Sizing Up The Samsung ML 1710PD Printer Using Samsung ML 1710PD Cartridges

Taking a look at the Samsung ML 1710PD printer using Samsung ML 1710PD toner cartridges is easy enough to do because this little monochrome laser printer brings nice performance to the table, which is something a bit unexpected, one must say. That's because the printer usually comes in at a very affordable price between $40 and $60. In fact, there's a certain very popular consumer website selling it for around $50 these days. Samsung has done its work, it would seem.

This Samsung, being a personal printer, is both compact and somewhat stylish. It offers ease of installation and fairly nice text quality. Additionally, Samsung has built in more than enough support to accommodate a wide variety of computer operating systems, in addition to the standard Microsoft and Mac offerings. Most users report it also offers a level of high-speed printing not often seen in a model of this price.

Weighing in at about 15 pounds, the Samsung ML measures a nice 14 inches by 14 inches by 8 inches, making it the perfect small printer for any shelf or desktop. One won't have any trouble picking it up and moving it around if need be, although it'll be more appreciated for its smallness and high performance than for anything else. And performance is what this printer seems to offer more than anything else.

Print speed in this Samsung comes in at a fairly quick 16 pages per minute in A4 paper size and an even better 17 pages per minute when it comes to 'A' size media stock. As far as what the printer can produce copy on, it handles just about all the common media stock that most anybody with a need for a printer will require. This includes card, envelope, labels, plain paper and transparencies.

There's only a single way in which the Samsung can be joined to a computer and that's through its well-working USB 2.0 port. Given that it's the most popular form of wired connective technology, it'll be the case that there'll be little to complain about on this front. There's no included USB cable though, so one will have to purchase a separate one (it does come with a toner cartridge and an easy-to-follow setup guide, though).

When it comes to print quality, the Samsung measures up well, offering 600 dots per inch of resolution. At this level, the print that emerges will look nicely sharp and of high quality. Its print engine helps to ensure that the paper will stand out and with no evidence of blurring, smearing or any other artifact. This is somewhat surprising, given the printer's cost and the fact that printers at this price point aren't usually as capable as the Samsung.

As far as storage capacities, the ML can hold up to 250 pages within a single tray, and there's also an output tray that comes with the unit. The supplied Samsung printer toner cartridge can print out about 3,000 sheets and it will not require standard maintenance until about 15,000 sheets have been put out by the device. In other words, the printer can go for quite a while until it'll need either a new cartridge or some sort of regular maintenance.

The Samsung ML 1710PD printer is a nicely-priced personal monochrome laser printer that works well under many different circumstances and situations. It also can run off of Linux, in addition to Mac OS 8.6 and later, as well as several different Microsoft Windows operating systems. Given that it offers high-speed printing at a bargain price, and with nice solid print resolution, there's little to dislike about the little Samsung that could.

Seeming to stop the need for reprints, Samsung offers everything the moderate user could wish for, including great cartridges prices when shopping online.