| Manufacturer | Samsung |
| Model | CLP-500 |
| Claimed Print Speed | Black:20PPM (A4), Colour: 5PPM (A4/Letter), Duplex: 9.6 IPM (Black); 5 IPM (Colour) |
| Resolution | 1200dpi x 1200dpi |
| Warmup Time | below 120 seconds |
| First Print Out time | 15 seconds (Black); 24 seconds (4-Colour) |
| Acoustic Noise | Printing: 50dB (Black); 48dB (Colour) |
| Toner Supply | Four toner cartridges, Black, Yellow, Magenta, Cyan |
| Toner cartridge Life | Black Toner cartridge Life 7,000 Sheets (for starter, 2,000 sheets) @ IDC 5% coverage |
| Colour Toner cartridge Life (C,M,Y) 5,000 Sheets (for starter, 1,500 sheets) @ 5% coverage |
| Duty Cycle | Monthly: 35,000 pages maximum (Black) |
| Weight | 35kg (including consumables) |
| External Dimensions (WxDxH) | 510 (W) x 470 (D) x 405 (H) mm |
| Emulation | SPL-Colour |
| Random Access Memory (RAM) | Standard 64 MB, Expandable to 192 MB: 100 pin, SDRAM, 3.3V;64MB and 128 MB available. Use only the Samsung-approved DIMM 64MB: ML-00MC; 128MB: ML-00MD |
| Interface Switching | Automatic (Parallel, USB, Network) |
| Interface | IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel, Modes supported: Compatible, Nibble, Byte, ECP |
| USB Interface Standard - USB 1.1/2.0 compliant - 12/480 Mbps 1 port |
| Network Interface | 10/100 Base TX (CLP-500: option, CLP-500N: standard) - 802.11b Wireless LAN (optional interface) |
| Supported Sizes of Paper | Tray 1 & 2 - A4, 60-90gsm simplex, 75-90gsm duplex. |
| Multipurpose Tray | minimum size - 90 x 140mm, maximum size - 216 x 356mm. |
| Paper Tray Capacity | Tray One - 250 sheets of 75gsm paper, Tray Two - 500 sheets of 75gsm paper. Multipurpose Tray - 100 sheets of 75gsm paper. |
| OS support | Windows 95 onward, Mac OS X, Linux |