The Samsung ML 1410 printer is an entry level personal laser printer that produces high quality monochrome hard copy for a very low price. It was originally manufactured as a special version of the Samsung ML 1510 printer and it is now discontinued by Samsung. The two printers have the same schematics, use the same toner cartridges and operate with the same print driver software. Weighing only 1.5 pounds and a footprint of 13.7 inches by 14 inches x 7.6 inches, it is a light weight, small printer with a small footprint. It uses a 90 MHz processor.

This Samsung offering produces high quality black and white text that is clear and sharp with no defects. There have been reports on online forums of some slight banding with the printing of grayscale graphics, notably with PDF documents. This printer will print up to 12 pages per minute. It has a maximum resolution of 600 dpi x 600 dpi and a monthly duty cycle of 10,000 sheets. Owner feedback also reports a rather slow warm-up time that can last as long as one minute.

The Samsung ML 1410 has one auto load paper feeder with a total media capacity of 250 sheets. It will print all the usual media types: plain paper, cards, envelopes, labels, and transparencies. It will print folio, legal and letter standard sized output.

There is just one button to turn the printer on or off. There is an LED error light and a toner status LED. All the other functions are done through its computer interface. This is an extremely easy printer to operate. Installation is done with one disc and is very quick. The printer has no plug and play function which is one of the only drawbacks to the ML 1410.

The Windows, Apple Mac and Linux operating systems are all compatible with the ML 1410, giving it a wide appeal with a broad user base. It uses only a USB cable to connect to the computer. There have been reports of compatibility issues with Linux. Once again these stem from the fact that the ML 1410 uses the ML 1510 print driver. Including a plug and play function would have prevented this confusion.

Toner cartridge replacements for the ML 1410 are readily available on the Internet despite the printer being discontinued by Samsung. When this printer was first produced, replacement cartridges were quite pricey at $83 per cartridge with a 300 page capacity. The prices have come way down now and can be found on the Internet for between $30 to $45.

Owner satisfaction with this device has been mostly favorable as expressed on web forums. Most complaints have focused on the lack of a plug and play function which caused confusion about the correct print driver to download. Many owners did not understand that the print driver for the ML 1510 was the correct driver to download. Once that confusion is cleared up, there are few complaints about this version.

The Samsung ML 1410 printer is a decent entry level black and white laser printer. At such a low price there is little room for complaint. It does what it is supposed to do, which is to produce good quality text documents. It is easy to use and maintain with lots of support and documentation online.

The Samsung ML 1410 replacement toner is what produces those good quality text documents, a fact that will not catch unawares anyone familiar with Samsung printer toner.  Online printer toner seems to offer the most competitive pricing and is only a few mouse clicks away.