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I was lucky enough to find a Samsung ML-1510 for around £40 on ebay, which I snaffled up quickly!
It came with a toner cartridge but NO USB CABLE (which is stated on the box and was also stated in the auction) so you'll need to get one of them!
Although it is not "plug and play" compatible, ... Read review
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Advantages: Far cheaper than an inkjet for black & white stuff Disadvantages: Toner is very expensive but you can use refills!
...lucky enough to find a Samsung ML-1510 for around £40 on ebay, which I snaffled up quickly!
It came with a toner cartridge but NO USB CABLE (which is stated on the box and was also stated in the auction) so you'll need to get one of them!
Although it is not "plug and play" compatible, installing the drivers is a piece of cake, just pop the disk in and it's done! It is automatically installed on most distributions ... ...it up easily).
With regards printing quality I have no problems whatsoever. On the first cartridge I had it on toner saving mode the whole time, and it was fine for usual run-of-the-mill printing. If I needed slightly blacker blacks for CV's and whatnot then you just put the toner save off (and it prints at 600 dpi rather than 300 dpi)
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During the first year of my masters course I found that I was having to print out about 100-150 pages a week in handouts for our "problem based learning" classes which, as you can imagine, became rather costly on my other printer - an HP Photosmart 7150 - so I decided that the time had come to consider a laser printer.
I had a quick google around to see what kind of things were sensible prices and with decent reviews, and then wandered over to ebay.
I was lucky enough to find a Samsung ML-1510 for around £40 on ebay, which I snaffled up quickly!
It came with a toner cartridge but NO USB CABLE (which is stated on the box and was also stated in the auction) so you'll need to get one of them!
Although it is not "plug and play" compatible, installing the drivers is a piece of cake, just pop the disk in and it's done! It is automatically installed on most distributions of Linux in my experience (Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu all picked it up easily).
With regards printing quality I have no problems whatsoever. On the first cartridge I had it on toner saving mode the whole time, and it was fine for usual run-of-the-mill printing. If I needed slightly blacker blacks for CV's and whatnot then you just put the toner save off (and it prints at 600 dpi rather than 300 dpi)
The previous comments regarding the toner cartridges is very true, they are extortionately priced! However, unlike refilling inkjets which is always a dodgy business, refilling these toner cartridges is VERY easy. All you have to do is source out some toner (they are sold on ebay and on most ink sellers websites) and remove a plastic plug on the end of the cartridge (first time will need a bit of persuading .. we found a flat headed screwdriver just the right tool for the job!) and emptying the toner into the cartridge. Et voila! I think mine cost the grand total of £6 per toner bottle, and I've refilled it 3 times now. I would say that now it is starting to lose quality so I may have to invest in a new or reconditioned cartridge if I needed really good quality stuff, however I generally tend to do fancy stuff on an inkjet anyways.
I would say, if you're printing quite a lot of mainly text stuff (as opposed to colourful pictures) then a laser printer such as this one is a fab investment if you use the toner refil method. It's quite small and doesn't look out of place on an office desk at all, unlike some of the more unwieldy laser jets designed for use in an office which take up half the desk! It also looks quite pretty (had to get that in somewhere!) and just goes on and on!
I expect to have to replace the actual cartridge every 3-4 refills .... but when you look at the number of sheets that are printed with that many refills, it isn't that bad to be honest, and I'd have easily spent a few hundred on inkjet cartridges for the same amount of sheets.
The only other thing, is when it's in sleep mode it does take about 30s-1minute to "warm up" before it prints.
Definitely recommend this, an investment for the long term!
Advantages: Very compact, fast speeds, excellent quality, Cheap Disadvantages: Can you think of any!?
...to printer likes this (The samsung ML 1510.) The Samsung ML 1510 is one of the cheapest laser printers yet, and its also one of the smallest, making it a perfect solution to black and white printing in the home office.
