An affordable monochrome laser printer, the ML-1740 from Samsung is designed for home and small business use and comes with some attractive features. With a 600 x 600 dpi print resolution, text is easy to read, while a 17 ppm print speed delivers jobs quickly, when you need them.
A 250-page paper input tray is accompanied by a single-sheet manual bypass feeder and a 50-page output tray. The printer accepts plain paper, envelopes, labels, and transparency media, as well as media weights ranging from 16 to 24 lbs bond via the tray and 16 to 43 lbs bond via the manual feeder. The starter toner cartridge has an average life of about 1,000 pages (3,000 pages for the replacement cartridge), while a toner-save mode can reduce toner consumption by up to 40%.
USB and parallel ports allow you to easily connect the ML-1740 to your host computer. The 66 MHz processor combines with 8 MB of memory to handle small to medium size print loads, and the 15,000-page maximum monthly duty cycle provides reliability for home and office applications. Compatible with PC and Linux operating platforms, the ML-1740 also comes backed with a one-year limited warranty on parts and labor.
What's in the Box Printer, paper tray, paper guide, power cord, starter toner cartridge, setup guide, driver CD-ROM; printer cable not included
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Customers like the ease of setup, quality and value of the printer. They mention that it's easy to setup, runs well and that the operation is very intuitive. They appreciate the nice print level and reasonable size footprint.
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Customers find the setup process of the printer to be easy. They also say the operation is very intuitive.
"...Instalation was very easy (less than 10 min in Win98) and the operation is very intuitive...." Read more
"So far so good. Was easy to setup, runs well, not too noisy. Seems fine. I like it so far." Read more
"...It has simple instructions which I like." Read more
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the printer. They mention that it is a good product, the speed is very fast, and the quality is excellant. Some say that it's a nice little laser printer with a reasonable size footprint.
"...It is a nice little laser printer, nice print level and reasonable size footprint." Read more
"...Printer speed is very fast and the quality of the print is excellant." Read more
So I bought this about December and have not been able to test it until now. It appears to work just fine and it even still had some toner left in the cartridge inside it. Considering it did not have a USB or printer cable, it was very worth the price. It shipped great and I do not recall it being late.
The product information stated that it came with: "Printer, paper tray, paper guide, power cord, starter toner cartridge, setup guide, driver CD-ROM; printer cable not included." However with mine, there WAS NO TONER CARTRIDGE. It only came with some test pages probably to demonstrate that the printer worked? Anyway, I was none too happy with that as every printer I ever bought had at least a starter cartridge. I did order a separate cartridge from Amazon that arrived today, and the printer works perfectly with my Linux laptop, and that is one of the reasons I got it. I would have given it a much higher rating if the printer itself had come with the toner *as was promised.* It is a nice little laser printer, nice print level and reasonable size footprint.
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2004
I bought this printer to work with my MacOS X machine. I opened the box to find a little note -- Samsung Specification Revision Bulletin #001-032904 -- stating that this printer is not fully compatible with Mac operating systems. Additionally, "Any references to Mac compatibility in any advertising, manuals, specifications, or other documentation is not valid and should be disregarded."
That's nice since I bought the thing online based on specifications and reviews stating that it WAS Mac-compatible.
To their credit, they say that they'll accept the return of, and issue a full refund for the printer. We'll see how that goes tomorrow.
Be warned that the following Samsung printers/multifunction devices also fall under this bulletin:
In interests of full disclosure, I chose not to buy this printer due to toner costs. Just check those costs before you buy. A 3000 page toner costs $70, versus $54 for the toner of an equivalent Brother (say the HL1440 which I have owned) or $70 for a 6000 page Brother toner. I think Samsung is known to do this "make the profit in the refills" for this printer.
I got this printer a couple of weeks ago and am very pleased with it so far. Instalation was very easy (less than 10 min in Win98) and the operation is very intuitive. Bit noisy when it powers on (otherwise would have received 5 stars) but otherwise very little noise. The door seems a bit flimsy, but this is designed more for the home than an office.
Printer speed is very fast and the quality of the print is excellant.
If you are looking for a small laser printer for home or small business, this is the one to buy.
I owned mine for nearly 3 years now. I print around 20 pages/week. So far I am still using the toner that came with the printer 3 years ago with no problem whatsoever. Never had an issues of any kind. Buttom line, spend a $130 on this printer, and you will not regret it.
I ordred this printer because it is the same one that I have that quit working. I didn't want to get rid of the ink I had already so I purchased a new one. It works some of the time and sometimes it seems to have problems.
