Samsung ML 2151N Laser Printer

by Samsung

Product Details

• Item Weight: 38 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 39 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00008XOKQ
• Item model number: ML-2151N/XAA
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 21, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Samsung's ML-2151N is a network-ready laser printer designed for small workgroups, offering PostScript 3 and more. Print speeds are as fast as 21 ppm (10 ppm duplex), while a 1,200 x 1,200 dpi maximum print resolution ensures that images are true to life and that text is easy to read. A wide variety of connectivity options are provided, including hi-speed USB 2.0, 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet, parallel port, and an optional 802.11b wireless LAN. A 500-sheet paper cassette (100 sheet bypass) is provided, as is a 250-sheet output tray.

The ML-2151N is PC and Mac compatible and supports Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, XP, Mac OS classic, OS X 10, 10.2, Linux Red Hat, Caldera, Debian, Mandrake, Slackware, TurboLinux, and SuSE operating systems. Other features include automatic duplexing, a 16 MB standard memory (upgradeable to 144 MB), and a standard 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet network card.

Product Description

MODEL- ML-2151N VENDOR- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA FEATURES- 21 PPM Monochrome Laser Printer Network Ready Network-ready printer for small workgroups and PostScript 3 ready. The Samsung ML2150 is a great monochrome laser printer offering PCL 6 21 ppm 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution USB v2.0 parallel and Ethernet interfaces. Comes with a 4000 page starter Toner cartridge. -- SPECIFICATIONs ----------------------TECHNOLOGY- LaserINTERFACE - USB 2.0 port IEEE-1284/Parallel port 10BaseT/100BaseTX/RJ45 portRESOLUTION- 1200 x 1200 dpiSPEED - 21 PPM (10 PPM in Duplex mode) 12 seconds to First Page OutPROCESSOR - 166 MHz RISCEMULATION - GDI PCL 6 IBM ProPrinter II Epson FX850 PostScript 3MEMORY - 16MB RAM standard upgradeable to 144MBFONTS - 45 Scalable 1 Bitmap 136 TrueTypePAPER - Automatic Duplexing built-in Input: 500-sheet paper cassette (tray) 100 sheet Bypass tray Upgradeable to 2nd 500-sheet Input Tray Output: 250 sheets face down 100 sheets face up Sizes: From 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14O/S SUPPORT- Windows 95/98/2000/XP/NT 4.0 MacOS Classic OS X 10/10.1 Linux Redhat Caldera Debian Mandrake Slackware TurboLinux and SuSE. Sun Solaris HP-UX SCO UNIXOPTIONS - ML2150D8XAA Toner Cartridge ML2150S5XAA 500-sheet Second Paper CassetteDUTY CYCLE- 100000 pages per monthNOISE- 52 dB printing 35 dB standbyPOWER- Consumption: 250 watts Printing 10 watts Power SaveSIZE - 14.3w x 11.6h x 16.1d WT.- 24.3 lbs. MANUFACTURER WARRANTY: 1 YEAR Parts & Labor

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great printer. But zero instructions for network install., November 7, 2003

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Harvey Motulsky (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung ML 2151N Laser Printer (Office Product)

This is an amazing deal! Holds 500 sheets. Duplex (two sided) printing. Windows and Mac. Prints quickly. High quality. Can automatically print two pages on one. My only minor complaint is that it is a bit noisier than I expected when printing. But this is minor, because it is completely silent when at rest.

The only problem is getting it installed. I imagine that hooking up a parallel or USB cable will be easy. But if you wanted to do that, you'd buy the cheaper 2150 model. If you pay extra for the "N" model, you want to hook it up via an ethernet cable so any computer on your network can print to it. Good luck. I am reasonable facile (but hardly an expert) with network terminology and configuration (I know what TCPIP and DHCP and IP mean), and it took me several hours. I still am not sure why it started working, and really don't know enough to troubleshoot future problems. I suspect I'll be spending more time in the future repeating these steps.

Samsung provides zero help in installing on the network. The network manual has only two pages (in each language). And that tells you how to insert a CD and run the installation program. But then what? How to configure the network? TCPIP? They offer a printer driver, plus two network utilities, each with several options. What do they mean? Which should you use? Which gets installed first? Is it important to reboot? How to troubleshoot? You are on your own. Not a word about this in any of the manuals. Zero guidance on the web site. This is a very new printer, but Samsung's site also offers zero guidance for earlier N printer models.

Only buy this printer if you are very familiar with network configuration, or can get someone else to do it for you. Even then, expect to spend several frustrating hours fussing with settings.

Note the problem is not that the manual is badly translated. There simply is no explanation, zero, of how to configure the printer on the network. And the problem is not that my system is unusual. In fact, it is quite standard: computers running Windows XP home edition connected via Cat5 cables to a Linksys router.

UPDATE: The problem is that dynamic assignment of IP address (DHCP) although the default, appears to be completely useless. Every time you turn on the printer, it gets a new IP address from your router (which does the DHCP assignments). But the computer still prints to the prior IP address so nothing works. You need to assign the printer a static IP address using one of the provided programs, and then tell the driver what that address is. Then it just works.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Price versus features, May 20, 2004

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L. M. Sharp (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Samsung ML 2151N Laser Printer (Office Product)

At the under $600.00 range, this is an unbeatable 21 ppm network printer. Contrary to the previous review the manual does tell you how to setup networking on the printer via the control panel. It also explains how to setup clients to print to it. My problem with the manual is that it isn't clearly layed out and the instructions I refer to are located in three sperate sections many pages apart. It's a long read at 233 pages too. Other than that, this is an amazing product for the price. I had mine up and running in about five minutes. Kudos to Samsung for good engineering, but the need to work out a "quick install" guide.

5.0 out of 5 stars 4 Units and all going strong!, June 22, 2010

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Chez Karena "Casablanca" (Overlooking Atwood Lake, Dellroy, OH 44620) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung ML 2151N Laser Printer (Office Product)

I have four of the units now and really like them. I agree with those who have setup this unit as a network printer. It is very confusing. For PC's, it is a little easier than for Mac's. And when setup using a Mac, the printer is delayed and sometimes requires resending. The setup is mostly done through the menu keypad on the unit itself and that is where it is confusing. I would advise writing each step down as you go, then xing out the steps that don't work.
Otherwise this unit is terrific. I didn't purchase all four units at the same time and there are slight differences with each unit as far as quality but no major complaints.
I mainly use my printer for my menus in my restaurants.
The duplexing feature, toner saver and ability to print card stock with the back of the unit open prevents jamming so the card stock passes through on a straight line.
Another feature I like is being able to print two pages on one sheet. I have a large mailing list and can condense it by using this feature along with duplex printing.
I love these units and would recommend them to anyone.
The new units that are comparable to these do not have the duplex feature as standard - that is really too bad as I would purchase them when my units have finally died.