Frequently Asked Questions

What does the second cartridge in this box actually do for you?

It abolishes the gap. One cartridge works in the printer while its twin waits in a drawer, so the morning the first one fades becomes a two-minute swap instead of a stalled printer and a rush order. For an ML-1500 that still earns its place on the desk, continuity is the true purchase here; the lower price is a welcome extra.

How does the two-pack price break down per cartridge?

The pair is $64.76 - $32.38 per cartridge when set against $41.62 for a lone unit, which keeps $18.48 in your pocket across the two and trims page cost from 1.39 cents to about 1.08 cents. The step down is smaller than the five-pack's, granted, but so is the money committed up front.

How long should 6,000 pages last an ML-1500 in ordinary use?

Two cartridges at 3,000 rated pages each: a household printing 200 pages monthly is looking at two and a half years of cover, while an office machine at 500 monthly pages gets through them in about a year. Pages heavy with graphics pull those horizons closer; letters and forms push them further away.

What is the sensible way to work through the pair?

Fit the first, leave the second sealed, and resist opening it until the installed unit has genuinely given up - a soft side-to-side rock will tell you whether any life remains. Oldest stock first is the whole rotation policy a two-pack requires; there is nothing more elaborate to manage.

Can the spare cartridge serve a different printer instead?

It can serve any model built around this cartridge: ML-1750, ML-1740, ML-1520, ML-1510 and ML-1510B, joined by ML-1710, ML-1710B, ML-1710D and ML-1710P. The spare shelved for the ML-1500 doubles as the emergency unit for a second family printer elsewhere in the building.

How are the two cartridges covered if one of them misbehaves?

Separately, each on its own merits. A year's warranty and a year's free returns ride on every unit, so a cartridge that streaks or leaks - whether fitted this week or next winter - travels back alone at no charge while its partner keeps printing. The route for sending it is explained on the shipping and returns page.

About This 2 Pack for the Samsung ML-1500

A pair of compatible ML-1710D3 cartridges for the Samsung ML-1500, $64.76 for the box: 6,000 pages, $32.38 effectively per unit, inside our Samsung compatible selection for this generation. Each cartridge stands under a one-year warranty with twelve months of returns at our expense, and stock ships from our IL, PA, GA and CA sites. Questions are answered Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.