Cartridges for Samsung ML. Cartridges for Samsung ML Laser printer samsung ml 2160

There are many models on the printing equipment market with compact sizes and high performance. However, not all of them provide low noise during operation and are distinguished by ergonomic controls. Moreover, broad functionality implies a more complex interface. And yet, the Samsung ML-1640 combines good printing capabilities and balanced optional features, the presence of which does not come at the expense of ease of use.

General information about the model

The printer is a traditional laser equipment designed for printing at home and in small offices. The first thing that may surprise you about this development is its small dimensions. In terms of performance, the equipment is not inferior to competitive models from segment leaders, but at the same time, the creators managed to enclose the working hardware in a modest-sized body.

This feature makes Samsung model The ML-1640 is attractive for use in tight office spaces. However, this development cannot be classified as a middle class of powerful printers. And not only because of the limited printing production capabilities, but also due to certain shortcomings associated with the low reliability of the workflow. For office models that work at a fast and continuous pace, reliability is important, and, unfortunately, the Korean printer cannot boast of this quality. True, it has many other useful qualities.

Printer Specifications

The functional mechanisms have not been tailored to meet the high demands of production, but they are sufficient to solve common household problems. And this is not to mention the generally good quality that the Samsung ML-1640 provides, provided that the appropriate consumables are used.

Specifications this printer are presented below:

Printing productivity - 5000 pages/month.
Sheet format for printing - maximum A4.
The speed of operations is about 16 ppm.
Resolution in black and white printing format - 1200x600 dpi.
The time interval before the first print is released on the sheet is 10 seconds.
Paper feeding - 150 sheets in standard mode.
Output - 100 sheets.
Cartridge type - MLT-D108S.
Cartridge resource - up to 1500 pages.
The printer memory capacity is 8 MB.
Interfaces - USB.
Noise level - 50 dB.

Technological features of the model

Although the model is focused only on black and white printing, it includes a fairly wide functional base. In particular, the Samsung ML-1640 can be combined with Windows, Mac and Linux software platforms. In part, this aspect expands the possibilities of using the equipment not only at home. The universal interface shell also simplifies approaches to organizing the workflow. The large tray loading volume and good printing speed also increase interest in the model from various consumers.

Energy saving is also worth noting. A special mode is provided to save energy. In addition, compared to competitors in its class, the device saves an average of 30% toner. At the same time, quality is maintained Samsung printing ML-1640. The cartridge also does not limit the printer's capabilities, allowing it to cope with large volumes of work. Regarding the application of relatively different techniques, the targets for this model are ordinary A4 sheets, labels with cards, as well as recycled and thin film material.

Positive reviews about the model

The model is inexpensive, productive by average standards and functional. These qualities can be put at the top of the list of characteristics that are noted in positive reviews. It is energy efficiency and low printing costs that determine the distribution of this device in small offices. Sometimes such equipment is also used for professional needs, where a combination of optimal quality and increased printing speed is required, but here there are other limitations - in terms of reliability.

Many owners also consider the ergonomics of the Samsung ML-1640 to be a plus. Reviews of the case highlight the combination of a traditional and neat design with a compact size. The printer can be installed in a corner on the table, and this will not affect the ease of handling it during work.

Negative reviews

Unfortunately, there are also negative impressions from using a Korean printer. Refilling the printer, which is carried out according to the classical scheme using chip cartridges, has received a lot of criticism. By the way, experienced users initially recommend flashing the system, which will allow you to install refilled cassettes without reading information through the boards. It is undesirable to do zeroing, since it gives only short-term results.

There are also negative reviews in terms of the immediate performance of the Samsung ML-1640 printer. Reviews in some cases note a slow start to printing. However, the speed of initial capacity loading depends on the complexity of the operation. The mechanisms for loading paper to start the process do not cause any complaints, but during operation itself under overload conditions the equipment may fail. In this regard, there is also a lack modern devices protection of electronic filling.

Conclusion

As printing technologies develop, the range of functions that such equipment is equipped with already in basic versions. As a rule, a new option only overloads the technical stuffing, but does not have a fundamental impact on the quality of work. But the cost of introducing new features increases by tens of percent.

