Making use of the Samsung ML 3050 printer and Samsung ML 3050 toner as a pair is easy enough to do, especially at the low price this monochrome laser printer comes in at. Diminutive in size, relative to its competition, it's also a breeze to move around an office setting, if that's required.
Print speed for the ML 3050 comes in at around 28ppm output. It can get up to 30ppm print output if putting out Letter A-sized stock. Keep in mind that print speeds will vary with the complexity of the print job, as it relates to graphics or text within that job. Resolution, too, is also good. This comes in at 1200dpi, delivering clear and crisp copy.
Network integration is accomplished via a USB or parallel printer port, which is more legacy-like but which is also still useful in older networks. There is no compatibility with newer-style 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet or wireless 802.11 wireless networks, so keep that in mind when selecting this unit. Given that USB is provided, this shouldn't be too much of a concern in a smaller workgroup.
As far as operating systems are concerned, the Samsung ML 3050 is able to utilize various platforms. This includes most Windows operating systems in addition to Mac and Linux OSs. For Linux, compatibility with Red Hat and Fedora is offered. This wide array of interoperability will most likely be a pleasure to just about any information technology professional needing to integrate this printer into a network.
Onboard standard memory with the ML 3050 is 16MB. This can be increased up to a maximum of 272MB. Given the print jobs that most units in a network are faced with, it's pretty much a certainty that the supplied memory, either standard or upgraded, will not be an issue. This is so even if the job has a lot of graphics or super-clear text requirements in its docs and files.
Internal paper holding capacity is okay at the standard level of 300 sheets of paper. There are additional output trays which can be utilized, bringing the grand total to 550 sheets. Given all that, this unit finds itself playing in a higher-class league than most other monochrome laser printers at this price point. It also seems to be fairly rugged, with a monthly duty cycle of 100,000 pages of print output.
This unit comes standard with the Samsung ML 3050 toner cartridge. The regular model will put out around 4,000 pages of print before needing replacement or hardwareswap out with a new one. A high-capacity cartridge can also be used; it doubles the amount of pages to over 8,000. Keep in mind that if the major portion of the print tasks are heavy on the graphics, a new cartridge will be required sooner than normal.
Making use of the Samsung ML 3050 printer and the Samsung ML 3050 toner is a fairly stress-free experience. It's easy enough to integrate into an established network, has a low price and fairly high durability, at over 100,000 pages in its maximum monthly duty cycle. Combine that with Samsung's great print speed - at 28ppm - and the toner you have all the ingredients are there for a pleasant network printer experience.
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