Samsung SCX-4016 Flatbed Laser Multifunction

 (8 customer reviews)

Just received SCX-4016 from Amazon.com for two days. Because I have an HP ScanJet scanner and heard that SCX-4016 scan function is not that great, I only use copy and print functions. Laser printing quality is good and is truely 600DPI. Copying is also ok. Toner came from the box is just the same after market SCX-4216D3/XAA (you should check the toner itself), not a lower graded. Not too big, not too slow (about 10 to 12 page/min). However, the downsides are,
1. First page of copying comes out slowly. Probably below average waiting as other SOHO copiers. But the multifunction is for my home use and it's not a high volume so this is fine. First page of printing seemed faster.
2. The unit is a little noisy. You will hear a hissing especially at night. But this is still ok to me because I bought a wireless print server and put it to family room.Though it has two shortcomings till now, consider the price ($274 - $70 rebate = $204), you can hardly find another multifunction...Read more

yes its a cheap fairly good printer but with toner @ 80 dollars a pop I'd think twice before purchasing again

Being the cheapest laser MFC printer I could find ($$ after $$ rebate) I decided to go for it. It seems to use the same basic "engine" as the Samsung ML-1710 laser printer. Scan speed is fairly fast and the quality is decent. It prints envelops and small fonts just fine, but I couldn't seem to get the manual feed option to work with a 8.5x11" sheet of paper (it worked fine with an envelope). It does take quite a while to warm up and as for the toner save option - does it do anything? Time will tell. The paper drawer feels cheap and is made of plastic and it's quite a chore to get it back in correctly. But for the price it can't be beat and the option to refill it a couple of times with an aftermarket toner kit ($-$$) is the real clincher. No more expensive ink cartrigdes for me!