For those Who grabbed the Lexmark E210 - GOOD NEWS!

[DigDug]

Here's what I found at CNET:

"Improve output with Samsung driver" - I got this printer for $70 at Staples after rebate and coupon. It replaces my old 6ppm NEC laser (which uses a $120 toner cartridge). I took Mark's advice and tried the Samsumg ML1210 driver, which has significantly improved the graphics print quality. It also allows toner saver mode, which prints about 30%25 lighter but just as sharp. Lexmark should upgrade their driver. Using the Samsung driver makes the Lexmark E210 the full equal of the Samsung ML1210 at half the cost."

Anyone a bit more savvy than I am, would like to explain how I can use the samsumg drivers? Is it as simple as removing the printer from the Device menu, and forcing the install wizard (upon re-installation) to point to samsung drivers that can be gotten from the Web?

This is great, since it will allow for the toner-saver function AND improve graphic rendering. I apologize for positng his as a new thread, but I wanted to make sure all you happy owners got wind of this.

 

[DigDug]

Has it been confirmed or denied whether the Samsung ML-1210's (which is almost identical to the Lexmark E210) toner cartridges will fit in the Lexmark. They have a 2500 page capacity and are $10 cheaper. If so, this could be the hottest thing (to me, at least) since them Radeon LEs I bought a year ago.

EDIT: there some confusion as to their connection, but it was said more than once that one is an OEM rebadge of the other. It was also said that they were made in the same plant, but never as the same model - makes sense since the Lexmark has a 4mb buffer, while the Samsung has 8mb. Under either of these theories, the toner should be interchangable...

 

[Aar0n]

thanks for the tip. i'll try out the driver.

anyone know about using the samsung cartridge?

 

[emjem]

Samsung Driver Download

 

[larciel]

<< Has it been confirmed or denied whether the Samsung ML-1210's (which is almost identical to the Lexmark E210) toner cartridges will fit in the Lexmark. They have a 2500 page capacity and are $10 cheaper. If so, this could be the hottest thing (to me, at least) since them Radeon LEs I bought a year ago. >>



i've tried it. installed it on xp .. just extract the drivers file.. and update your driver w/ that d/led driver

E210 showing as "samsung 1200 series printer"

BUT!

i don't know about the "GREAT IMPROVEMENT" over E210's driver.. text look just as sharp, and graphic looks rather vague...

 

[DigDug]

Hows the Toner-Saver function?

 

[palidor]

i read about the samsung drivers working with it before i got mine, so i have been using the samsung drivers all along w/no problems at all

i can't really compare to the lexmark ones as i have not used them

the samsung toner costs considerably less than the lexmark toner:
http://www.pricewatch.com/2/100/71-1.htm

hopefully we will get someone to try it out and let us know for sure if it works!

 

[Atrac]

It only took about a month for me to get the rebate. I bought it about a week after it was announced...I bought it from Officemax a week after it was announced as being available from Staples. Sorry, I don't have the receipt handy. Let's just say it came a lot quicker than I thought it would.

 

[chrisjor]

jimmyhaha,

I think it was worth ~75.00. If you can afford the Brother Model for ~200.00 I would go with that first.....but if your budget (or if you just buy hot deals, like I do) dictates something cheaper I LOVE this printer for 75. Since it has USB I have my Epson 780 (from HSN, another Hot Deal) and the E210 both hooked to my XP system and they work together flawlessly. The E210 is both fast and quiet, but as others are stating I am concerned about the cost of toner cartridges. I may just grab another of these before rebate ends so I can have the cartridge and backup printer.

 

[IClight]

OK whenever I try to use the Samsung driver (USB) it doesn't find the driver even though it is named the exact same thing as the Lexmark driver. This is on Win 98SE.

Any help would be great.

IClight

 

[dentalboy]

is this a better driver ? i will try it today

 

[Boogak]

I love this printer. Sooooo much faster than my old Epson inkjet printer and text looks so much better. I also got my rebate within a month of sending it in. I'll try these drivers later tonite, someone find out if the Samsung toner works on the E210!