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In the late nineties, a standard black and white laser printer would easily cost in the region of £200, however as the technology is becoming more widely available, and cheaper to produce the cost of production ... ...You can also use the samsung toner saving application which supposedly reduces toner usage by up to 40%. But such modes really only be applicable to businesses, as im sure 5,000 print outs will be well enough for home use, you'll find yourself replacing the toner catridge little more than once a year. Another thing to consider with laser printers, is the drum unit. Drums need to be replaced every 20,000 or so pages, and cost more than the printer ...
gusgusrule 25.08.2004
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Advantages: Low initial Cost & Efficient in ink Use Disadvantages: Expensive Toner
As a student who rarely has a need for colour printouts and for the most part, someone who prints out text simply because it's easier to read on paper, a cheap laser printer seemed a great improvement over my, slow, old, ink guzzling ink-jet.
The 1510 fit the bill perfectly. At the time it was priced at a bargain £49.99 making it comparable to many inkjets. It's clearly the cheapest and potentially the smallest laser out there. I purchased online ... ...effort. I was very surprised. The pure weight of the machine is an indication of its quality, and it looks good too. The undercarriage type paper tray (250 sheets) is a feature usually left out of cheap models, but extremely useful as it makes the printer look much neater (unlike some of the older models where paper sticks out of the top). The automatic cooling fan and automatic power save features also make it feel like you've bought something that ...
samwolf 25.01.2005
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Advantages: Outstanding Value for Money, Free USB Key Offer Disadvantages: Entry level model, lack of USB cable
My purchase of the Samsung ML-1510 laser printer was, as indeed all my purchases of computer equipment are, a matter of necessity rather than decadent want. My hand was forced as I was faced a long summer of job application and dissertation writing; and my vintage Canon BJC 4300 ink-jet printer became: 1. Financially unsustainable – The amount of material I am printing would have forced me to spend literally hundreds of pounds on cartridges.
2. Frustratingly ... ...but an irresistible offer from Samsung destined me towards the ML 1510. If you were to buy the ML 1510 before 30 July 2004 you would receive a free Samsung 32MB USB Key; having considered buying a USB key or memory stick (as it is also know), this was the clinching factor in my decision. To qualify for the offer you need to fill in and print of the relevant form from www.samsung.co.uk and send it along to the stated address along with proof of purchase ...
eastanglian 04.07.2004
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Advantages: Robust and dependable with admirable longevity Disadvantages: Slightly noisy on start-up
We bought our Samsung ML1510 quite a few years ago from ebuyer.com, when my wife was doing her BA in English and Combined Arts. At the time she needed a reliable printer with a prodigious rate of output for all the essays and literary critiques, not to mention the dissertation. Previous to that we had used an Epson inkjet, but this cost us a lot of money with replacement cartridges as attempting to refill them was a messy experience and none-too-successful ... ...for the ML1510, but I recall it was on offer and was certainly less than £60. The bizarre thing is that replacement toner cartridges can cost as much, if not more than the device itself! However, it pays to box clever here as you can actually re-fill the carrtidge with toner, which is quite easy to source from the web. Eventually you will have to get a replacement cartridge and I have usually got these from Cartridge World (who recycle/re-condition ...
blartyguts 03.01.2009
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Advantages: Small and easy to use Disadvantages: Costs more to buy a new toner than the printer
...work had just purchased some Samsung printers for use in our offices and they seemed good for the money.
I have used it for printing photos as well as multi-layered text (watermarks) and always get great results. Of course you won't get the same kind of quality with pictures as a £200+ printer would give with a higher resolution but it does itself proud. The printer has an easy slide adjuster for different size paper and envelopes which makes it ... ...new x64 edition of Windows, Samsung have now released drivers for this printer (available via Windows / Microsoft Update) which many budget printers don't yet have as manufacturers are waiting for Vistas' release next year and as such would not work.
The specs for the toner say it will print around 2000 pages before running out but the 1510 includes a Toner Saving Mode which helps to increase this a bit. Unlike an inkjet cartridge Tomer is actually ...
JCrichton 09.05.2006
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Manufacturer's product description
Samsung ML-1510 is standard printer for personal, SOHO users combining small size and superior price with superior paper handling. PRODUCT FEATURES: One touch toner save; 14 ppm, SPL, 600 x 600dpi; 66MHz, 2MB Memory; 250-sheet cassette; 1-sheet by-pass; 50-sheet Face-Down; 1-sheet Face-Up.
