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We settled on the Samsung ML1610 mainly because of its cost. I did a google search and this came up as a cheap but good model.
TECHNICAL STUFF
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It prints up to 16 A4 pages per minute with 150 mhz processor for immediate printout. 2mb RAM installed.
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Advantages: neat, small, fast Disadvantages: doesn't have an integral paper tray
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We settled on the Samsung ML1610 mainly because of its cost. I did a google search and this came up as a cheap but good model.
TECHNICAL STUFF
+++++++++++++++
It prints up to 16 A4 pages per minute with 150 mhz processor for immediate printout. 2mb RAM installed.
It is classed as "ultra light" being 5.5kg in weight.
Easy to use and maintain, front access for toner cartridges ... ...alleges to save up to 40% of toner.
Comes with a 1000 page toner to start you off and then you buy 2000 page toner cartridges.
Instant Installation with no need to restart
150 page printer tray with cover
Well that's the technical stuff out of the way, what about the cost?
COST
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I purchased mine from Ebuyer for £48.99 to include VAT (it is ... more
We have been after a small mono laser printer for a while and once we had bought the laptop computer we wanted a printer that was a bit more portable and easy to use. My husband is a self-employed courier and he prints his invoices out each week and we also need to print out his accounts and vat returns each quarter. Also we print flyers and needed a laser printer because of ink smudging on the ink-jet.
We settled on the Samsung ML1610 mainly because of its cost. I did a google search and this came up as a cheap but good model.
TECHNICAL STUFF +++++++++++++++
It prints up to 16 A4 pages per minute with 150 mhz processor for immediate printout. 2mb RAM installed.
It is classed as "ultra light" being 5.5kg in weight.
Easy to use and maintain, front access for toner cartridges and paper insertion.
Toner save button which alleges to save up to 40% of toner.
Comes with a 1000 page toner to start you off and then you buy 2000 page toner cartridges.
Instant Installation with no need to restart
150 page printer tray with cover
Well that's the technical stuff out of the way, what about the cost?
COST +++++
I purchased mine from Ebuyer for £48.99 to include VAT (it is 41.69 net).
This is about average price, although I have seen them on sale for £75-£80 in some places. P C World has it for £49.99 store collection only.
Ebuyer delivery was £3.83 for Super Saver which took a week, so the total cost to me was £52.82. (Next day delivery would have cost £7.89). I was happy to pay less and wait for it. Delivery was by Citylink.
I also had to buy the USB cable to connect it to my laptop, this cost 79p from Ebuyer and this was by far the cheapest I had seen.
Toner cartridge from Ebuyer £30.07 .
INSTALLATION AND USE +++++++++++++++++++++
I had the printer delivered to my office as I am out all day. Ebuyer do not allow this, but I left a note on my door for Citylink and the driver took it to my firms other office near my home. When I went to collect it the printer was easy for me to carry, so the weight is good.
I took it home, removed the packaging, usual polysterene and tape.
I installed the printer cartridge, which was very easy, You open the front cover and it just pushes into the front until you hear it click.
Then I installed the paper, I had to pull out the tray at the bottom front of the machine and put the paper into the tray being careful to push it under the guides.
Next, plug it in and switch it on at the wall, also there is a switch on the printer itself. Then connect to my laptop with the USB Cable. The laptop registers immediately that there is new software attached and asks for the installation cd to be put into the cd drive. A few clicks and the printer is installed. I installed the drivers and a printer monitor. It asks do I want to print a test page, yes I say and out it comes!
The printer then asks if you want to register it online, so I said yes and was whisked off to Samsung's website where I registered the purchase in order to obtain the warrantee.
Simple to install and use.
MY PERSONAL OPINION ++++++++++++++++++++
The machine is neat and very easy to use, however don't be fooled by the picture shown above, it will take up more space than that because of the paper sticking out of the front. Around half of the A4 paper tray sticks out the front of the machine. If you wanted to store it as shown in the picture then you would need to take the paper out after each use. See my picture at the bottom for a true idea. It looks more like the old HP Deskjet printers then!
