Sizing up the Samsung ML 1710PD printer using Samsung ML 1710PD replacement toner quickly reveals a personal monochrome laser printer that delivers good performance, especially when one considers its price. At present, various versions of this handy little printer can be found for between 40 and 60 dollars, with one large website of note offering the printer for about 50 dollars, including shipping. Samsung, the Korean electronics maker, has done a nice job with the printer, it seems.
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.
The ML weighs in at a trim 15 pounds and its compact size is evidenced by its size (14 by 14 by 8 inches). This can make the ML a perfect model for those needing an unobtrusive printer to sit on a small computer desk or bookshelf, out of the way but still capable of deliver high performance when needed. There'll certainly be little trouble in moving it around, and the performance characteristics shine through at every turn.
As far as print speed goes, this is a performance aspect where the Samsung ML does itself justice. It can print on A4 paper at about 16 pages every minute and it takes 'A' size paper and churns out an additional page in that minute. When it comes to what it can print out on, envelopes, card stock, labels and transparencies, as well as plain paper, all fall under its aegis readily enough.
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 ML 1710PD ink and toner 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.
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