Should You Buy a Samsung Laser Printer?

Samsung is well known for its TVs, PC monitors, washing machines and microwaves.

If you are thinking about buying a Samsung laser printer then our handy guide provides you with all the key info at a glance. Our objective, impartial comparison of laser printer brands is compiled by analysing over 4,900 user and expert reviews and 70+ awards from hundreds of different review sites on 710+ laser printers.

Samsung are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and moderately popular laser printers. Their laser printers start at $77 for the CLX-6260 which has a print speed of 24ppm and is a 600 x 600 laser printer and go up to $1,200 for the ML-5515 which has a print speed of 55ppm and is a 1200 x 1200 laser printer. The average price of a new Samsung laser printer is $426.

Is Samsung the Best Laser Printer Brand?

So are Samsung laser printers any good? We give every laser printer a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all laser printers we are able to impartially rank all the laser printer brands.

Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Samsung is the 6th best laser printer brand out there.

Let's look at how Samsung laser printers compare to the other laser printer brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.

Samsung have better reviews than the typical laser printer brand, with the average rating of a Samsung laser printer being 70%.

There's a smaller selection of Samsung laser printers available compared to other laser printer brands, with only 10 Samsung laser printers currently on the market in the US. Samsung laser printers also tend to be more expensive than most other laser printer brands making them a less popular choice with consumers.

What Do the Samsung Laser Printer Reviews Say?

We've added up all the reviews for every Samsung laser printer to work out the average distribution of reviews for Samsung and then compared this to the other laser printer brands.

Expert Reviews

5 stars		4
4 stars		26
3 stars		4
2 stars		0
1 star		0

User Reviews

5 stars		751
4 stars		341
3 stars		74
2 stars		52
1 star		93

Over 88% of expert reviews and 83% of user reviews for Samsung laser printers are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 81% and 85% respectively across all Laser Printer brands.

In the table below we compare the average review score given to Samsung laser printers by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other laser printer brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.

Average Review Score	HP	Xerox	Canon	Samsung	Lexmark
	74% 11 reviews	73% 7 reviews	71% 10 reviews	72% 5 reviews	70% 1 review
	100% 2 reviews	80% 5 reviews	80% 2 reviews		100% 1 review
	70% 3 reviews	70% 1 review	75% 2 reviews	73% 3 reviews
	70% 1 review	80% 1 review	73% 3 reviews	80% 3 reviews
	74% 1 review	73% 4 reviews	79% 1 review	75% 2 reviews
	60% 2 reviews	73% 3 reviews	70% 2 reviews	100% 1 review
	60% 1 review		60% 1 review	80% 1 review	90% 4 reviews
		77% 3 reviews	80% 2 reviews	60% 1 review	80% 1 review
	80% 1 review		60% 1 review	80% 1 review	90% 4 reviews
	90% 1 review	90% 2 reviews	90% 2 reviews	80% 1 review
	90% 3 reviews	90% 3 reviews
	60% 1 review	68% 2 reviews		70% 1 review	80% 1 review
	63% 3 reviews	80% 1 review	70% 1 review
	80% 3 reviews				60% 1 review
	100% 1 review		67% 1 review	83% 1 review	83% 1 review
		100% 1 review	57% 3 reviews
	71% 2 reviews		70% 2 reviews
		87% 3 reviews
	80% 1 review	100% 1 review		60% 1 review
	80% 1 review		80% 1 review
Other Expert Sites	65% 16 reviews	70% 14 reviews	55% 3 reviews	65% 8 reviews	63% 4 reviews
Average	76% 54 reviews	81% 51 reviews	71% 37 reviews	75% 29 reviews	72% 18 reviews

How Many Industry Awards Have Samsung Laser Printers Received?

After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 9 industry awards for Samsung laser printers. The table below compares the number of awards received by Samsung to other popular laser printer brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.

Compare all award winning laser printers

Number of Awards	HP	Xerox	Canon	Samsung	Lexmark
	2		2	4	2
		5
		1	2	2
	3	1	1
	1	3
		1	1	1
	1				1
		2
	1				1
	1	1
	2
					2
			1
		1
		1
				1
	1
		1
		1
				1
Other Expert Sites	2	2			2
Total	14	20	7	9	8

How Reliable Are Samsung Laser Printers?

We checked over 4,900 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Samsung laser printers. over 60 of these reviews mention reliability of which 90% were positive. Therefore the vast majority of Samsung laser printer owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.

So, most people think that Samsung laser printers are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Samsung laser printers that mention reliability:

RELIABLE

Seems reliable so far

It has a very robust

Excellent Build Quality

So much more reliable than an inkjet

A very good reliable printer with great quality

NOT RELIABLE

Price Quietness Print Quality Product Build Quality Unofficial Toner is cheap (around £40) Ease Of Use Initial Setup Cons

Poor Build Quality

What is the Best Mid-Range Samsung Laser Printer?

Samsung SL-M3820

1200 X 1200 DPI

38ppm PRINT SPEED

6.5s TIME TO FIRST

57dB PRINT NOISE

250 Sheets STANDARD INPUT

A great mid range choice, priced at $249.89 is the Samsung SL-M3820, which has a Kagoo Score of 77.

Features We Love:

1200 x 1200 DPI

Supports duplex printing

Faster than average time to first page (6.5s)

Faster than average warm-up time (6.5s)

A low cost and fully featured 1200 x 1200 DPI laser printer. It has a built-in display and a time to first page of 6.5s and supports duplex printing.

81 Features	Fully-Featured
79 Value for Money	Very Good
77 Kagoo Score	Very Good

The cheapest price that we could find for the SL-M3820 in the US is $249.89 but in total we found only 1 price for it.

What is the Best High End Samsung Laser Printer?

Samsung SL-M4530ND

1200 X 1200 DPI

45ppm PRINT SPEED

6.5s TIME TO FIRST

54dB PRINT NOISE

550 Sheets STANDARD INPUT

If you're looking for a high end Samsung laser printer then the Samsung SL-M4530ND takes some beating. It has a Kagoo Score of 78, but is a bit more expensive at $649.89.

Features We Love:

Fast print speed (45ppm)

1200 x 1200 DPI

Supports duplex printing

Big standard input capacity (550 sheets)

Touchscreen

A cheap and fully featured 1200 x 1200 DPI laser printer. It supports duplex printing, secure printing and Direct printing (PictBridge) and has a touchscreen.

82 Features	Fully-Featured
72 Popularity	Quite Popular
76 Value for Money	Very Good
78 Kagoo Score	Very Good

The cheapest price that we could find for the SL-M4530ND in the US is $649.89 but in total we found only 2 prices for it.