Samsung SCX-4521FL Laser Multifunction Printer Driver and Software

With its 150-sheet input tray and the ability to not increase capacity, the Samsung SCX-4521FL is clearly aimed at a small office or home office that doesn’t need to print a lot of pages. However, it was also designed with the understanding that just because you don’t need a high-performance printer doesn’t mean you need all the features you’d find in a larger, more expensive AIO.

The result is a cost-effective AIO that can print, scan, fax and work as a standalone copier. It includes a 30-page automatic document feeder (ADF) that can quickly scan, fax, or copy multi-page documents.

The output quality of the Samsung SCX-4521FL is good enough for most purposes. Text quality is a little lower than most monochrome laser AIOs, but it’s still good enough to handle most text you’re likely to throw at it. In testing, most fonts were legible at 5 points and below, half of them were legible at 4 points, and only one highly stylized font required 10 points.

Graphics quality was typical of black and white lasers and better than the output from Ricoh or Canon printers. Again, the quality is a step below the best of black and white lasers, but the output is easily good enough for any internal business use. The main issue we saw was visible dithering. This is obvious enough that you don’t want to show the issue to anyone you’re trying to impress with your professionalism.

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Photo quality is mid-range for the breed, roughly equivalent to the output of the Ricoh and Canon printers. The photos also show dithering, but are good enough for things like a customer or family newsletter or printing web pages with photos. All of this makes the SCX-4521FL a sensible choice for a small office or home office: it has decent print speed and quality, and all the AIO features and functionality you’re likely to need.