Samsung ML 2151N Laser Printer

Samsung ML 2151N Laser Printer
Manufacturer: Samsung
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
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
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.

Average customer rating:

All show, no go
Price versus features
NOT for graphics!
Great printer. But zero instructions for network install.

Samsung ML 2151N Laser Printer

Manufacturer: Samsung
ProductGroup: CE
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Product Features:

1,200 x 1,200 dpi resolution; up to 21 ppm print speed
100,000 pages per month duty cycle
Automatic duplexing
USB 2.0, parallel, and Ethernet interfaces; wireless LAN optional
PC, Mac, and Linux compatible

ASIN: B00008XOKQ

Product Description

Fast, heavy duty and expandable, making it an ideal printer for small and medium-sized offices. The ML-2551N is also network capable through a built-in Ethernet 10/100 Base TX and can be wirelessly enabled via an 802.11b wireless LAN.

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.

Customer Reviews:

All show, no go.......2006-05-05

Had printer for two years and have used it very little due to repeated problems. I thought the printer was wonderful due to the advertised features, but quickly discovered that its mac support and print quality were extremely poor.

Mac support: Although Samsung orginally advertised the printer as supporting the Mac, the drivers are PATHETIC.

- print times for Mac OS 10.2.x and 10.3.x were several minutes per page for a standard PDF, and just a few seconds for a PC.

- driver updates took 6 months - 1 year or more for OSX version updates.

- will not print under Mac OSX 10.4.x.

- Samsung has abandioned printer driver support for the Mac, despite having sold this printer as Mac-compatible.

Printer hardware problems:

- printing saturation is poor - there are several white spots in any area where there is continuous toner (thick lines, solid graphics etc.). Samsung blamed the toner cartridge that shipped with the printer and replaced it twice.

- toner flakes off with gentle flexing of the page. I have to spray fixitive on the page after printing.

- RMA'd printer twice due to toner and fuser problems. Still not fixed.

- Tech support is very good at not answering the phone, not returning calls or emails, or otherwise making up lame excuses to avoid fixing known problems (e.g., "Maybe your current isn't strong enough."). They seem to play a delay game as long as possible to eat up the warranty period.

Worst printer experience to date, from a printer that advertises great features, but fails to perform.

Price versus features.......2004-05-20

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.

NOT for graphics!.......2004-03-23

I bought this laser because it had good reviews. I wanted to use it to "proof" black and white photos before sending them to the printing press. All images output from the ML-2151N have horizontal banding (faint lines) across them. I called Samsung tech-support and was told "that's just the way the printer is" "you'll have to take it back" when I asked what printer would work for me he recommended a color laser. Text is fast and great. Also use the double sided printing.

Great printer. But zero instructions for network install........2003-11-07

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.

TONER/DRUM CARTRIDGE FOR ML- 2150 ML-2150N ML-2151N and ML-2152W (ML-2150D8)

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TONER/DRUM CARTRIDGE FOR ML- 2150 ML-2150N ML-2151N and ML-2152W (ML-2150D8)

Manufacturer: SAMSUNG (PRINTERS)
ProductGroup: CE
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Features - Toner yield figures are based on ISO 19752
Product Type - Toner Cartridge
Printer Technology - Laser
Yield - 8000 Pages at 5% Coverage
Compatibility - Samsung ML-2150/2151N/2152W

ASIN: B000CS8V4C

Product Description

- Product Name: Black Toner Cartridge - Product Type: Toner Cartridge Technical Information - Print Color: Black Miscellaneous - Compatibility: - Samsung ML-2150 Laser Printer - Samsung ML-2151N Laser Printer - Samsung ML-2152W Laser Printer

Toner/Drum Cartridge for Samsung ML-2150, 2151N, 2152W, Black

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Toner/Drum Cartridge for Samsung ML-2150, 2151N, 2152W, Black

Manufacturer: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
ProductGroup: Office Product
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Toner/Drum Cartridge
For printer models ML-2150, 2151N, 2152W.
Black Cartridge

Samsung ML-2151N - Printer - B/W - duplex - laser - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 20 ppm - capacity: 600 sheets - Parallel, USB, 10/100Base-TX

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Samsung ML-2151N - Printer - B/W - duplex - laser - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 20 ppm - capacity: 600 sheets - Parallel, USB, 10/100Base-TX

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ASIN: B000H80D2A

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