Samsung CLX-3305FW

Samsung CLX-3305FW

Arguably small enough to share a desk with, the Samsung CLX-3305FW ($400 street) can be a good fit as either a personal color laser MFP or a shared MFP in a micro office. It's a little slow for a laser, and it offers limited paper capacity, but both its speed and paper handling are good enough for light-duty printing. And although it's a little pricey for what it delivers, it can certainly do the job it is meant for. Aside from its relatively slow speed, the CLX-3305FW has a lot in common with the Editors' Choice Dell 1355cnw Multifunction Color Printer . Like the Dell printer, it can print, scan, and fax, including over a network; it can work as standalone copier and fax machine; and it can scan to and print from a USB memory key. As with the Dell 1355cnw also, the CLX-3305FW offers a letter-size flatbed supplemented by an automatic document feeder (ADF). However, the CLX-3305FW's ADF offers a higher capacity, at 40 pages. More significant is that both printers offer the same meager paper handling for printing, with a 150-sheet input tray and no duplexer (for two-sided printing), which is what limits both to light-duty use. Both printers also offer both Ethernet and Wi-Fi network support. One nice extra for the CLX-3305FW is that it adds Wi-Fi Direct, which makes it easy to connect directly to a smart phone, tablet, or laptop.