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Samsung CLX-3185

Samsung CLX-3185
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alaScore 83

925 reviews

Feb, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 925 reviews of Samsung CLX-3185. The average rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the size and design. The price and usability are also mentioned favorably, but many are critical about the paper handling and reliability. There are mixed opinions on the durability and noise.

performance, usability, price, design, size

reliability, paper handling

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Samsung CLX-3185 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Samsung CLX-3185

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 45 user reviews of Samsung CLX-3185 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the noise and print quality. The size and performance are also appreciated, but some have doubts about the paper handling and reliability. Opinions are divided on the durability.

usability, performance, size, print quality, noise

reliability, paper handling

76% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Feb, 2025

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Samsung CLX-3185

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 49 user reviews of Samsung CLX-3185 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Reviews about the print quality and noise are on the whole positive. The size and usability are also mentioned favorably. There are some mixed comments about the paper handling and performance. Some have doubts about the durability and design.

price, usability, size, noise, print quality

reliability, design, durability

51% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Feb, 2025

Consumer review (amazon.ca)

Amazon.ca review summary for Samsung CLX-3185

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Samsung CLX-3185 from Amazon.ca. The average user rating for this product is 2.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.ca. Reviewers really like the print quality, whereas views are divided on the usability. Many are critical about the price and reliability.

print quality

reliability, price

50% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Feb, 2025

Expert review by : Trusted Reviews (trustedreviews.com)

Samsung CLX-3185FW

 

A colour laser multifunction printer with fax, for under £300. That's a good start.

Feb, 2011
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Poor Tech- and Linux Support

 

Great printer for a great price, especially when compared to InkJet alternatives; bought it during "Black Friday" craze of 2011.

If you have Windows, the various Software/Driver options offered from Samsung will make you a happy customer; However, anything else, especially Linux users, stay away from Samsung. While they do offer some version of binary drivers, they are outdated,...

Oct, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Poor Tech- and Linux Support

 

Great printer for a great price, especially when compared to InkJet alternatives; bought it during "Black Friday" craze of 2011

If you have Windows, the various Software/Driver options offered from Samsung will make you a happy customer ; However, anything else, especially Linux users, stay away from Samsung. While they do offer some version of binary drivers, they are...

Oct, 2015
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Poor support

 

Prints beautiful pictures, prints relatively fast, price

Worked well until we were faced with a paper jam error. All links to newer firmware by Samsung over here do not work

Nov, 2013
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Poor support

 

Prints beautiful pictures, prints relatively fast, price.

Worked well until we were faced with a paper jam error. All links to newer firmware by Samsung over here do not work.

Nov, 2013
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

A Vast improvement

 

I bought this for home use to replace a ink jet printer. the quality of the images is great. The ink last much longer than the inkjet cartridges. The scanning and copy functions have been very useful. We really have had no issues to mention

I would love if it had a higher quality scanner, but I can't really complain. Even on this one point, the quality is pretty good

Oct, 2012
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

A Vast improvement

 

I bought this for home use to replace a ink jet printer. the quality of the images is great. The ink last much longer than the inkjet cartridges. The scanning and copy functions have been very useful. We really have had no issues to mention.

I would love if it had a higher quality scanner, but I can't really complain. Even on this one point, the quality is pretty good.

Oct, 2012
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

samsung clx 3185 mfc

 

only used scanner couple times but worked fine

price! on xmas sale for under 100 bucks! works great, just plug in play then updated current drivers from samsung

ink replacements are expensive more than what i paid for the printer. no cable from printer to computer was supplied, had to buy.

Sep, 2012
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samsung clx 3185 mfc

 

only used scanner couple times but worked fine

price! on xmas sale for under 100 bucks! works great, just plug in play then updated current drivers from samsung

ink replacements are expensive more than what i paid for the printer. no cable from printer to computer was supplied, had to buy

Sep, 2012
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Decent Unit For The Price, Has A Few Issues

 

I got this as a shell shocker for $99.99 and considering that the toner for my falling apart, six year-old KM Magicolor costs a minimum of $120.00 per cartridge it was kind of a no-brainer. The first thing I noticed is that unlike my KM (and my old...

- Excellent Quality Solid Machine - Very Economical w/Toner - Toner Incredibly Inexpensive - Excellent Quality Text-Only documents - Solid High Resolution Scanning - Compact Size, Sturdy & Light weight - Reliable Printing, No Jams Due to Machine Failure

- Poor Photo and Image Printing Quality - Terrible and Limited software for Scanning - No WiFi or Bluetooth Capability

Sep, 2012
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