SKU:

ML-160W

Printer Brand:

Samsung

OEM Number:

ML-D1630A

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

2,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

How long should one cartridge last in an ML-160W that prints a few times a week?

At a light home pace - say thirty to sixty pages a week - a cartridge rated at 2,000 pages stretches across the better part of a year. The rating assumes ordinary document coverage; a household printing mostly letters, forms and the odd school assignment lands close to it, while photo-heavy or graphics-heavy pages shorten the run.

Does toner go stale if the cartridge sits in the printer for months?

No - toner is a dry powder, not a liquid ink, so a slow pace does not spoil it the way ink can dry in a little-used inkjet. An ML-D1630A fitted today and used gently will keep printing cleanly months from now; what ends its life is pages printed, not weeks elapsed.

What does this cartridge cost per month at a home pace?

Spread over a year of light use, the $52.61 single works out to only a few dollars a month, and about 2.63 cents for each of its roughly 2,000 rated pages. For a printer that mostly idles, buying one cartridge at a time is the economical pattern - there is no saving locked in a cupboard of spares you may not reach for a long while.

Which printers take this cartridge?

This ML-D1630A is made for the Samsung ML-1630, ML-1630W and SCX-4500. The listing is headed ML-160W, and the cartridge is the shared one across that little family - check the badge on your machine against those three names and you have the right match.

How will I know the cartridge is nearly finished?

Watch the print, not a gauge: output that fades down one side or greys in the middle of dense paragraphs is the classic sign. A gentle side-to-side rock of the cartridge redistributes what toner remains and usually buys a little more life, but treat that as notice to order - the fade will come back.

What happens if I fit it and something is wrong?

You are covered for a year: the cartridge carries a one-year warranty and returns stay free for twelve months, so a dud goes back without a postage bill. Parcels are dispatched from the nearest of our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California warehouses, and the support desk is staffed Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Cartridge for the Samsung ML-160W

A single Samsung ML-D1630A cartridge listed for the ML-160W: 2,000 rated pages at $52.61, sized for printers that work in short bursts rather than all day.

It is the same combined toner-and-imaging unit used across the ML-1630, ML-1630W and SCX-4500 machines - one part to change, nothing else to maintain. Singles, threes and fives are all in the Samsung line-up here; this one-at-a-time listing suits the household pace best.

In short: about 2.63 cents per rated page, no penalty for slow use, a one-year warranty and free returns for the same year.