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Best Multifunction Laser Printer 2015 Crack The Home

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Best Multifunction Laser Printer 2015 Crack The Home

Theres a lot to like about this low-cost all-in-one laser printer, but we dont think it will be the model to crack the home market.

The Samsung Multifunction Xpress C460FW is an all-in-one multifunction printer, with fax facilities joining the usual printing, scanning and photocopying.

At just under 310 RRP (at the time of writing, its going for a little under 290 online), its at the budget end of the laser printer market, making it particularly suitable for use in the home.

Its four toner cartridges (black, cyan, magenta and yellow) are 60 each on Samsungs own website, with the black tank lasting for 1500 pages and the colour cartridges for 1000 pages.

This works out at 4p a page for mono printing, and 22p for each colour page, which is a little high for laser printers in general, but about what youd expect for a low-priced home laser all-in-one.

Its dimensions and weight also demonstrate that the Samsung Multifunction Xpress C460FW is geared towards the home and home office markets.

At 14.3 inches tall, 13.1 inches deep and 16 inches wide, it takes up less room on your desk or shelf than most laser printers, and at just under 31 lbs its light enough to lug around without a friend to help you.

But if you want to use it on a shelving unit, make sure its sturdy.

Connectivity The Samsung Multifunction Xpress C460FW doesnt skimp on connectivity options.

As well as a direct connection to your computer through USB, you can also network it using Ethernet or Wi-Fi, with WPS supported for easy set-up.

Wi-Fi Direct allows you to print directly from your computer or mobile device without it having to join a network.

You can print and fax directly from your smartphone, and scan to it too.

The Samsung Multifunction Xpress C460FW supports NFC (Near Field Communication) connectivity, so you can print from a compatible phone simply by holding it next to the printer.

This is one of the first laser printers to offer this feature, but unfortunately, its not yet ubiquitous in smartphones either.

You can also print images and documents directly from a USB memory stick, though as theres no colour screen (it has a two-line LCD just half an inch tall and two-and-a-half inches wide), you cant review pictures stored on your thumb drive before printing.

Paper feed The Samsung Multifunction Xpress C460FW has a 150-sheet paper tray, which isnt enough for a shared printer in the office, but is probably sufficient for a home device.

The lack of a secondary input such as a sheet feeder or a second paper tray is less excusable.

If you want to switch to photo paper or letterheads, you have to remove the single paper tray and replace the standard paper before printing.

Somewhat bizarrely, the Samsung Multifunction Xpress C460FW lacks automatic Duplex printing too.

If you want to print on both sides of the paper, you have to turn it over and manually put it back in the tray before printing the second side.

For a 300 printer released in the second decade of the 21st Century, this is a bewildering omission.

An ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) that holds 40 sheets serves the scanner, so if you need to scan a pile of documents, you dont have to place them on the flatbed scanner one at a time.

The Samsung Multifunction Xpress C460FW is fairly stylish as laser printers go, and its pretty solid and robust, but the front door - which gives access to the toner cartridges - doesnt always shut well.

Best Multifunction Laser Printer For Mac 2015