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Reviews: Monochrome Laser Printers
Samsung ML-1630
B&W Pages per Min.: 17 • Max. B&W dpi: 1200-by-600 • Tray Capacity, pages: 100 • Price When Reviewed: $199
Samsung ML-1630 (Front)
Samsung ML-1630 (Front)
77.6 Good
Last updated
November 19, 2007
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa Riofrio
Pros
  • Inexpensive
Cons
  • Low-capacity input tray
  • Cannot take legal-size or thick stock
Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $199 (11/5/2007)
Performance: Fair: 64
Features: Good: 70
Design: Good: 72
Pricing
Very Inexpensive: $199  
Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $69
Performance
Fair: 64  
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 17.2 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 21.21 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 45.41 
Text Output Quality Superior 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 6.2 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 15.39 
One-Page Webpage (secs) 11.74 
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 11.75 
Color Output Quality Fair 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 11.69 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 11.46 
Features
Good: 70  
Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed
Maximum Amount of RAM
Dimensions
Dimensions 13.1 by 14.8 by 4.8 
Weight (pounds) 14.1 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. 17 
Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi 1200-by-600 
Interfaces
Parallel Port No 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet No 
Media Card Readers None 
PictBridge No 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 Yes 
Windows NT No 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux Yes 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 1350 
Standby Power Draw (watts)
Multifunction Printer Specs
Fax Memory (pages)
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard
Number of Input Trays, Maximum
Tray Capacity, pages 100 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 100 
Manual Feed Slot No 
Maximum Paper Size Letter 
Output Tray Capacity 30 
Auto Duplexer No 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle 5000 
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields 2000 
Bundled Items
Included Software Drivers 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Samsung got a great report card for its printers. In particular, readers say the units are very reliable--second only to Canon's. ThatÂ’s a big improvement over our last R&S survey, where Samsung received average grades. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Better than Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Better than Average 
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use Better than Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Better than Average 
Design
Good: 72  

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