In turn, the Samsung ML-1640 printer shows another example - a balanced combination of performance capabilities and price tag. We can say that all the functions and performance indicators of this device are completely within its price. It is not high, so you should prepare for the common disadvantages of budget equipment. In this case, they are expressed in a small volume of cartridges, modest print settings and some problems with electronic components. These disadvantages are compensated by the compact dimensions of the case and simple controls technology.

Cartridges for Samsung ML printers from Laserka have a number of advantages:

obtain bright and clear printed copies of documents;
easy installation and replacement of cartridges for the Samsung ML printer into the printer body allows you to do everything yourself;
excellent work in an economical mode with professional-quality prints, allowing companies to save costs on consumables;
modern design;
obtaining monochrome texts and graphics of typographic quality.

Cartridges for the Samsung ML printer from Lazerka allow you to print on various media: matte and glossy paper, films, stamps, labels, etc.

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Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 32/64-bit (universal driver - recommended for installation)

Windows 2003/2008/2012/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10

Size: 43.4 MB

Bit depth: 32/64

Installing the driver on Windows 10

By downloading Samsung driver ML-2160 Series from our portal it must be opened. The software can also be downloaded from the official website. Go to the Downloads folder and open the downloaded file. In the pop-up window, select “Install” by checking the box, then click the “OK” button.

To continue installing the software, you must familiarize yourself with license agreement. After reading, you should check the box next to “I have read and accept the terms of the installation agreement.” To continue, click “Next”.

In the next installer window, you must select your type of printer connection to your computer. If the device is connected via a USB cable, then mark USB and click the “Next” button.

Next, the installer will prompt you to select components to install. You must install a driver for the printer to work. Item “Diagnostics” Samsung printers"You don't have to touch it." Select “Printer Driver” to install, then click “Next”.

Within a few minutes, the necessary software will be installed on your computer. You can follow the progress of events in the current window. After the installation is complete, wait for the “Finish” button. For correct operation printer, restart your computer.

IntroductionIn the recent past, the statement “the user is tired of monotonous gray boxes” was quite often found in the computer press. It’s hard to argue with him - indeed, when computers gradually turned from a purely working tool into a familiar part of the home environment, “unexpectedly” (in fact, of course, as unexpectedly as winter comes every year for our car enthusiasts and road services) for buyers they began to acquire importance not only technical characteristics, but also appearance.

Ten years ago, the vast majority of computers looked almost the same: a large rectangular box of light gray or light cream color, next to or on top of a CRT monitor of the same color: this combination was still suitable for light gray furniture, which is quite typical for offices, but at home it looked a completely foreign object. Let's say, when was the last time you saw a VCR or stereo system in the form of a gray steel box? But modern computer, in fact, has already become the same household appliance - moreover, for many people it has replaced both a VCR and a stereo system at once.

However, those are things of a long time ago, but now we have a very rich assortment of cases and monitors that satisfy a wide variety of aesthetic needs - both in color and shape. Moreover, cases made of black glossy plastic are especially popular among buyers: although it is quite impractical (glares, easily gets dirty, easily scratched), it is beautiful and fits well into the home environment.

At the same time, alas, manufacturers of various “optional” peripherals are still far behind manufacturers of cases and monitors: one glance is enough to a catalog of, say, laser printers to understand - even having decreased in size in recent years, in design they generally remained the same boring gray office boxes.

One could assume that the reason for this is the low prevalence of “laser printers” at home - however, this argument is somewhat outdated: not everyone needs color printing, and in black and white, even the simplest laser printer can easily outperform any inkjet printer both in speed and in terms of quality and cost per print.

In addition, laser printers are also quite inconvenient in their design - as a rule, a home computer is allocated a fairly small table, while a printer requires quite a lot of space to install free space. Both in height - the control and tray for printed sheets are located on the top cover, and in length - the tray for blank paper usually protrudes forward and closes only if there is no paper in it.

However, today we have the opportunity to present you a laser printer, the design of which can be called, if not revolutionary, then at least worthy of attention - Samsung ML-1630.

