Samsung claims both machines are capable of 20ppm, but the 5-page document gave 11.5ppm and the longer, 20-page test gave 15.0ppm.

We expected the Samsung SCX-3405FW and the SCX-3405W to give very similar speed results, but were surprised. Sockets at the back offer USB and Ethernet connections, if you don’t want to use wireless. Software comprises Samsung’s own SyncThru application, which handles most of the common requirements in this type of all-in-one. The single-piece drum and toner cartridge slides down deep into the heart of the SCX-3405FW, once you’ve hinged up the scanner and the cover to the printer section, which lies underneath. The ID Copy button takes two separate scans, of the front and back of a card, and prints them on one page. The WPS button establishes a quick connection to any WPS-equipped router, the Eco button can selectively remove pictures, text or other page elements which aren’t the focus of a particular proof print. The control panel also offers a number pad for fax dialling – though no single-key quick-dials – and three special buttons. This means it can display useful status messages, though the lack of a backlight makes it none-too-easy to read. The control panel has a similar layout to the SCX-3405W, except that this machine has a two-line, 16-character LCD display, rather than the other’s two-digit LED. A flip-over paper stop at the right-hand end of the machine catches the source document after scanning. There’s a cover to the ADF, though, which folds over and raises the base of the feed to give a smooth slide in for up to 40 sheets of paper. That and the fold-down input tray increase the footprint of the printer considerably when in use, and there’s no cover for the tray, so you may well want to fold the trays away when not printing. This is for the output from the mono, laser print engine and there’s a rather flimsy, pull-out extension to support pages as they come out. In the process, this makes it much more of a SOHO workhorse.Ĭoloured in light and mid-grey, with a small footprint and a neat curve to its ADF, the most striking aspect of the machine is the rounded, rectangular aperture just below its scanner. Samsung is one of the leading suppliers of mono laser printers and all-in-ones and the SCX-3405FW adds fax facilities and an Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) to the Samsung SCX-3405W.

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