Samsung SCX-4500 Monochrome Laser Multifunction Printer

by Samsung

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 15.5 x 6.5 inches ; 19 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 24 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000XUWYHY
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: SCX-4500
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 26, 2007

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description The Samsung SCX-4500 monochrome laser multifunction printer will produce fast, high-quality prints, and look good doing it. Compact, quiet, and portable, this sleek multifunction printer will print, copy, and scan, making quick work of all your office needs. With a fast performance, low noise emission, and an energy-saving design, it is the perfect solution for a home-office.

The Samsung ML-1630 Monochrome Laser Printer offers: Printing, copying, and scanning in one device. Low noise emission (45 dB). Slim, stylish design with a compact footprint. Energy Star-compliant design.

100-sheet, semi-automatic paper tray opens with the press of a button.

At a swift 16 ppm, this multifunction printer isn't just about good looks. View larger.

Printing in a Flash
With the push of a button, the SCX-4500 goes from Sleep Mode to printing in less than 15 seconds. With 8 MB of memory and a print speed of 16 to 17 pages per minute, you won't waste valuable time waiting for lengthy printing jobs again. At a crisp 600 X 600 dpi resolution, print outs will look good and even the smallest of text will be readable.

Copy and Scan Documents From the Same Machine
The copy function works without needing the computer to be turned on and features a speed of 16 ppm in A4 (17 ppm in Letter). From a cold start, it takes 15 seconds for a first copy. The copies are at a crisp 600 x 600 dpi resolution. The SCX-4500 allows you to make from 1 to 99 copies and allows a zoom rate from 50% to 199%.

The SCX-4500 is also a TWAIN and WIA compliant flatbed scanner that features a resolution of up to 4800 x 4800 dpi (600 x 2400 optical dpi).

Conserve Valuable Desktop Space
Easy on the eyes with its high-gloss black finish and cool sapphire LED lights, the SCX-4500 is a polished centerpiece for any desktop. It measures a compact 13-by-15.5-by-6.5-inches, so it frees up valuable desk space without sacrificing efficiency. A gentle touch of the printer's touch-sensitive buttons controls the power and settings and even ejects the 100-sheet paper tray.

This monochrome laser printer operates at less than 45 decibels of sound while printing. To put this in perspective, an average library operates at 40 decibels. In other words, this people-friendly printer was designed to serve you with pleasure, not annoy you with noise. With the SCX-4500, your work space just got a lot more productive and a lot quieter.

Award-Winning and Energy Star Compliant
For added peace of mind this machine is Energy Star compliant, which means it helps save the environment while saving you money. (Energy Star is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy promoting energy efficiency).

The Samsung SCX-4500 connects to your computer via a USB 2.0 interface and is compatible with Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista, various Linux OSes, and Mac OS 10.3-10.4.

Product Description

Imagine a statement of elegance and modern technology, the SCX-4500 frees up your workspace, restoring order and style to your environment. A luxurious sleek design with an elegant piano black finish punctuated by cool sapphire-blue lights, and a simple touch of your hand provides a blue readout illuminating status. Innovative technology renders this printer virtually silent. At 45 dB, it is quieter than a conversation. Outdated button panels have been replaced with ultra modern touch sensors. The Samsung SCX-4500 is truly in a class of its own.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good printer and copier for home, April 15, 2008

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Jaewoo Kim "OB-Wan" (Santa Monica, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung SCX-4500 Monochrome Laser Multifunction Printer (Office Product)

This printer is smaller than I thought. It is about the size of a small desktop PC. It is rather "cool" looking printer. If you are trying to make a fashion statement with your printer, then this printer does its job.

Its small size comes with one noticeable compromise: a small paper tray that can only hold 75-100 sheets. It is not built to be a large volume printer and even infrequent use may result in filling the paper tray more than one desires. It can, however, print at a fast speed and at a good quality (600 dpi) resolution. The copier function is easy to use (press the copy button) and works reasonably well, and is good for low volume copying. I had no problems copying a 20 page document and it processed each copy in less than 5 seconds. The copy quality was on par with standard office copy machines.

The refill tray is expensive (about $70) and only prints about 2000 pages. That comes to around 3.5 cents per page. That is somewhat high.

One thing of note, this printer does not have a fax capability. So it is not all-in-one laser printer.

I recommend this printer to those who need a reasonably good laser printer/copier in a small form factor. If you need a high volume printing/copying machine which prints at a low print/cent ratio, then I would look elsewhere.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great printer/copier. Download latest drivers if you own a Mac., May 24, 2008

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He who spends too much (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung SCX-4500 Monochrome Laser Multifunction Printer (Office Product)

PROS:

-Text is crisp
-Printer/Scanner is super quiet
-Light, and relatively small foot print
-Eye candy. It's no eyesore like most MFPs.

CONS:

-No fax.
-No duplex printing.
-No wireless.
-No envelope printing support
-Only comes with a 1000 page "starter" toner cartridge. Replacement cartridges yield 2000 pages.

OTHER:

At $300, I would have never purchased this printer. $250 made it slightly more bearable. I knew of all aforementioned disadvantages/cons before buying, but still decided it was a worthwhile investment. I just listed them for the curious.

Wireless capability and maybe a duplex add-on would be nice, though, and probably expected in this price range.

MAC Users:

Download the latest drivers/applications from Samsung's website, if you want the "scan-to-file" button to work.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive design, May 16, 2008

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O. Aklar "O. A." (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung SCX-4500 Monochrome Laser Multifunction Printer (Office Product)

I bought this model about two weeks ago and heavily using it since than. Shortly, I'm happy with it. Here are the details :

The Good :
-Sleak, stylish design for people who are tired of low material quality and same beige/gray looks
-Very quiet operation

The Bad :
-Price. It is $300 right now and its qualifications don't worth the tag. Printers in that price level have wireless and fax capability (but not the looks, well it's a trade off in this case)
-Limited paper storage
-Not really small. (still smaller than most, but it is not really a compact printer as I assumed).

As I noted, overall I'm happy with the printer as I paid for the looks. One other thing which bothered me is, it doesn't come with connection cable. After paying premium buck, I would expect to get the cable with the printer.