Appearance

The ML-1630 printer perfectly matches the saying “it’s better to see once than to hear a hundred times.” So let's start right away with the photo:

We wrote above that one of the disadvantages of standard laser printers is their rather large height, while at the same time it is necessary to provide access to the top cover - there is a receiving tray for printed sheets and, as a rule, control buttons. With the ML-1630 you can forget about this: not only is the printer only about 12 cm high, but its top cover is perfectly smooth.

However, “perfectly smooth” can be said about the entire printer as a whole: its body is made of black glossy plastic. The advantage of this solution is the appearance, but the disadvantage is the excellent visibility of any scratches, dust and fingerprints.

The paper tray is located at the bottom of the front panel; it opens when you press the round button located right there. The tray can hold up to 100 sheets of paper (with a density of 80 g/m2) - not much, but more than enough for home use. Please note that when closed, the tray is completely retracted inside the body along with the paper - unlike compact printers of a classic design, in which the tray is folded forward during operation.

The printed sheets emerge from the gap between the two halves of the printer body. There is no output tray as such, but in case you need to print more than one or two pages, there is a plastic mini-tray that snaps into a slot on the front of the printer in one motion. It is designed for a load of up to 30 pages.

To service the printer, its top cover opens - to do this, simply press the lock hidden in its front part with your fingers and pull it up; In the open position, the lid locks itself; there is no need to hold it.

Under the cover there is access to the cartridge and part of the paper path - in case a sheet of paper gets stuck in it.

If the sheet gets stuck in the central part of the path, the printer will have to be disconnected from the network and turned towards you with the back wall. There is a decorative cap on it (it has been removed in the photo above), which provides access to the tract. Thus, “chewing” paper is not a significant problem in the ML-1630 - you can reach a jammed sheet literally in a matter of seconds. However, it should be noted that during operation - and a total of about two hundred pages were printed on the printer - it did not crumple a single sheet.

There, on the back wall, there is a socket for the power cable and USB port. Unfortunately, because of them, it will not be possible to move the printer close to the wall - the connectors are not recessed into the housing, which means that you will have to leave at least 5 cm between the printer and the wall for laying the wires.

Also, about 5 cm of free space should be left on both sides of the printer - ventilation grilles for cooling the printing mechanism are located on them. Cooling is active, but the fan turns on only when printing, the speed is low and, as a result, it is almost inaudible.

The only printer control is touch button Job Cancel button located on the front right corner of the top cover. Nearby there is a power indicator, despite the symbol drawn on it, it is not a button - you can only turn off the power using the toggle switch on the back wall of the printer. When you touch the cancel button, the printer emits a short confirmation beep.

Above, in the photos of the printer with the tray extended, you may have seen a glowing blue arrow next to the word "Samsung" centered on the front edge of the lid. This is an indicator of the current printer status, made in the form of a matrix of blue LEDs and several additional icons.

When you turn on the printer, while it starts up and performs self-diagnosis, the indicator shows an animated splash screen - the dimensions of the LED matrix are clearly visible from it. At the same time, the printer tries to play a simple melody on the built-in beeper - to be honest, it is still far from polyphonic calls, but it looks funny. The sound is not loud, it is not annoying.

Below the matrix there are four icons with various warnings that light up in red - while a blue arrow is drawn on the main indicator pointing to the icon. So, above you see a message about the end of the toner in the cartridge.

Three other red indicators mean paper jams in the printing path (for the reason stated above, we were unable to show it to you in operation), the end of paper in the input tray, and other errors. In the latter case, on LED matrix Instead of a blue arrow, an explanation is displayed: for example, in the photo above, the inscription “OPEN” scrolls across it (the top cover of the printer is open).

The indicator does not remain idle even when normal operation: It displays the number of pages printed. For each new print job, it is reset to zero - and this is very convenient, since when printing several dozen pages, you can determine at a glance how long you have to wait.

As a result, Samsung developers killed several birds with one stone: this method of presenting information about the printer status is much more convenient and informative than one or two status LEDs of conventional inexpensive printers; large blue numbers and bright red icons are perfectly visible from afar and in semi-darkness, which is not you can always say about the small LCD screens of “advanced” office printers... And finally, it just looks very beautiful and unusual.

The printer uses a specially designed cartridge model (which includes both a drum and a toner container) - ML-D1630A.

There are absolutely no problems when installing a cartridge: just lift the top cover of the printer and, with a little effort, insert the cartridge into its proper place along the guides.

