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Summary: Yes it IS Mac Compable
Review: Despite what a previous reviewer here wrote - this printer is mac compatible. I am using this printer with OS10 - and also on a PC using a print server. The mac software is not on the CD but can be downloaded from the samsung web site.
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Summary: Great price, great printer
Review: For the money, this is the best printer you can buy. I bought mine 5 months ago for $117 with free shipping. I use this printer for text only though. I still use my slow old HP printer for color graphics. If you do a lot of label or email printing, this is the printer for you. This printer can print the pages faster than I can queue them through the USB port.
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Summary: NOT supported on a Mac!!
Review: I bought this printer to work with my MacOS X machine. I opened the box to find a little note -- Samsung Specification Revision Bulletin #001-032904 -- stating that this printer is not fully compatible with Mac operating systems. Additionally, "Any references to Mac compatibility in any advertising, manuals, specifications, or other documentation is not valid and should be disregarded."
That's nice since I bought the thing online based on specifications and reviews stating that it WAS Mac-compatible.
To their credit, they say that they'll accept the return of, and issue a full refund for the printer. We'll see how that goes tomorrow.
Be warned that the following Samsung printers/multifunction devices also fall under this bulletin:
ML-1740 printer
ML-1750 printer
CLP-500 printer
CLP-500N printer
SCX-4016 multifunction product
SCX-4216F multifunction product
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Summary: Not suitable for sharing via a broadband router
Review: I bought this to replace my 11 year old Epson AL1500 and was sorely disappointed to discover it will not work with a print server. Samsung Tech Support confirmed this and suggested I get a different printer.
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Summary: Toner Costs Not Bad Compared to Brother 1440
Review: I had to respond to some of those that are complaining about the replacement cartidge cost of about $80 for this printer. They are saying that their Brother toner cartidge only cost $50 in comparison. We'll that is only for the toner! Brother charges you an extra $100 for the drum. The Samsung cartrige comes with the toner and the drum for only $80. You do the math.
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Summary: Good value
Review: I needed to replace my ancient basic Brother laser printer (which at the time many years ago, cost over $500 as I recall).
Samsung had the reputation of relatively low-quality in the past, though they have been more committed to quality these last few years. I overcame my initial "brand aversion" after reading a few good reviews here and elsewhere.
So far, I've haven't printed very much (as expected) but I did just print out a 131-page instruction manual on some cheap grocery-store brand paper stock without a hitch.
Not particularly quiet, but that is not a concern of mine.
A couple nice features that I'll probably never use include being able to print a "watermark" such as "Sample" or "Confidential" on the first or all pages, rotating the print, and shrinking to fit the page.
One option I recommend is the "toner saver mode", accessible from the interface or a button on the printer. Although you get a "starter" toner cartridge, replacements go for about $79, though re-charged ones might be available for less.
I scavenged a USB cord from my scanner, and hooked it up that way although there is a parallel port option. You need your own cable in either case.
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Summary: The Samsung curse
Review: I've never bought a Samsung product without having glitches to iron out. In this case, there are drivers on the company's web site for various versions of the Mac OS, but, after fighting with the printer and the drivers and the Mac for an hour, I called tech support and was told that the printer doesn't work with a Mac. It is fine that it doesn't; Samsung is under no obligation to make printers Mac-compatible. However, I checked the site before buying the printer, and saw the Mac drivers listed for this model, so I took the dive. Take nothing for granted when you buy any Samsung product, or when you read Amazon customer reviews that claim products are Mac-compatible.
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Summary: Good for personal/small office/home office
Review: It's noisy as heck while warming up, and I wouldn't call it quiet when it's printing. But it's pretty quick, has good text quality (print quality for graphics is only fair) and is inexpensive. You can frequently find rebates that drive the price down a little more.I don't think I'd put it through heavy-duty use, but for a home office or small office, it should do the job pretty well. It also works with a parallel printer cable as well as a USB cable, which means I didn't have to replace the cable from my prehistoric inkjet printer when I upgraded to this little laser printer. That saved me from crawling around on the floor! The manual comes only on CD-ROM; you might want to print out the important parts to keep handy. Installation was pretty straightforward on a machine running XP.
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Summary: Great little printer; a cinch to set up in Linux
Review: Just bought this to replace my ML-1710, which died after 18 months. I'm a grad student and mostly print research papers, web receipts and Yahoo maps. The quality of the print outs are more than sufficient for these purposes. Text is excellent, very sharp; graphics print fine---much better than a cheap ink jet, but don't expect to be able to print HQ B/W photos. The printer is a bit of a power hog. We have 50 amp service to our condo (orig. built 1900). Lights occasionally flicker slightly when the printer is "warm." Though, it's less of a power hog than the ML-1710---with the ML-1710, we'd get a 1 second brownout when it started its warm-up cycle! When the printer is warm, first page comes out in 10 seconds. When cold, it goes through a 15-second warm-up period (25 secs. to first page). Time-to-first-page seems shorter than the ML-1710. Successive pages come out fairly quickly, though it can't seem to do more than 5 or 6 pages without pausing to "think." It took 90 seconds to print the last 14 pages of a 15 page text-only postscript paper. That's 9.3 ppm. If it didn't pause to "think," it probably would have been able to achieve the 17ppm the box claims. The ML-1740 uses the same toner as the ML-1710. I'm currently using the toner from my dead 1710. Haven't opened the starter toner that came with the 1740. I run Debian Linux---all my comments on print quality are on print outs from Debian Linux. Since I already had Linux set up for the 1710, installation for the 1740 was a cinch. I just plugged in the printer and started printing. Setting up the 1710 wasn't very hard. I installed these packages using "apt-get install":
cupsys cupsys-driver-gimpprint xpp cupsomatic-ppd foomatic-db-gimp-print
(not sure if you need all of them). I configured CUPS by pointing my web browser at http://localhost:631/. I had to enter "root" and the root password in order to add the printer.
Overall, a great little printer. I wonder: has anyone had success using toner refills?
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Summary: Excellent printer for the small home office!
Review: Never again will an inkjet grace my desk at home. I was tired of expensive, inefficient, loud and slow inkjet printers so when this puppy went on sale for seventy bucks after rebates I decided to give it a shot. I am very glad I did!
I just wanted a printer that gave me excellent performance but most of all just worked EVERY single time. I just want to click on "print" and have my document printed fast and clearly. This printer delivers EVERY time. Yes it is terrible for graphics but nobody in their right mind is using this for photos/graphics work.....that is what Costco is for.
The printer has a nice small footprint and is easy to install. Simply insert the driver cd, turn on the printer and you are ready to go in less than 5 minutes.
When you first turn on the printer it does take 15 seconds to warm up. This is the noisiest operation but considering everything else is whisper quiet it is not noisy at all.....especially compared to an inkjet that sounds like it is going to explode when it prints.
Text is dark, crisp and cyrstal clear. The printer has a toner saver mode which does not detract from performance at all so I leave it on all the time. You get a 1000 page starter cartridge which won't ever go bad and seems an eternity compared to those lousy inkjet cartridges that dry out if you don't use them often.
I also like the looks of this printer alot. I must admit I am addicted to printing things now.....click print and less than 3 seconds later I have it right in my hand.....superb! No aggravating error messages about low ink cartridges when I just re-installed one or incorrectly installed cartridge messages. I love it.
This printer also allows you to manually feed thicker card stock and you can even remove a hatch at the back and let your printed materials come straight out the back if you don't want any paper curl which is minimal anyway.
Thankyou Samsung for this little gem. Time to print this review :)
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