Samsung ML-3051N Review

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Samsung ML-3051N
4.8 stars
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dhuhtala's Review of Samsung ML-3051N Laser Printer

31st Oct 2007

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Ink Consumption
    Very Good
  • Ease of Set Up
    3.5 stars
  • Time Laser Printer Owned
    Between 1 - 4 Weeks
  • Print Quality
    4.5 stars
Good Points

- Price ($209 Canadian)
- Automatic duplex option (3051ND)
- Network print server built in
- Postscript printing built-in
- 64 MB memory, expandable to 320 MB
- Fast, high quality printing
- Low toner usage (has toner-save button on the printer - easy to turn on and off if you want a higher quality print-out with graphics)
- Duplex button on the printer - makes it easy to enable the duplexing option
- Straight-through paper path - open the back panel to feed paper straight through
- Network administration software provides toner levels, # of pages printed, etc...very impressive for a $200 printer!
- Connection options - parallel, USB, network or even wireless network - with an optional module


Bad Points

- Driver software difficult to set up and understand - you have to install the printer, then go to the printer properties to enable the duplex option (telling the driver you have the "ND" version) before the automatic duplex options are available to you in the driver
- LCD screen is not back-lit - very hard to see in the corner in my basement


General Comments

I bought this Samsung ML-3051N to replace a 15-year-old HP 4 printer and I'm pleasantly surprised. It is comparably sturdy, has a higher duty cycle (50,000 pages per month), uses less toner, prints faster, has higher DPI (1200) and automatically duplexes (my HP didn't have the duplex option installed). It even has PS built in and expandable memory up to 320 MB. I'm a seasoned computer support person and I struggled with getting the driver installed to use the duplex option - they badly need better instructions/documentation! But other than that, it's a fantastic value! Her's the list of the good points: - Price ($209 Canadian)
- Automatic duplex option (3051ND)
- Network print server built in
- Postscript printing built-in
- 64 MB memory, expandable to 320 MB
- Fast, high quality printing
- Low toner usage (has toner-save button on the printer - easy to turn on and off if you want a higher quality print-out with graphics)
- Duplex button on the printer - makes it easy to enable the duplexing option
- Straight-through paper path - open the back panel to feed paper straight through
- Network administration software provides toner levels, # of pages printed, etc...very impressive for a $200 printer!
- Connection options - parallel, USB, network or even wireless network - with an optional module

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