Cartridge resource – 2000 pages at 5% coverage (a so-called “test cartridge” with a resource of 1000 pages is supplied with the printer). Just in case, we remind our readers that such filling corresponds to a rather loose text - for example, a one-page business letter with a header above the text and a signature below the text, where the actual content takes up half a page. When printing continuous text, the cartridge resource in pages will, of course, be less.

Software

Drivers are available from the Samsung website for OS Microsoft Windows(from 2000 to Vista), Linux (without specifying kernel versions, printing subsystem, etc.) and MacOS X (versions 10.3 and 10.4). In our work, we checked only the first of them.

I was pleasantly pleased with the fact that both 32-bit and 64-bit systems are supported - not only Vista, but also the not very popular Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition.

Installation of the driver went without the slightest problem, after which the “SSManager” icon appeared in the system tray, through which you can open the printer status window or its settings panel.

In addition to the current printer status, the status window shows the toner level in the cartridge (most likely, it is calculated based on the number of sheets printed). The "Buy Now" button, located right there, will take you to the Samsung website with information about the type of cartridge and stores collaborating with Samsung; the remaining two buttons open a guide to troubleshooting common problems and a driver settings panel.

The settings are quite standard: you can select the print resolution, turn on the toner saving mode and make the image a little lighter or a little darker.

It is also possible to automatically print posters that take up several sheets of paper.

In general, only one thing can be said about the printer driver: it works. No problems with software During the entire time we used the printer, we did not experience any problems.

Test results

The printer was tested on a computer with the following configuration:

CPU AMD Athlon 64 3800+ (2.4 GHz);
Biostar motherboard as part of the iDeq 330N barebone kit ( Nvidia chipset NForce 6100);
1 GB DDR PC3200 memory;
hard Samsung drive T166S HD321KJ (320 GB);
OS Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition.

Test patterns were prepared in PDF format and printed from Adobe programs Reader 8.0, font reproduction tests - from Microsoft Office 2003 SP3. The results were scanned at Canon scanner CanoScan 8800F, scanning resolution was selected depending on the test so that the scanner did not introduce additional artifacts into the image that were visible to the eye.

Connecting the printer and installing the driver went without the slightest problem. The driver used was version 3.04.32, the latest available at the time of testing on the Samsung website.

From the moment the job was sent to the end of printing the first page, 14 seconds passed - one second less than what the printer manufacturer promises. Further, on a test task of about 30 pages of text, the printer demonstrated a print speed of 16 ppm (without taking into account the aforementioned 14-second warm-up), which exactly coincides with its passport data.

Samsung promises quiet operation of the printer, and it does not deceive - when printing, the ML-1630 emits a fairly moderate level of hum, unobtrusive and not disturbing even when working in a small room.

600 dpi

Print quality Times fonts New Roman and Arial at a resolution of 600 dpi did not cause any complaints: even the font size was 2 pt. It displays quite well. Small steps are visible on the letters, but in reality it is almost impossible to see them without a good magnifying glass.

1200 dpi

Switching to 1200 dpi resolution made the fonts a little thinner, and there were no problems with their display in this case either.

600 dpi, toner saving

Surprisingly, the toner saving mode led to approximately the same effect: the fonts became thinner, but even at a size of 2 pt. imprinted quite confidently.

The following test is designed to determine the resolution of the printer and how well its driver copes with vector images whose line density exceeds this ability.

The first part of the test is shading, the density of lines in which increases from left to right. The picture you see above is a combination of two - with the printer set to 600 and 1200 dpi. Amazingly, they are no different! In both cases, the printer confidently handles resolutions up to about 700 dpi, after which the lines begin to run unevenly - sometimes less often, sometimes more often. The result on horizontal hatching is no different: apparently, the words “effective resolution” in the printer description are given for a reason, and its hardware still does not support a resolution of 1200 dpi.

On the world (a circle with converging lines - accordingly, their density increases from the periphery to the center of the circle), the printer showed generally good results, but closer to its center it produced a series of artifacts in the form of white streaks. This is a consequence of incorrect rasterization of the vector drawing, in which the line density significantly exceeds the capabilities of the printer; ideally he should have just filled the area with solid black.

