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Samsung ML-1630
B&W Pages per Min.: 17
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Max. B&W dpi: 1200-by-600
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Tray Capacity, pages: 100
• Price When Reviewed: $199
Last updated
November 19, 2007
November 19, 2007
Reviewed byMelissa Riofrio
Pros
Cons
- Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $199 (11/5/2007)
- Performance:Fair: 64
- Features:Good: 70
- Design:Good: 72
Pricing Very Inexpensive: $199
Very Inexpensive: $199| Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $69 |
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Performance Fair: 64
Fair: 64| Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
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| 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) | |
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| 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) | |
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| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 11.69 |
| Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings) | |
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| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 11.46 |
Features Good: 70
Good: 70| Memory (in MB) | |
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| RAM Installed | 8 |
| Maximum Amount of RAM | 8 |
| Dimensions | |
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| Dimensions | 13.1 by 14.8 by 4.8 |
| Weight (pounds) | 14.1 |
| Vendor Rated Speeds | |
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| B&W Pages per Min. | 17 |
| Resolutions | |
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| Max. B&W dpi | 1200-by-600 |
| Interfaces | |
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| Parallel Port | No |
| Serial Port | No |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| Ethernet | No |
| Media Card Readers | None |
| PictBridge | No |
| Drivers | |
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| Macintosh | Yes |
| Windows 98 | Yes |
| Windows NT | No |
| Windows 2000 | Yes |
| Windows XP | Yes |
| Linux | Yes |
| Power | |
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| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 1350 |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 8 |
| Multifunction Printer Specs | |
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| Fax Memory (pages) | 0 |
| Paper Handling | |
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| Number of Input Trays, Standard | 1 |
| Number of Input Trays, Maximum | 1 |
| 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 | |
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| 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) | |
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| Monthly Duty Cycle | 5000 |
| Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields | 2000 |
| Bundled Items | |
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| Included Software | Drivers |
| Reliability & Service | |
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| 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
Good: 72
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