Samsung ML 4550

Advantages: neat, small, fast
Disadvantages: doesn't have an integral paper tray

...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... Read review

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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 with nice curves and esges. A very similar design is 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... Read review

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Advantages: Very simple to use, reliable, excellent print quality
Disadvantages: tempermental software

...BACKGROUND After owning a series of inkjet printers - Cannon, HP, Lexmark and Epson, none of which lasted a particularly long time, I brought a Samsung ML1210 Laser Printer. The problems with the inkjet printers usually stemmed from their flimsy plastic mechanisms- pieces snapped off and springs stretched, snapped or simply fell off. Further the price of the cartridges were astronomical, especially the colour cartridges that never seemed to last very long. At the time of my transition to Laser printing, the majority of my printing consisted of essays for my degree and letters and invoices for my partners business. I had always believed that laser printers were too expensive as I had looked at them a couple of years earlier and could not find one below £800.00. However, on a chance visit to Office World I noticed the little... Read review

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