Specifications

General specifications

[Note]

The specification values listed below are subject to change without notice. See www.samsung.com/printer for possible changes in information.

Items

Description

Dimension

Width x Length x Height

418 x 435 x 358 mm (16.46 x 17.13 x 14.09 inches) without optional tray

Weight

Machine with consumables

22.96 kg (50.62 lbs)

Noise Level[a]

Ready mode

30 dB (A)

Print mode

54 dB (A)

Temperature

Operation

10 to 30°C (50 to 86°F)

Storage (packed)

-20 to 40°C (-4 to 104°F)

Humidity

Operation

10 to 85% RH

Storage (packed)

10 to 90% RH

Power rating[b]

110 volt models

AC 110 - 127 V

220 volt models

AC 220 - 240 V

Power consumption

Average operating mode

  • ML-451x Series: Less than 850 W

  • ML-501x Series: Less than 900 W

Ready mode

  • ML-451x Series: Less than 12 W

  • ML-501x Series: Less than 15 W

Power save mode[c]

Less than 4.5 W

Power off mode[d]

Less than 0.5 W

[a] Sound Pressure Level, ISO 7779. Configuration tested: basic machine installation, A4 paper, simplex printing.

[b] See the rating label on the machine for the correct voltage (V), frequency (hertz) and type of current (A) for your machine.

[c] The power consumption of power save mode may be affected by machine's status, setting conditions, operating environment.

[d] Power consumption can be completely avoided only when the power cable is not connected.

Print media specifications

Type

Size

Dimensions

Print media weight[a][b]/Capacity[c]

Tray1 / Optional tray

Multi-purpose tray

Plain paper

Letter

216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches)

70 to 90 g/m2 (19 to 24 lbs bond)

  • 520 sheets (80 g/m2)

70 to 90 g/m2 (19 to 24 lbs bond)

  • 100 sheets

Legal

216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches)

US Folio

216 x 330 mm (8.5 x 13 inches)

A4

210 x 297 mm (8.27 x 11.69 inches)

Oficio

216 x 343 mm (8.5 x 13.5 inches)

JIS B5

182 x 257 mm (7.17 x 10.12 inches)

ISO B5

176 x 250 mm (6.93 x 9.84 inches)

Executive

184 x 267 mm (7.25 x 10.5 inches)

Statement

140 x 216 mm (5.5 x 8.5 inches)

A5

148 x 210 mm (5.83 x 8.27 inches)

A6

105 x 148 mm (4.13 x 5.83 inches)

70 to 90 g/m2 (19 to 24 lbs bond)

  • 250 sheets for tray1.

  • Not available in optional trays.

Envelope

Envelope No. 9

98 x 225 mm (3.87 x 8.87 inches)

75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lbs bond)

  • 50 sheets for tray1 and optional tray2 only.

75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lbs bond)

  • 10 sheets

Envelope No. 10

105 x 241 mm (4.12 x 9.5 inches)

Envelope DL

110 x 220 mm (4.33 x 8.66 inches)

Envelope C5

162 x 229 mm (6.38 x 9.02 inches)

Envelope C6

114 x 162 mm (4.49 x 6.38 inches)

Envelope Monarch

98 x 191 mm (3.87 x 7.5 inches)

Thick paper

Refer to the Plain paper section

Refer to the Plain paper section

90 to 120 g/m2 (24 to 32 lbs bond)

  • 250 sheets

90 to 120 g/m2 (24 to 32 lbs bond)

  • 40 sheets

Thicker paper

Refer to the Plain paper section

Refer to the Plain paper section

Not available in tray1/optional tray.

163 to 216 g/m2 (43 to 58 lbs bond)

  • 10 sheets

Thin paper

Refer to the Plain paper section

Refer to the Plain paper section

60 to 70 g/m2 (16 to 19 lbs bond)

  • 520 sheets

60 to 70 g/m2 (16 to 19 lbs bond)

  • 100 sheets

Transparency

Refer to the Plain paper section

Refer to the Plain paper section

Not available in optional tray.

  • 50 sheets

138 to 146 g/m2 (35 to 39 lbs bond)

  • 10 sheets

Labels[d]

Refer to the Plain paper section

Refer to the Plain paper section

120 to 150 g/m2 (32 to 40 lbs bond)

  • 50 sheets

120 to 150 g/m2 (32 to 40 lbs bond)

  • 10 sheets

CardStock

Refer to the Plain paper section

Refer to the Plain paper section

120 to 163 g/m2 (32 to 43 lbs bond)

  • 50 sheets

120 to 163 g/m2 (32 to 43 lbs bond)

  • 10 sheets

Bond

Refer to the Plain paper section

Refer to the Plain paper section

106 to 120 g/m2 (28 to 32 lbs bond)

  • 50 sheets

106 to 120 g/m2 (28 to 32 lbs bond)

  • 10 sheets

Preprinted, Colored, Cotton, Recycled, Letterhead, Punched

Refer to the Plain paper section

Refer to the Plain paper section

PostCard

Refer to the Plain paper section

  • PostCard 4 x 6 mm

  • PostCard 100 x 148 mm

  • IndexCard

Minimum size (custom)[e]

  • 76 x 127 mm (3 x 5 inches): Multi-purpose tray

  • 98.6 x 148.5 mm (3.88 x 5.85 inches): Multi-purpose tray, Tray1

  • 98.6 x 210 mm (3.88 x 8.27 inches): Multi-purpose tray, Tray1, Optional tray.

