Samsung ML-1510

The squat, boxy ML-1510 from Samsung has a two-tone turquoise and light-grey chassis, and hooks up to a PC via USB. A paper input tray that can hold up to 250 sheets at any one time slides out of the front of the unit and features a paper supply gauge so you can easily check how much paper is left in there before you start a lengthy print job. Just above this is a manual-feed, face-up paper input slot for other media or thicker paper, with a sliding paper guide.

The front panel of the unit folds down to give access to the innards of the printer, where the toner cartridge lurks. The cartridge clicks in and out of the cartridge cradle, so installation and removal is straightforward.

The 50-sheet capacity output tray is moulded directly into the top of the unit and features a fold-down paper support.

There is a single button on the entire printer chassis to turn the unit on or off, alongside two LEDs, which show on line/error and toner save status. At the back of the unit is a fold-down paper exit flap to simplify the paper path of less flexible media along with the power socket and USB port.

Samsung rates the print speed of the ML-1510 at 14ppm and in our tests the printer lived up to this claim, producing our 10-page text document and 10-page pdf at a rate of 14.2ppm in both cases. Our 10-page mixed content document printed at exactly 14ppm and our test photo at 3.1ppm.

Text was reproduced very crisply and was legible right down to 2pt, while large 72pt characters were solidly rendered with smooth outlines. Areas of shading in our pdf and mixed content documents were fairly even, with some evidence of very minor banding - this was also true of our test photo.

Contrast between areas of light and shade was also accurately reproduced.

Contact: Samsung 0800 138 5182
www.samsungelectronics.co.uk

Specifications:

• 250-sheet input/50-sheet output trays -
• 14ppm quoted print speed -
• 600 x 600dpi resolution -
• Single toner cartridge -
• 1.6p per page -
• 2MB of memory -
• USB -
• 7kg - 3
• 48 x 335 x 193mm (w x d x h) -
• Toner life 3,000 sheets at 5 per cent coverage