9.0, Mandrake 9.2~10.1, SuSE 8.2~9.2 and Fedora Core 1~4, Mac OS X 10.3~10.5 Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX Less than 48 dBA (Printing), Less than 52 dBA (Copying), Less than 27dBA (Standby) Up to 20,000 pages 16.3" x 14.7" x 13.5" 33.5 lbs. Average Continuous Black Cartridge Yield: 1,500 standard pages. Declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798 (Ships with 1,000 pages Starter Toner Cartridge) Average Continuous Yellow/Magenta/Cyan Cartridge Yield: 1,000 standard pages. Declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798 (Ships with 700 pages Starter Toner Cartridge) Approx. 24,000 Pages/6,000 Pages Approx. 10,000 Pages/2,500 Pages

Dimensions

Input Capacity and Types Output Capacity and Types Media Size Media Type ADF Capacity/Document Size

14.7"

General LCD Memory OS Compatibility Interface Noise Level Duty Cycle, Monthly Dimensions (W x D x H) Weight

13.5"

Consumables
Black Toner Cartridge Yellow/Magenta/CyanToner Cartridge Imaging Unit (Mono/Color) Waste Toner Container (Mono/Color)
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Comparative Energy Consumption and Speed Evaluation
HP Officejet Pro 8500 & HP Officejet 6500 vs. Samsung CLX-3175FN and Dell 2135cn

FEBRUARY 2009

HP Officejet Pro 8500

Samsung CLX-3175FN

Dell 2135cn

HP Officejet 6500

Specifications Price (US $) Technology Color Speed Black Speed Input Capacity Duty Cycle
HP Officejet Pro 8500 $299 Inkjet all-in-one printer (4 individual ink tanks) 11 ppm 15 ppm 250 sheets 15,000 pages per month
HP Officejet 6500 $149 Inkjet all-in-one printer (4 individual ink tanks) 7 ppm 7 ppm 250 sheets 7,000 pages per month
Samsung CLX-3175FN $399 Four-pass color laser multifunction printer 4 ppm 17 ppm 150 sheets 20,000 pages per month
Dell 2135cn $549 Single-pass color laser multifunction printer 12 ppm 16 ppm 250 sheets 35,000 pages per month

Executive Summary

In BLIs testing of the four entry-level color modelsthe inkjet HP Officejet Pro 8500 and Officejet 6500 and the Samsung CLX-3175FN and Dell 2135cn laser modelsthe HP models had a definite advantage in the electricity consumption evalua tion, with both devices consuming about 70 percent less electricity than the Samsung model and 60 percent less electricity than the Dell model. The Dell 2135cn had the advantage in color speed and first-page testing; however, both HP models fared better than the CLX-3175FN in the color speed and first-page testing.
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TEC Energy Consumption

BLI conducted a comparative energy-consumption evaluation using the Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC) meth od, with energy consumed recorded as watt-hours (Wh). The test is designed to replicate real world usage and measures energy consumed over a specified period, during which each device is in sleep mode, warm-up mode, ready mode and printing multiple single-sided sets of a 12-page black document. In this procedure, measurements are taken using a Yokogawa WT210 watt meter. For this competitive group, typical usage is assumed as being 288 pages per day, and the numbers reported are based on an average of two tests. In BLIs electricity consumption testing, the HP Officejet Pro 8500 proved to be the most energy efficient device, followed by the HP Officejet 6500 and then the Samsung CLX-3175FN; the Dell 2135cn used the most electricity in BLIs testing. Based on this testing, BLI projects that the HP Officejet Pro 8500 would consume an average of 794 Wh during a week of typical usage, while the HP Officejet 6500 would consume an average of 878 Wh. It is also estimated that the Samsung CLX-3175FN would consume an average of 2,131 Wh, while the Dell 2135cn would consume an average of 2,948 Wh in a week of typical usage.

TYpicAl wEEklY ElEcTRiciTY consUmpTion MODEL HP Officejet Pro 8500 HP Officejet 6500 Samsung CLX-3175FN Dell 2135cn TOTAL TEC 794 Wh 878 Wh 2,131 Wh 2,948 Wh
TYpicAl ElEcTRiciTY consUmpTion
HP Officejet Pro 8500 HP Officejet 6500 Samsung CLX-3175FN Dell 2135cn

2,131 2,948

Average Watt Hours per Week
Typical Electricity Consumption is calculated based on each device printing 288 pages per day, with the device spending the remainder of the time in sleep mode after printing is completed. A watt meter is used to determine power used during printing and in sleep mode for each device.
Speed Testing (Color Mode)
BLI subjected each device to comparative print speed testing, using the ISO 24734 test suite with the devices in default mode, using the PCL driver. Each four-page file (PDF, Word and Excel) is printed three times and the time to completion indicates the time it takes to print the second and third sets (for a total of eight pages). Times for each of the three tests were added together to get a total time to print 24 pages, which is reported in the chart below. When combining the time to print all three color documents, the Dell 2135cn was the fastest, followed by the Officejet Pro 8500. The Officejet 6500 was third fastest, while the Samsung CLX-3175FN was slowest taking more than two times as long to print the files compared to the Dell 2135cn. When printing two sets of a three-page PDF document in color mode, the Officejet Pro 8500 was the fastest, at 54.31 seconds, while the Dell 2135cn was the second fastest, completing the test in 57.33 seconds. The Officejet 6500 was third, completing the test in 75.47 seconds. The Samsung CLX-3175FN took the longest to complete the test, at just over two minutes. When printing two sets of a three-page Word document in color mode, the Officejet Pro 8500 was the fastest, at 30.58 seconds, while the Dell 2135cn was the second fastest, completing the test in 37.69 seconds. The Officejet 6500 was third, completing the test in 44.52 seconds. Clearly the slowest model in testing, the Samsung CLX-3175FN took more than two minutes to complete the test. When printing two sets of a three-page Excel document in color mode, the Dell 2135cn was the fastest, at 37.72 seconds, while the Officejet Pro 8500 was the second fastest, completing the test in 50.15 seconds. The Officejet 6500 was third, completing the test in 75.85 seconds. The Samsung CLX-3175FN was by far the slowest, taking just over two minutes to complete the test. TimE To pRinT iso 24734 TEsT sUiTE (in sEconds) Color PDF Document (8 Pages) Dell 2135cn HP Officejet Pro 8500 HP Officejet 6500 Samsung CLX-3175FN 57.33 54.31 75.47 120.04 Color Word Document (8 Pages) 37.69 30.58 44.52 120.21 Color Excel Document (8 Pages) 37.72 50.15 75.85 120.05 Total Time to Print All Three Files (24 Pages) 132.74 135.04 195.84 360.29