To compare 600 and 1200 dpi resolutions, we printed two worlds at different settings, scanned them, and stacked them end-to-end. As you can see, the picture is completely identical - display quality vector graphics The printer is completely independent of the resolution set in the driver.

As a final test of resolution, we printed a solid gray field in three modes and scanned them at higher resolution so that the individual toner dots were visible (obviously, any black and white printer can only really print black, and shades emulates gray by making gaps between black dots).

It is clearly visible that the shape of the toner dots in all three modes is slightly different - thus, it cannot be said that the “1200 dpi” mode is a complete fiction. It slightly affects the way gray color is constructed and the display of fonts, but it does not at all change the quality of rendering of vector graphics - the latter is in any case rasterized at a resolution of 600 dpi.

However, this should not be considered a shortcoming of the printer - as we saw above, at the default resolution of 600 dpi, it copes with its tasks quite well.

And finally, the last test is printing photos on A4 format. Of course, it is unlikely that anyone will use a black-and-white laser printer specifically for these purposes, but the test allows you to evaluate the quality of graphics printing in general - and therefore, understand how suitable the printer is for printing documents with embedded pictures, diagrams, and so on.

Two photographs were selected as samples - with an extensive light gray background and with a high-contrast image on dark background- made on Canon camera EOS-350D with Tamron AF28-75/2.8 XR Di LD lens. Photos in JPEG format with a resolution of 3456x2304 pixels were printed from the XnView 1.91 program on a full A4 sheet size.

On a light gray background, both the printer’s raster and uneven stripes running across the sheet are visible - however, it should be noted that general impression They don’t detract from the photo, and in general the printer did an excellent job of drawing small details, halftones and transitions between colors, at least by the standards of black-and-white laser printers.

The printer also coped with the second photo - notice how neatly both the rays of the sun and the shiny drops of water from the fountain were drawn. Although transverse stripes are again visible against the dark background of the sky, they do not spoil the overall impression.

So, what conclusions can be drawn about the print quality of the printer?

Advantages:

the printing speed corresponds to that declared by the manufacturer;
accurate drawing of fonts up to 2 pt size;
accurate rendering of vector images with a resolution of up to 700 dpi;
very good (by the standards of laser printers) reproduction of details and halftones in photographs.

Flaws:

minor errors in rendering high-resolution vector images;
mode with a resolution of 1200 dpi does not affect the rendering of vector images;
on uniform gray fills, stripes running across the sheet are noticeable.

Conclusion

Overall, the Samsung ML-1630 printer was definitely a success. This model is unlikely to be suitable for a large office due to the small capacity of the paper tray, not very long cartridge life and modest printing speed by modern standards, but if you are choosing a printer for home use or “for the executive’s desk” - on ML- 1630 is worth paying close attention to.

The main feature of the new printer is its unique compact design - the printer is very easy to place on a table, bedside table, wide shelf, while its height is only about one and a half tens of centimeters. Moreover, if the printer is on a table, if there is a lack of space, there is absolutely nothing stopping you from putting, say, some extraneous papers on its top cover. The paper tray is completely retracted inside the printer and does not interfere with its operation, and the tray for printed sheets may not be installed at all - if you do not need to print more than two or three pages at a time.

At the same time, the printer is also very beautiful: a strict shape, a varnished black body, large and clear led indicator current status - this model immediately attracts attention.

At the same time, the ML-1630 is inferior to “classic” compact laser printers only in paper tray capacity and print speed - but, excuse me, how often do you need to print more than a few pages at home?..

Of course, this printer cannot be called cheap - while “classic” models with similar characteristics cost in the range of 3-4 thousand rubles, at the time of writing the article the ML-1630 was sold in Moscow retail at a price of about 5800 rubles, and a spare cartridge for it – at a price of about 1800 rubles. However, in our opinion, if you are choosing a printer for your home, based not only on technical characteristics, but also the ability to organically fit into the interior - the ML-1630 is worth it. Moreover, he has no competitors yet.

P.S. By the way, simultaneously with ML-1630 Samsung company released an MFP of a similar design - model SCX-4500, which includes a color scanner with an optical resolution of 600x2400 dpi.