| The toner cartridges are identical in size, and the | | | | doubt the quality is perfect. |
| dimensions can be compared to that of a videotape. | | | | The quality difference in 1200 dpi is obvious, but you |
| Toner cartridges are inserted from the front side of | | | | can hardly call it critical. When printing texts, the 600 dpi |
| the printer, and thanks to the fool-proof design you | | | | resolution mode is just enough. |
| cannot put the wrong color in the wrong slot. | | | | This is a color laser printer, and it, theoretically, can |
| The CLP-500 has USB and LPT ports located on a | | | | produce photographs, too. Nonetheless, don't expect of |
| noticeable place. Above them is the plug for optional | | | | CLP-500 what you would expect of an inkjet photo |
| LAN interface, still higher is the reserved spot for Wi-Fi | | | | printer, those would be the printers for different |
| interface. On the control board, there is a slot for an | | | | purposes. However, the Samsung CLP-500 is likely the |
| optional DIMM-memory extension module. | | | | first color laser printer to produce what can |
| It's quite unusual to discover a duplex unit in the | | | | conditionally be called a color photo on matte paper. |
| package box of a color printer of this price range. | | | | Another thing this model deserves mentioning is an |
| However, it's worth mentioning that this printer feature | | | | uncommon consistency of toner coverage of media. |
| a rather high speed in double-sided documents output. | | | | For instance, there are no glossy reflexes in places |
| The Samsung engineers have taken care of detailed | | | | where black toner is heavily applied. |
| and intuitive control panel to manage the printer. In | | | | Interestingly, when office paper is used, the toner is |
| most cases it does save time on control and | | | | imprinted into medium in such a way, that the coarse |
| management operations. | | | | relief of the paper (compared to other special media) |
| Every time it's getting ever harder to comment on text | | | | becomes only a plus. Perhaps, it is a matter of those |
| printing quality of modern printers. The reason is there | | | | fine particles of toner. Anyways, the quality of toner |
| nothing left to achieve: even a 4x zoom of a page | | | | fixing deserves all credit. |
| printed in most used mode - the 600 dpi - leaves no | | | | |