Samsung CLP-610 Color Laser Printer Driver and Software

The Samsung CLP-610 Color Laser Printer from Samsung is a network color laser printer that can produce up to 21 pages per minute in color or black and white. The first page time from the printer is less than 20 seconds and 100 pages can be produced in less than 5 minutes. It offers a monthly duty cycle of 65,000 pages and has a built-in automatic duplex function. This device has an effective performance of 2400 x 600 dpi.

Standard specifications of the Samsung CLP-610 include: a print speed of 20 pages per minute for A4 (21 pages per minute) in black and white and color, 128 MB of memory (expandable to a maximum of 384 MB), and integrated duplex printing.

At 17 x 17 inches, the Samsung CLP-610 has a moderate footprint, but its 16.7-inch height is larger than other printers in its class that have recently passed through the Test Center lab.

Its boxy looks won’t win the Samsung CLP-610 any beauty awards, but at just over fifty-six pounds it feels like a solid printer, and the smoke gray shell allows it to fit in virtually anywhere in an office environment. And its street price – which ranges from $340 to $400 – is reasonable given its performance.

Our test results were largely consistent with Samsung’s specifications. It consumed 17 watts when idle. When printing, the power was around 450 watts, which corresponded to the “less than 550 W” stated in the manual.

Noise levels were more difficult for our testers to measure because the ambient levels in the lab were higher than what Samsung specifies for the printer. In a busy office environment, the sound was undetectable. Although warm-up is a bit slow, the CLP-610 is a workhorse once it’s put into use.

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Our tested warm-up time was approximately fifty seconds – ten seconds longer than the official specifications. In standby mode, it took fifteen seconds for the first sheet to print. This was consistent across the board whether we were printing single-sided or duplex and color or monochrome.