I found it really easy to install, very quick with no problems. The printing speed is quick, certainly good enough for a small business with low printing needs.
The toner cartridges are nearly as dear as the printer, but 2000 pages would last us a long time, so we would only need one cartridge a year, if that.
I have also read that you can refill the toner cartridge for £10-£18 so I might give this a try when the first toner runs out.
I have read on a website that the printer is estimated to last around 50,000 pages, so in total each page would cost less than 2p per printed page which is good value.
The toner save function is useful and has an indicator on the top of the machine to show this is working.
I would recommend this printer to anybody who has need for a laser printer. I wouldn't recommend it for high business use, but for small business/personl use it would be ideal.
DONT FORGET to buy a USB cable as it doesn't come with one!
Advantages: Simple, Great value for money Disadvantages: Front flap, Curling pages
...maneouvre around! I threw the instruction manual away pretty quickly, seemed like they were trying to overcomplicate a simplistic printer! Samsung are always willing to support, sometimes maybe too much! I would recommend this printer to anyone wishing to print many, or few, worded documents in mono-chrome! ...
andy_baz89 26.01.2010
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Advantages: Small footprint, nice design, cheap Disadvantages: Only 2MB RAM (non-upgradable), USB cable not included
...printers and came upon the Samsung ML-1610 mono laserjet. At present, Samsung is giving a rebate promotion for the ML-1610 here in Malaysia. I bought it for only RM299 (equivalent to GBP£47).
Since I work at home and space is at a premium, I didn't want a bulky printer on my desk. The Samsung is very petite but the build quality is good. It even comes with a protective paper tray to keep out dust. Setup was very quick and straightforward, just unpack ... ...tad light, but you can adjust to make it darker in the printer settings. Graphics appear to have some banding, but I don't print a lot of pictures.
Overall, the Samsung is a very good budget laserjet printer. I have no regrets plonking down my hard-earned money for it. ...
pyeoh 13.04.2006 (17.04.2006)
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Advantages: Cheap (around £50); incredibly easy to setup and install Disadvantages: External paper tray
It's very easy to set up, as instructions consist of a no-nonsense page of easy-to-follow diagrams. As always, the USB cable is NOT included, so make sure you own one.
Other benefits include a toner save button, ideal if you want to print out drafts of work.
The one disappointment i had, was that the paper tray is not internal, as is usual for laser printers. Instead, the flap at the front folds out to store your paper on and a cheap-looking plastic ...
mmmdonuts101 14.02.2006
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Advantages: Very Cheap for a laser printer. Toner Save Function. Disadvantages: Slow response time. No Printer USB Cable.
I purchased the the Samsung ML-1610 between 2 and 3 years ago and paid £99.00 which I thought was excellent value for a laser printer. It was the cheapest laser printer onthe market at thetime and I'll admit I wasn't expecting it to be a great printer. I was intending to replace it once I had the money to get a better quality one.
Looks-wise the Samsung ML-1610 laser printer is a great looking printer. It is quite compact and been well designed ... ...still being used with most of Samsung's current printers. The printer prints with reasonable quality. It takes quite some time to start up before it prints (this is when it is heating up to almost melt the toner to the page which is why pages come out of a laser printer warm), but when it starts printing, it can print off several full pages of text very quickly. The printer can now be picked up for just £50, best place I've found to buy: e-bay. At ...
taylora-2006 11.11.2006 (04.08.2007)
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I spent a long time choosing which printer to buy... I set myself a budget of £120 pounds.
****** ADVANTAGES OVER SIMILAR PRICE PRINTERS ******
I considered the following other printers;
SAMSUNGML1610
BROTHER HL 2030
HP 1020
HP 1022
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Advantages: V. cheap (but I expect better for the price) Disadvantages: Doesn't suck paper in (when it does, doesn't properly)
- but pretty rubbish.