In this test, three sets of each four-page document are printed. Timing begins when the last page of the first set exits the device and ends when the last page of the third document set completely exits the device. This method eliminates the time required for job processing and for the device to get up to speed, effectively demonstrating the time to print eight pages (two sets of the document). Note: Numbers in red indicate the fastest results.
ToTAl TimE To pRinT 24 pAgEs
Dell 2135cn HP Officejet Pro 8500

Color PDF Document

Color Word Document

Color Excel Document

Seconds
Results above indicate time to print two sets of three four-page documents, for a total of 24 pages. Three sets of each four-page document are printed and the time to print the first set of each document is eliminated. Timing begins when the last page of the first set exits the device and ends when the last page of the third document set completely exits the device.
First-Page-Out Times (Color Mode)
BLI subjected each device to comparative raster testing to determine which device had the fastest first-page-out times in color, using the ISO 24734 test suite with the devices in default mode, using the PCL driver. Based on an average of three documents tested, the Dell 2135cn provided the fastest first-page time in color mode, followed by the HP Officejet Pro 8500 and then the HP Officejet 6500. The Samsung CLX-3175FN had the slowest first-page time in color. When printing the ISO 24734 PDF document in color mode, the Dell 2135cn had the fastest first-page-out time, at 17.55 seconds, while the Officejet Pro 8500 was the second fastest, printing the first page in 22.43 seconds. The Officejet 6500 was third, output ting the first page in 28.28 seconds. The Samsung CLX-3175FN was the slowest, taking 28.93 seconds to print the first page. When printing the ISO 24734 Word document in color mode, the Officejet Pro 8500 had the fastest first-page-out time, at 14.38 seconds, while the Officejet 6500 was the second fastest, printing the first page in 17.52 seconds. The Dell 2135cn was third, outputting the first page in 17.75 seconds. The Samsung CLX-3175FN was the slowest, taking 27.61 seconds to print the first page. When printing the ISO 24734 Excel document in color mode, the Officejet Pro 8500 had the fastest first-page-out time, at 15.76 seconds, while the Dell 2135cn was the second fastest, printing the first page in 16.71 seconds. The Officejet 6500 was third, out putting the first page in 17.25 seconds. The Samsung CLX-3175FN was the slowest, taking 27.82 seconds to print the first page.

FiRsT-pAgE TimEs (coloR modE; in sEconds) PDF Dell 2135cn HP Officejet Pro 8500 HP Officejet 6500 Samsung CLX-3175FN
Note: Fastest times are indicated in red.
Word 17.75 14.38 17.52 27.61
Excel 16.71 15.76 17.25 27.82
Average First-Page Time 17.33 17.52 21.02 28.12

17.55 22.43 28.28 28.93

First-page time indicates the time it took to process the file and deliver the first page of the test document set to the output tray.

AvERAgE FiRsT-pAgE TimEs

Dell 2135cn HP Officejet Pro 8500 HP Officejet 6500 Samsung CLX-3175FN

17.33 17.52 21.02 28.12

Average first-page time is based on an average of three file types tested (PDF, Word and Excel). Each file is printed twice to get an average first-page time for each file type; the average first-page time is determined by averaging the results for each of the three file types.

SUPPORTING TEST DATA

Test Objective Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) was commissioned by Hewlett-Packard to conduct an independent comparative performance evaluation of the HP Officejet 6500 and HP Officejet Pro 8500 versus the Dell 2135cn and Samsung CLX-3175FN. Tests performed include color speed testing, color first-page-out testing and TEC energy consumption testing. Test Environment This test was conducted in BLIs 10,000-square-foot U.S. test lab, in an environment monitored by an Extech RH S20 RH/Temp recorder and a Honeywell Temp/RH chart recorder, which replicates typical office condi tions. Test Equipment BLIs dedicated test network, consisting of Windows NT 4.0, 2000 and Microsoft Exchange servers, Windows 2000 and XP workstations, 10BaseT/100BaseTX network switches and CAT5 cabling. Test Duration Products were tested for 2,500 impressions. Tested Models Eight devices, two of each model (HP Officejet 6500, HP Officejet Pro 8500, Dell 2135cn and Samsung CLX 3175FN). Test Procedures The test methods and procedures employed by BLI in its lab testing include a range of BLI and industry-stan dard test targets. For speed testing, the ISO 24734 test suite was used. For electricity consumption testing, the Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC) for laser printers was used to determine typical weekly electricity consumption.

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