Samsung ML-5012 Toner Cartridges

Samsung ML-5012 Printer Review

The Samsung ML-5012 laser machine has the typical printer look, with a boxy white frame and a small, simple LCD screen surrounded by buttons. It weighs almost 60 pounds and measures 16.5x17.1x14.1 inches. Once the unit is warmed up, the first page will print out in about 7 seconds and the overall output rate of 50 pages per minute generated by a 600 MHz processor. Any office that is in need of a monochrome printer that can handle a large volume of printing, the ML-5012 and its 200,000-print monthly duty cycle will suffice.

The standard Samsung ML-5012 toner cartridge has a maximum page yield of 7,000 prints and that is what the manufacturer supplies upon purchase. However, replacement toners offer two other options that may be of interest to offices with high-volume needs. There is high-capacity printer toner that can deliver up to 15,000 pages and an extra high-capacity Samsung ML-5012 toner cartridge that can yield up to 20,000 pages.

A USB port is for connection to a single device and the ethernet base provides networking, which allows multiple users in an office to share the ML-5012. All operating systems being used in an office will be compatible with this laser printer. The LCD panel shows the level of Samsung ML-5012 toner and lets users monitor the progress of tasks. The built-in memory is 256 MB and that can be upgraded to 768 MB, which will allow larger documents to be processed.

When it comes to quality, the Samsung ML-5012 toner can create a maximum resolution of 1200x1200 dpi, which is sufficiently professional. Over 500 sheets of paper can be held in the input and output tray while the bypass tray can hold a smaller amount of specialty media such as envelopes and transparencies. The ML-5012 is a basic laser printer with some versatile features that will increase productivity in an office.