Samsung ML-2010 Mono Laser Printer

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.1 x 11.8 x 8.5 inches ; 17 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 18 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009ZHF2W
• Item model number: ML-2010
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (127 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 22, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
It's the fastest printer in its class, but it never breaks a sweat. The Samsung ML-2010 laser printer packs fast, professional-quality printing at up to 22 ppm into a compact footprint. Suitable for any home or small office, it gives you top-rated performance, easy-to-use features and a stunning design.

Fast and economical printing without sacrificing desk space It's the fastest printer in its class, but it never breaks a sweat. The Samsung ML-2010 monochrome laser printer packs fast, professional-quality printing at up to 22 ppm into a compact footprint. Suitable for any home or small office, it gives you top-rated performance, easy-to-use features and a stunning design.

Compact, stylish design With a small 14-by-12-inches footprint, the ML-2010 is barely larger than the sharp, crisp documents it prints.

Fastest in its class With 22 ppm (letter) print speed and a first page out time of less than 10 seconds, you won't have to wait.

Economical Our TonerSave feature extends cartridge life by up to 40%, while still producing high quality prints.

Simple Setup You'll be up and printing in just a few mouse clicks. You don't even have to restart your computer.

Simple Usage Front access panels makes changing toner and adding paper a snap.

Samsung Reliability More than 20 years of design and manufacturing experience has led to document imaging products known throughout the world for their outstanding reliability.

Feature include:

• Up to 22 ppm print speed
• First page out in less than 10 seconds
• Ultra-compact and stylish design
• Up to 1,200 x 600 dpi effective resolution
• 150 sheets input, 100 sheets output
• 5,000 pages per month duty cycle
• TonerSave extends cartridge life up to 40%
• USB 1.1 connectivity, compatible with USB 2.0
• Compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux

What's in the Box: Printer, toner cartridge, power cord, CD-ROM, quick install guide, paper cover, user manual.

Product Description
It's the fastest printer in its class, but it never breaks a sweat. With its sleek design and ultra-compact footprint, the ML-2010 laser printer looks good in any home or small office, even at the end of its most action-packed days. Whatever the workload, it always delivers unparalleled productivity. Print speeds up to 22 ppm are simply unmatched in the class. And even at full speed, every document features sharp text and graphics with 1200 x 600 resolution. For added efficiency, TonerSave mode increases toner yield by up to 40% with the press of a button. You can save even more paper by easily printing two or more pages on a single sheet. Or, print transparencies, labels, envelopes and more, directly from the 150-sheet input tray if you'd like. There's also a convenient Cancel button to stop a print job instantly. Getting set up is quick and easy, too. Just connect the ML-2010 to your computer's USB port, install the software with just four clicks of the mouse and you're ready to go. Changing the toner is also a one-step process. Although, with a 3,000-page yield, it isn't something you do very often.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

69 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Value for Price - Wireless Networking Compatible, April 22, 2006

By	S. Waudby "swaudby" (Arlington, VA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First off I have my own technology consulting company. I was recently challenged by a client to set up wirelss printing and they wanted to have a laserjet and spend under $150 for the printer. I first purchased an HP Laserjet 1020 ($129.99 Amazon and Staples) and it was not compatible with Netgear, Linksys, or US Robotics wireless print servers, after several days of updating, reloading and messing with software and settings it just would not work. I then researched HP Website and found the HP Laserjet 1022 ($201.99 Amazon), which I was reassured would work with a wireless print server. When I tried to install it on my computer it would not install due to the fact that I still had a 1020 on my network. I uninstalled the 1020 (which took about 90 minutes) and reattempted to install the 1022, after rebooting several times the printer installed and I was able to print. I then attempted to print from it wirelessly using 3 different wireless print servers. It would not work, even after updating the software from HP's support website. I uninstalled it and sent it back.

After a week of research I found the Samsung ML-2010 ($79.99 Best Buy), which had very favorable reviews, some of the ones on Amazon that are low rated, were not issues that I was concerned about for my client. It installed with no glitches. I was able to print in about 10 minutes. I then set it up using my Netgear print server and I was up and printing wirelessly in about 20 minutes. I printed over 1,000 pages in the first couple of days with no problems at all.

The text print quality is as good as the HP Laserjet 1020 ($129.99 Amazon) and the 1022 ($201.99 Amazon). The image print quality is almost a good. It took me about 20 pictures of comparison and the Samsung is ever so slightly lighter. Definately not a negitive point since my client is printing 85% text and the cost savings of $50.00 almost pays for a back up toner cartridge. The Samsung is a bit louder than the HP, but if you don't have/need to put in on the desk right next to your computer then it shouldn't be a problem. My client is putting hers in another room in her house so it is not going to be an issue. I did not have any issues with paper jams or paper curling as stated by other reviewers.