Maximum size (custom)

216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches)

[a] If media weight is over 105 g/m2 (28 lbs bond), load a paper into the multi-purpose tray one by one.

[b] The finisher does not support 60 g/m2 (16 lbs bond) paper.

[c] Maximum capacity may differ depending on media weight, thickness, and environmental conditions.

[d] The smoothness of the labels used in this machine is 100 to 250 (sheffield). This means the numeric level of smoothness.

[e] The minimum size’s minimum weight is 105 g/m2 (28 lbs bond).

System requirements

Microsoft® Windows®

Operating system

Requirement (recommended)

CPU

RAM

free HDD space

Windows® 2000

Intel® Pentium® II 400 MHz (Pentium III 933 MHz)

64 MB (128 MB)

600 MB

Windows® XP

Intel® Pentium® III 933 MHz (Pentium IV 1 GHz)

128 MB (256 MB)

1.5 GB

Windows Server® 2003

Intel® Pentium® III 933 MHz (Pentium IV 1 GHz)

128 MB (512 MB)

1.25 GB to 2 GB

Windows Server® 2008

Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz (Pentium IV 2 GHz)

512 MB (2 GB)

10 GB

Windows Vista®

Intel® Pentium® IV 3 GHz

512 MB (1 GB)

15 GB

Windows® 7

Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor or higher

1 GB (2 GB)

16 GB

  • Support for DirectX® 9 graphics with 128 MB memory (to enable the Aero theme).

  • DVD-R/W Drive

Windows Server® 2008 R2

Intel® Pentium® IV 1 GHz (x86) or 1.4 GHz (x64) processors (2 GHz or faster)

512 MB (2 GB)

10 GB
[Note]

  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher is the minimum requirement for all Windows operating systems.

  • Users who have administrator rights can install the software.

  • Windows Terminal Services is compatible with your machine.

  • For Windows 2000, Services Pack 4 or higher is required.

Macintosh

Operating system

Requirements (Recommended)

CPU

RAM

Free HDD space

Mac OS X 10.3 ~ 10.4

  • Intel® processors

  • PowerPC G4/ G5

  • 128 MB for a powerPC based Mac (512 MB)

  • 512 MB for an Intel-based Mac (1 GB)

1 GB

Mac OS X 10.5

  • Intel® processors

  • 867 MHz or faster Power PC G4/ G5

512 MB (1 GB)

1 GB

Mac OS X 10.6 ~10.8

  • Intel® processors

1 GB (2 GB)

1 GB

Linux

Items

Requirements

Operating system

RedHat® Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64 bit)

Fedora 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 (32/ 64 bit)

SuSE Linux 10.1 (32 bit)

OpenSuSE® 10.2, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2 (32/64 bit)

Mandriva 2007, 2008, 2009, 2009.1, 2010 (32/64 bit)

Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04 (32/64 bit)

SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, 11 (32/64 bit)

Debian 4.0, 5.0 (32/64 bit)

CPU

Pentium IV 2.4GHz (Intel Core™2)

RAM

512 MB (1 GB)

Free HDD space

1 GB (2 GB)

Unix

Items

Requirements

Operating system

Sun Solaris 9, 10 (x86, SPARC)

HP-UX 11.0, 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3 (PA-RISC, Itanium)

IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4

Free HDD space

Up to 100 MB

Network environment

[Note]

Network model only (see Features by models).

You need to set up the network protocols on the machine to use it as your network machine. The following table shows the network environments supported by the machine.

Items

Specifications

Network interface

  • Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-TX

Network operating system

  • Windows 2000/Server 2003/Server 2008/XP/Vista/7/Server 2008 R2

  • Various Linux OS

  • Mac OS X 10.3 ~ 10.8

  • Unix

Network protocols

  • TCP/IPv4

  • DHCP, BOOTP

  • DNS, WINS, Bonjour, SLP, UPnP

  • Standard TCP/IP Printing (RAW), LPR, IPP, WSD

  • SNMPv 1/2/3, HTTP (S), IPSec

  • TCP/IPv6 (DHCP, DNS, RAW, LPR, SNMPv 1/2/3, HTTP (S), IPSec)