Customer Reviews

Samsung ML-2510 Monochrome Laser Printer

5 star:		(43)
4 star:		(21)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(42)

 

 

I am having the same paper feed issues as some of the other reviewers and it has been only a year (I print very occasionally). It worked great at first and I was really pleased it printed amazingly fast and I thought it was perfect for my needs. But now it is impossible to use, extremely unreliable, I never know when it will work or not. Paper feed stopped working and it does not matter what I do I can't get it working again.

I bought two of these printers because they are cheap and fast. Both started having the same paper feed problems after I replaced the initial cartridge, which only lasted 500 pages on one. When the mechanism tries to pick up the paper, it moves a little bit, then stops. After two attempts, the printer stops and signals paper jam, which requires pulling the paper out and putting it back in to try again. Very frustrating. I've tried several different papers. Tech support was unhelpful and I gave up after holding for 45 minutes when they referred me up to the next level. Only the fact that I just spent $70 on a new cartridge makes me hesitate to throw this thing in the trash.

Economy laser printers are more available, but are they worth the admittedly good prices? This Samsung is.

I've only owned it a couple of weeks, but the ML-2510 is a solid printer that prints fast, with good quality. I've not printed photos or artwork with it, so I can't say how the image quality is with those works, but text looks very good.

I returned a previous Samsung because the machine started putting out smoke with each page (yikes!). I also was not impressed with that machine's print speed. This machine is definitely an improvement.

Highly Recommended for a budget printer.

An update six months later: The machine continues to work flawlessly. Print quality is very good. It gets light use (maybe 150 pages per month). Heartily recommended.

Second update: I've had this machine for a couple of years, and it still works well. You do have to read the instructions on dealing with paper jams. One cannot take the machine apart to get the paper out. You have to press the print button to advance the paper out. It works. I am still very impressed with the machine. I have only had to replace the toner cartridge once.

Like some others, I've been experiencing paper feeding problems with this printer that I got less than 1 year ago. It somehow doesn't pickup paper consistently anymore. I usually need to open/close the front cover on the printer 10+ times to get it retry and pickup a single sheet of paper.

It prints fine when it's able to pickup the paper. But due to the paper feeding problems which a lot of people seem to be experiencing, I wouldn't recommend this printer. Doesn't seem to be reliable in this aspect.

I originally ordered the product for my daughter. After setting it up, it jammed the first try I made a printout. Sad to say, not even one printout came out. I have had several printers already, but this one really sucks. Worse, the store I bought it from will not allow a refund once you already opened the box. Worse more is that the ink toner I bought with the printer cannot be returned unless I prepaid the shipping cost. Avoid this printer at all cost.

After years of toiling with the inkjets, I switched to laser about 3 years ago, and this is the printer I bought. It prints only in black and white, but I had to ask myself, when do I actually need color prints? That's right, I never do and I never did, so for a person who just needs prints, then black and white should be more than auspicious.

For instance, I like to print off webpages of information that I find useful, directions from google maps plus more directions, and loads and loads and loads of resumes. So basically I bought this printer to print a lot, and I mean a lot of prints. I put this Samsung through the ringer, let me tell you. For 3 years now, I have had not one problem, not one. This prints very very high quality black and white prints and it can do so in bursts or bits. I mean for a job that a professional mammoth printer/copier would be needed for, this has handled conciliatory perfect. I would recommend this to the college student, the mom, the kid, and the whole family. There isn't one person I couldn't recommend this too. Yes, the replaceable laser cartridge costs around 75 dollars to replace, but you knew that before you bought a laser didn't you? For a rough estimate, I printed day in and day out for about a year and half before the cartridge needed replacing.

What you will be getting:

- Compact printer
- Dust cover for the paper, for those sedentary times when you don't print.
- High Quality Black and White Prints, no color.
- Easy setup out of the box
- High amount of prints before replacing cartridge

This printer is the best I've owned for my needs, and I suggest if you want reliability and durability, buy the ML-2510.

I have only owned this printer for a few months, and it is the worst I have owned, period, in terms of its reliability. It jammed frequently. Sometimes it didn't jam but would simply stop, and I had to turn it off and back on, and then it would work fine. Today it stopped printing completely in the middle of a job. When I turn it on, it simply emits a very loud grinding noise.

I will say that when the printer did work, it was very fast, and the output looked good.

This printer has given me nothing but agony. It is nearly impossible to get it to print without jamming. I've had it for months. I've tried all types of paper, I've made sure to keep it on a perfectly flat surface with support under the paper feeder, etc etc - but it will not stop jamming. In fact I just got done fixing a jam which required me to take apart the front pieces and really stick my hand in the back to get the stuck paper out, which of course ripped and I had to pull it out by small sections. I've spent way too much time on this junker and I'm ready to send it to the recycling depot - I'm afraid to put it on the sidewalk on trash day because I wouldn't want someone to pick it up and think they got a great free printer, only to go through the torture that I've endured with this hunk of junk.

I'll start with the cons. I bought this solely for Envelope printing. I have only had it for 1 month and already I'm noticing that the print quality isn't great on some spots on the envelope. It's as if the toner was not properly applied to the envelope, so the printed text appears grainy, almost like the static on a TV. Also, this "grainy" text rubs off easily (probably because it was not applied properly). So, there could be some problems during transit of the envelopes that this printer prints on.

The next con is that, in MS Word, when I choose to print, the status monitor will say I need to press the "Cancel" button for Manual Feed. If I wait about 10 seconds, the printer will print the paper, without me even touching the Cancel button. Something strange is going on, and I even have the latest device drivers from Samsung!

Last con is, when I press the Cancel button to cancel a job, it doesn't cancel it. Also, I cannot cancel it using Samsung's status monitor, nor the Windows' "Printer and Faxes" utility. There's no way to cancel a job but to unplug the printer!

Now for the pros, it is indeed fast and it has a cover for the paper tray, so whatever you stick into the manual feeder has something to rest on, and your paper won't get dusty so your toner should stick to the paper better.

I purchased this printer as a replacement for an HP laserjet 1200 which is getting old. I know that laser printers are notorious for drawing a lot of current but like other previous posters I had the dimming lights and even though I did not have the printer connected to my UPS, the UPS indicated that an event had caused a drop in voltage. Also, I too experienced problems with envelopes. Very unprofessional reults. Every envelope printed came out wrinkled. Stay away from this printer. It may be cheap but spend a few more dollars and get a quality unit.