Samsung ML-1210 Laser Printer

by Samsung

Product Details

Product Manual [4.69mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 21 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: B00005MOTM
• Item model number: ML1210XAA
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (100 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 6, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Offering the consistent quality of 600-by-600-dpi resolution, the Samsung ML-1210 laser printer is an excellent choice for either home or small office, and it's value-priced to boot. With a top print speed of 12 pages per minute, it can easily keep up with typical demand, while offering economical choices like N-up printing and a Toner Save button that reduces toner consumption by 40 percent.

The ML-1210 comes with a 150-sheet tray for standard paper, and a single-sheet document feeder for letterhead and other media types, such as envelopes, labels, or transparencies. Supported sizes include A4, letter, legal, executive, B5 A5, and Folio and #10, DL, C5, and C6 envelopes.

The overall size of the ML-1210 is a compact 13 by 13.9 by 9 inches--one of the smallest footprints in this class of printers. It is compatible with Windows, Macintosh 8.0 OS, and Linux, and it includes both USB and parallel ports. Samsung provides a one-year warranty on parts and labor.

From the Manufacturer

The Samsung ML-1210 brings a new level of performance to the home or small office. Its 12 ppm engine and 66 MHz CPU deliver a faster printing speed than ordinary laser printers in its class. With its 600 dpi resolution, the ML-1210 produces a sharp output. Its one-piece cartridge (OPC), an integrated toner and imager, is and easy to install. The Samsung printer is perfect for your home or office needs with its fast printing speed and excellent quality.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for a student, May 14, 2002

By 

Ben R. (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung ML-1210 Laser Printer (Office Product)

I bought my 1210 around New Year's, 2002, and its quality and value have impressed me from the get-go. My observations:

The pros
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* It's quiet. I can talk on the phone while it's printing, and it doesn't interfere.

* It's compact. With a footprint of roughly a foot by a foot, and vertical loading and unloading, you can wedge this thing into some fairly tight spaces. (It has a front output switch, but I never use it -- it seems like it's for making one of those old-school Printshop banners.)

* Mine came with a free toner. I'm sure there are different deals all the time depending on the retailer; at the time of this writing, Amazon's price is very competitive. It also has a toner save function that, if the hype is to be believed, saves you some significant amount of toner. Whatever the case, I don't expect to buy toner any time soon.

* It's compatible with USB and standard parallel. I have both, but I have a zip drive in my LPT. I have not had any problems with USB that I can recall.

* I don't know anything about ppm, but if 12 ppm is what the 1210 does, that's plenty fast. I'm a law student, and it is more than adequate for the ample printing I do. You could probably use this printer in a small office.

* The drop-in loading makes it really easy to recycle paper, and it keeps the printer from monopolizing half of your desk (i.e., you don't have to clear a path for a tray). In my opinion, the benefits of this feed method outweigh any accompanying drawbacks (see below), especially if space is scarce.

The cons
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There aren't many, and the following are of the "twist my arm" variety:

* Graphics don't come out all that well. (Fortunately, I don't care much about printing pictures.) Like I said: black prints clearly; cross your fingers for grayscale. I got sick of hyperlinks disappering on web printouts; luckily you can set it to darken all text, which solves that problem. I have no idea how or to what extent the toner save function affects graphics; if graphics are important to you, I suggest you play around on a demo model.

* The feeding method (drop in from the top) has two drawbacks, as I see it. First, it requires a little more confidence than would shoving in a tray of paper and forgetting about it. I find it helpful periodically to pull out the "on deck" paper an inch or two and drop it back in. This gets all of it even, and it also makes the printer warm up, so it's ready to print when you are. Regardless, even if it looks like four sheets have dropped into the grabber and look set to jam it up, the thing still works properly.
The second issue with top-loading is that if you need to reinsert a page (e.g., manual duplex, recycling, etc.), try not to be drunk or, in figuring out which way to insert the paper, you will get angry and break something. Moreover, if you're doing something that involves a lot of this reinsertion -- a manual duplex job, for instance -- test out a few pages before doing a 50-page job. If you're printing something other than portrait/letter, it's a whole new level of fun.

* Somewhat related to this is the envelope feed. Forget trying to match up the picture on the printer with the one in Word. If Word starts printing envelopes all screwy, switch the feed style, hit OK, then switch it back to the default, and you should be good to go.

This is a perfect printer for a student: unless you do a lot of color printing for some reason, get this printer if it's in your budget. As a student you mainly want text to look good without having to use a computer lab all the time. That is this thing's raison d'etre. It is an obedient and reliable electronic servant that does your bidding and never quits, complains, or causes problems.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What A Steal, August 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Samsung ML-1210 Laser Printer (Office Product)

I almost bought the HP 1200 THANK GOD I DIDN'T.This printer is worth twice as much.None of the stores in my area carry this printer yet.I hate buying anything I can't see or test. So after many hours of researching and reading customer reviews I ordered it online.Setup took less than 10 minutes.Don't let the 600x600 dpi fool you.I went to office max and printed a sample out on the HP 1200 (1200x1200 dpi laser). I was not impressed.it also costs 399.This samsung blows the HP 1200 away.This laser printer is simply AWSOME.Don't let the price and dpi's fool you.I know it's hard to belive that a 189 dollar laser printer could be that good well BELIEVE IT DON'T BE FOOLED I ALMOST WAS.I f you don't believe me go to CNET and read the review.This baby "ROCKS"

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy the ML1210!, November 25, 2001

By 

JD Rocker (Universal City, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Samsung ML-1210 Laser Printer (Office Product)

I'm currently working on a Master's degree and needed a fast printer. I print out ALOT of research material! I ran across the Samsung ML1210 here at Amazon and read the reviews...in all honesty, I thought they were too good to be true. But I received the printer in a matter of days WITH the extra toner cartridge, and had the thing up and running in 10 minutes. No kidding! It produces nice, clean copies even when using the "toner saver" feature. I like the fact that there are no printer heads to be cleaned or aligned. It's also got a whopping 8 Meg of buffer memory. I agree with previous reviews: It takes a bit for the first page to come out; using a serial cable, about 30 seconds. But once it comes out, the following pages are printed about once every 5 seconds (continuous). The only other drawback is the fact that no serial cable or USB cable is included, but if you have a SAM's club nearby, you can pick one up for cheap. And while you're there, pick up a case of 10 sheaves (500 sheets each) of paper for about 20 bucks. In any case, do yourself a favor ASAP: Throw your old ink jet printer in the closet and order the Samsung ML1210...you won't regret it.