Manufacturer Support:
Haven't used.
Value For Money:
Poor, go and get a bargain laser like the SamsungML-1610, lasts longer on ink, faster, more reliable, toner refill for £7 and lasts several years. When belt e.t.c. die, bin and get another bargain laser.
Software/drivers:
Bulky load of rubbish. Bloatware designed to stab a fast PC to a grinding halt.
This wasn't just a one-off, after a month we exchanged it for another as we found it so bad. We tried newer cartridges (thought heads on short life demo cartridges weren't up to it) but It's all of them (a friend who got one found it te same). I very nearly went up to some people in Currys (not that I'd ever buy anything from there) who were about to buy one and tell them not to.
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Legal (216 x 356 mm), B5 (176 x 250 mm), JIS B5 (182 x 257 mm), 76 x 127 mm, 76 x 127 mm, 216 x 356 mm
Envelope Sizes
US No 10 (104.7 x 241.3 mm), International DL (110 x 220 mm), International C6 (114 x 162 mm), International C5 (162 x 229 mm), International B5 (176 x 250 mm), Monarch (98.4 x 190.5 mm)
Media Weight
60 g/m2 - 163 g/m2
Total Media Capacity
150 sheets
Media Feeder(s)
1 x autoload - 150 sheets - Legal (216 x 356 mm) weight: 60 g/m2 - 163 g/m2, 1 x autoload - 150 sheets - A4 (210 x 297 mm) weight: 60 g/m2 - 90 g/m2
Card / Label Sizes
A4 (210 x 297 mm), ANSI A (Letter) (216 x 279 mm), 101.6 x 152.4 mm
Duty cycle
Monthly Duty Cycle
5000 pages
Expansion / connectivity
Connections
1 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type B
Miscellaneous
Consumables Included
1 x toner cartridge ( black ) - up to 1000 pages
Certified for Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista software and devices have undergone compatibility tests for ease-of-use, better performance and enhanced security.
Compliant Standards
FCC Class B certified, CE, EN 60950, EN 61000-3-2, EN55022, SEMKO, EN 61000-3-3, EN55024, ICES-003 Class B
Power
Power Device
Power supply - internal
Power Consumption Operational
300 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep
6 Watt
Frequency Required
50 Hz, 50/60 Hz
Voltage Required
AC 230V
Software / system requirements
Software Included
Drivers & Utilities
OS Required
Red Hat Linux 6.2, Caldera OpenLinux 2.3, Caldera OpenLinux 2.4, Linux Mandrake 7.1, SuSe Linux 6.4, Red Hat Linux 7.0, Linux Mandrake 8.0, Slackware Linux 7.1, Slackware Linux 7.0, SuSE Linux 7.0, Debian Linux 2.2, Red Hat Linux 7.1 or later, SuSE Linux 7.1 or later, TurboLinux 6.0, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
System Requirements Details
Windows 98/2000/ME - Pentium II - 400 MHz - RAM 64 MB - HD 300 MB
Windows XP - Pentium III - 933 MHz - RAM 128 MB - HD 1 GB
Linux - Pentium 4 - RAM 256 MB - HD 1 GB
Environmental standards
ENERGY STAR Qualified
Yes
EPA Energy Star Compliant
Yes
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
0 °C, 10 °C
Max Operating Temperature
32 °C
Humidity Range Operating
20 - 80%
Sound Emission (Idle)
35 dBA
Sound Emission (Operating)
50 dBA
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Manufacturer's product description
Samsung ML-1610 monochrome laser printer packs professional quality printing into a stylish compact printer. Suitable for any small office or corporate setting, it gives you top-rated performance, easy-to-use features and Samsung's stunning signature design.
Small and portable, fun (but the novelty soon wears off), cheap to buy, needs no ink 
