The Samsung ML1500 printer is a monochrome printer. Many home offices have limited space and the ML1500 can fit into almost any space available. This printer, weighing in at only 10 lbs, provides the economies of laser printing in a small size. This printer will print at a rate of 12 PPM. A capricious 250 sheet paper drawer will hold A4 paper. Smaller stock or thicker stock can be manually fed into the printer.

Two connection ports are available on the ML1500. The parallel and USB ports permit a simple and easy connection to the computer. The owner of the ML1500 can not directly connect the ML1500 to a network, however through the utilization of a print server it could be connected in this manner. The setup software enables the owner to connect to both Windows and Linux OS. There is no driver available for Mac users. The setup software is simple and easy to use, allowing the printer to be connected to the computer in a minimum of time.

The 250 sheet paper tray will provide more than enough stock for any large printing job. The output tray will hold 50 sheets. The 12 page per minute output is completed at 600 X 600 DPI and produces a most satisfying product. Text is legible from the smallest text to the largest text will little or no “stair stepping” visible on the large text.

Most laser printers are considered to be behemoths fit for the office and many are just that. The ML1500 however breaks that axiom and provides a laser printer that comes in both a small size and a low price tag. These attributes make the ML1500 attractive to the home office or college student when budgets are tight and laser print quality is desired. The small size and modest cost provides laser printing to the home office that rivals the big office machines.

Samsung has recognized that multiple printers can utilize the same toner cartridge. With this in mind, the Samsung 1500 and 1700 lines of laser printers utilize the same toner cartridge. This insures that the owner of an ML1500 won’t have to search high and low when it comes time to replace the 1000 page starter cartridge that his machine was supplied with. Additionally, toner cartridges like the printer itself are quite reasonably priced.

The small size of the ML1500 means that it should be easy to operate. Samsung has accomplished this by making the printer controllable only from the computer through software. There are no buttons on the top or sides of the printer. This insures that the owner won’t have to stretch all the way across the office to set the printer for a specific job. All functions are merely a mouse click away.

The 600 X 600 dpi resolution of the printer provides a more than adequate resolution for almost all print jobs in the home office. While other laser printers offer more resolution, nearly all monochrome print jobs are done at the 600 X 600 dpi that the ML1500 provides. This adequate resolution when combined with a modest price makes the ML1500 ideal for the home office or college student.

The small footprint of the printer when combined with a low initial cost and a low cost for Printer Toner Cartridge provides a boon for the home office. The availability of the Samsung ML 1500 Toner Cartridge for all of the 1500 and 1700 laser printers insures that the printer will never be down for lack of a toner cartridge. Should a home office require a monochrome laser printer the Samsung ML1500 provides the answer for that niche. Samsung Toner Cartridge is trusted everywhere.