| Sub-£100 laser printers are nothing new,
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| | capacity 8,000 page ML-D3050b cartridge.
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| but for that money you'd expect a fairly
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| | As this cartridge can cost almost as much
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| basic personal laser. Samsung's ML-3050
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| | as the printer it is essential to shop
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| certainly covers the basics, but also
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| | around for the best value, try comparing
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| offers a couple of extras you might not
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| | prices from Samsung with local retailers
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| expect.
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| | and an online discounter like Cartcon.
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| At first sight the ML-3050 is nothing
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| | The ML-3050 is a quick machine for the
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| special: a squashed cube in two tones of
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| | money and we saw 16ppm for text and just
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| grey with a 250-sheet paper tray sliding
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| | over 4ppm for photographic prints. While
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| out from the bottom and a multi-purpose
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| | neither of these speeds comes close to
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| tray folding down from the front panel.
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| | Samsung's rating of 28ppm, real-world
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| This isn't a single-sheet tray, though,
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| | measurements rarely do. The text print
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| and can take up to 100 sheets of special
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| | speed in particular is very reasonable
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| media, such as letterheads or envelopes.
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| | for a printer in this price range.
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| Pages end up in an output tray set into
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| | The printer has a resolution of 1,200dpi,
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| the top of the machine.
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| | but this is an enhanced figure and the
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| Also at the top is the control panel,
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| | native resolution is half this. Even so,
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| though there's no LCD display here, just
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| | it gave better reproduction of our test
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| three buttons: one stops a print job, the
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| | photo at 600dpi than with the 1,200dpi
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| second switches on toner saving and the
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| | enhancement turned on. In both modes it
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| last, a bit of a sales indulgence, prints
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| | did well for a mono laser and text print
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| a demo page. At the back are both USB 2
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| | was particularly crisp and precise.
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| and parallel ports, again unusual in an
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| | In conclusion the ML-3050 is a great
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| entry-level printer but useful if all
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| | little laser printer, giving quality
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| your USB ports are in use.
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| | print at low price. It's easy to set up
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| The printer is supplied with a low
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| | and use and is quick enough for most
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| capacity toner cartridge which is capable
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| | personal print applications. Samsung
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| of producing 4,000 pages at 5% coverage,
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| | needs to look at the pricing of its print
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| to reduce print costs to around 1.7p per
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| | cartridges, though, if its customers
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| page it would be necessary to replace
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| | aren't to buy new printers each time they
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| this cartridge when empty with the high
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| | need more toner.
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