I also compared this to the Brother HL-2040 ($115.98 Amazon) on Amazon. The HL-2040 is much louder and the print quality for images is much much lighter. There was some pixilation in some of the pictures as well. Definately would recommend against this printer for that reason and the value isn't as good.

I would definately recommend the Samsung ML-2010, in fact, I have purchased one for myself.

58 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Huge backward leap for Samsung-Don't buy this printer., May 22, 2006

By	KA "kursad_a" (White Plains, NY) - See all my reviews

I have been a very satisfied user of a Samsung ML-1210 laser printer for several years. Samsung really had made a reputation for manufacturing top-quality inexpensive laser printers, and my ML-1210 was a prime example of Samsung's attention to design and usability. So when I urgently needed a new laser printer after a recent move, I could not wait until my ML-1210 arrived with the rest of my belongings, and bought an ML-2010 immediately. After all, it was a Samsung design and probably an improvement over my trusty ML-1210.

What a huge disappointment. When I go through the reviews here at Amazon, I noticed that the majority of people praise the printer for being inexpensive. These people obviously never used a previous generation Samsung laser printer, because there actually was a time when Samsung made quality inexpensive printers, and there actually were inexpensive Samsung printers that were excellent in every aspect. Unfortunately the ML-2010 is not one of these good Samsung printers.

I have to admit that the installation is much easier and Samsung has to be given credit for attention to Mac and Linux compatibility(Just use Samsung ML-1710 drivers for Linux). But this is about the only good feature of the ML-2010. In my opinion, its shortcomings are:

-NOISE. The reviewers who complain about the noise are right, folks. We're not exaggerating, this printer emits an incredible sound during the warm-up period, and a very noisy cooling fan keeps whining for minutes. In contrast, my ML-1210 was ultra quiet. Samsung engineers really dropped the ball here: I believe the addition of the noise cooling fan was due to the unnecessary push for the impressive 22ppm printing speed and the hot printing engine necessary for these speeds.
Dear Samsung marketers: In case you couldn't figure this out with your fancy MBAs from leading US and Korean universities, let me be the first to explain to you that the people who buy a sub-$100 laser printer DO NOT care for the 22ppm printing speed. They just want a quiet laser printer with high quality output. Which brings us to the second shortcoming:

-MEDIOCRE PRINTING QUALITY: What's up with the GRAY text? Even in the 1200dpi quality setting and darkness set to maximum, the output from this printer is fuzzy and gray. Something went horribly wrong during the design of this printer, and you can tell by the print quality.

-BAD DESIGN: I will not even dwell over the fact that the design is ugly: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and honestly a laser printer does not have to be a Le Corbusier masterpiece. But the poor design of the printer impacts usability: The printer literally spits out printed pages at the (unnecessarily high) speed of 22 pages per minute, and unless you deploy the ungainly paper retaining extension, the pages will not stay on the printer and will simply fall off, resulting in a mess of unordered pages. Why did Samsung have to change the design of the paper path? My ML-1210 could easily print a hundred pages and retain them on the printer, in order.

In short, the ML-2010 is not the well designed, inexpensive Samsung printer that the company was well known for making. Please do not reward Samsung by buying this poorly-designed printer. Samsung has proven that they could deliver excellent printers in the past, but the ML-2010 is a total failure. I recommend an HP printer or even a used ML-1210 instead of the ML-2010.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Value, March 16, 2006

By	Gary Boughamer "SavvyShopper2" (Pittsburgh,PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have read all the reviews and comparisons and settled on the low priced Samsung ML-2010. The product is easy to install and use. I was concerned about other comments suggesting the print quality was not dark enough. I can only compare this Samsung to the HP 1020 laser printers that I use at work and I feel the print quality of the Samsung is EXCELLENT! It is simple to switch from the toner save mode (lighter print) to standard (dark) print with the touch of a button. This machine is super fast. The machine emits a low noise level for apprx 5 minutes after the last page printed... I assume the machine is waiting during this time for the user to send other print jobs before going into a deep energy save mode. Once the 5 min is up the machine is silent until summoned once again. I took a close look at cost per page (toner costs)the Samsung beat most of its competitors--another plus. Machines that have a separate drum and toner (the drum will cost you dearly i.e. Brother printers) are deceiving in their consumption costs. Samsung thankfully uses a one peice toner/drum cartridge.