When we choose a laser printer, we first of all pay attention to the price category, while, for example, organizations pay attention to the quality of the printed characters. And often we cannot find the "golden mean". So Samsung found a way out of the situation and releasedirreplaceable assistant home and office monochrome laser printer Samsung ML-1640.
Case characteristics
The dimensions of this printer surprise with their compactness - 20.9x35.3x29.8 cm, which allows you to place it anywhere without sacrificing work space.
The paper feed tray is located at the bottom of the printer and is hidden by a plastic removable cover. It can hold 150 sheets of standard weight paper in total. The output bin is located on top of the printer and holds 100 sheets of standard paper.
It should be noted that, unlike the ML-2245, this printer does not have a multi-purpose tray for feeding one sheet at a time. It is also a plus that the printed pages come out face down. Plus, this printer can print on a variety of paper types: thin, plain, thick and recycled paper, as well as transparencies.
As for the replacement of the cartridge, it can be replaced by opening the compartment at the bottom of the printer (the standard equipment of the printer assumes the presence of a toner cartridge).
A minor disadvantage of this model is the lack of a display, and two LEDs serve as indicators. One of these LEDs indicates that the printer is powered on, and the other indicates errors (out of toner, paper jam, etc.). There is only one functional button next to these indicators, the task of which is to cancel the task. And the button to turn off the printer is on the back wall
Setting up the printer
This printer has a built-in processor with a frequency of 150 MHz + 8 MB of buffer memory. But it is worth noting that it is more than enough for this device.
Connects ML-1640 to a computer using a USB cable. In addition, the printer comes with drivers for installation in Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. The time that you spend on installing and configuring the printer will not take you more than 10 minutes. After installing the driver, the user can independently select the print quality in the interface window, preview the document, select the paper orientation and the option for manual duplex printing. In addition, in the print settings, you can choose to print 2, 4, 6, 8 or 16 pages of original text on one sheet.
Printing
Prints text, this primer, quickly and in excellent quality. These figures are independent of the selected font size.
The printing speed of Samsung ML-1640 is quite fast and amounts to an average of 14-17 pages per minute, which is fully consistent with its declared characteristics. When it comes to printing graphs, charts, black and white photographs, the speed makes - 13-16 pages per minute. These figures are significantly higher than those of competing models from other manufacturers.
The time it takes for the printer to go from being powered on to ready mode is approximately ten seconds.
conclusions
It should be concluded that the presented printer is the best choice for home and small office. As for the print speed, it is quite fast, despite the fact that this printer is small in size. The print quality outperforms even the higher priced printer models.
Installing and connecting the printer to a computer, as well as replacing the cartridge will not cause even the slightest difficulty, even for novice users.
The cartridge that comes with the printer is enough for 700 high quality prints, and with economical printing, you can increase the number of prints by 30 percent, which makes the cost per page lower.
All these advantages make the Samsung ML-1640 an excellent choice.
