computeractive.co.uk Updated: 2015-06-25 08:21:34
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The Samsung ML-2955DW is compact printer with an off-white and light grey appearance. It is easy to set up and use, thanks to a single-piece drum and toner cartridge which is available in two yields of 1,500 and 2,500 pages. Controls are grouped in a s...

Fast 22ppm speed; direct printing from smartphone; good quality greyscale prints...

No second paper tray option...
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This next product arrived with a two-pin power lead which was hardly the best start. Fortunately I was able to work round this problem...
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Compact mono laser printers have a lot of use in small and home offices and Samsung is now a major player in the market. The ML-2955DW has both cabled and wireless connections and duplex print to lift it above the entry-level, and Samsung also claims it h...

Wi-Fi Direct print, Eco print button, WPS single button setup...

No second paper tray option, Job cancel not immediate, Toner save mode, not fast draft...

Samsung rates the ML-2955DW at a very healthy 28ppm and under test we saw a real-world speed of 22.6ppm on our 20-page document, which is over three quarters of the way there. On the more typical, 5-page text test, the printer still managed 14.3ppm and on...
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The Samsung ML-2955DW monochrome laser printer is notable for its very low street price ($150 as of February 8, 2012) and its full network connectivity, namely USB, ethernet, and Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, the expensive toner restricts it to low-volume use...

Very low purchase price...

Extremely expensive toner...

Bargain laser printers don't get much cheaper than this model, but watch the pricey toner--the cost is tolerable only if you print fairly little...
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It's the same old story: cheap printer, pricey toner. The Samsung ML-2955DW ships with a starter-size toner cartridge with a 1,000-page yield. Replacements include a 1,500-page cartridge for £54 inc VAT, which works out to 3.6p per page - steep compare...

The Samsung ML-2955DW is priced to fit the budget of small or home offices--at least initially. The toner costs over time will be dear. If you plan to print more than a few dozen pages per week, move up a hundred pounds or so in purchase price to buy a...
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With grey exterior, Samsung's ML-2955DW couldn't look more functional, but it's the features that count. Its 28 pages-per-minute (ppm) top speed is fairly rapid, and it comes with USB, wired Ethernet and 802.11n wireless interfaces. It's a reasonable s...

A competent mono laser with high print quality, but heavy users should seek out a model with lower running costs...
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