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Samsung ML-1430
Reviewed by
Kristina Blachere
on 06/25/2002
Samsung ML-1430
CNET Editors' ChoiceJun 02
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  • Printer Type: Personal printer - Laser - Monochrome
  • Max media size: A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
  • Connectivity technology: Wired
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The good: Inexpensive; superfast print speeds; excellent text output.

The bad: Not upgradable; no cables included.

The bottom line: The ML-1430 combines fast print speeds with great output quality--and a price that budget users can afford. Its lack of expandability restricts this laser printer to student, home, or small-office use, though.

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CNET Editors' ChoiceJun 02
  • Reviewed by:
    Kristina Blachere
  • Reviewed on: 06/25/2002
  • Updated on: 01/13/2003
The Samsung ML-1430 is a great budget laser because it doesn't simply settle for being affordable. Due to ship in July, it improves significantly upon the ML-1210 it replaces, offering better output quality, faster print speeds, and--best of all--the same, low price tag.The Samsung ML-1430 is a great budget laser because it doesn't simply settle for being affordable. Due to ship in July, it improves significantly upon the ML-1210 it replaces, offering better output quality, faster print speeds, and--best of all--the same, low price tag.

Same basic design
The $199 ML-1430 retains the same functional design as its forebear, with a compact (13 by 13.9 by 9 inches), uninspired, white, plastic case and vertical input and output trays. Even the Demo, Cancel, and Save Toner buttons on the front panel are the same as before.

The ML-1430 also has the same budget trade-offs as before. Neither its 8MB of installed memory nor its paper capacity (150-sheet input, 100-sheet output) is upgradable. Some parts feel flimsy, including the flexible plastic band that holds the front panel open for changing toner cartridges and an extension to the output tray that sits loosely in a slot on top of the printer. It's definitely meant for no more than two people to share, and rough handling would be risky.

Simple installation
The ML-1430 is easy to set up. The handy Quick Start poster and installation CD provide clear setup and usage directions. The printer supports Windows 95 and up; numerous flavors of Linux, including Red Hat, Caldera Open Linux, Debian, and more; and Macintosh OS 8.0 or later. The CD also comes with a detailed user guide and a copy of Adobe Acrobat for reading it. You'll have to buy your own USB or parallel cable, however, as the printer ships without either.

Faster, better printing
Not surprisingly, the ML-1430, rated at 15ppm (pages per minute) compared to the ML-1210's 12ppm, posted faster times in CNET Labs' tests. Its 11.3ppm text speed and 11ppm mixed text/graphics speed made this humble $200 printer as fast or faster than the $400 HP LaserJet 1200 and the $300 Brother HL-1440.

As with the ML-1210, text output was excellent, staying crisp and legible, even down to a 3-point font size. The ML-1430's graphics were also slightly darker than the ML-1210's (which we considered too light). However, photos lacked crispness and detail; the printer had some trouble with shading on the dark end of the scale. Continue reading

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