SKU:

ML-2161

Printer Brand:

Samsung

OEM Number:

MLT-D101S

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

1,500 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 1,500 pages actually look like in ML-2161 use?

Picture three reams of paper. That is the rated life of this MLT-D101S cartridge: 1,500 pages at the standard 5% coverage. An ML-2161 handling a household's printing — letters, returns labels, school projects, bank forms — might take a year or more to get through it, while a small office printing daily could see it done in a couple of months. Your pace sets the calendar; the cartridge simply holds 1,500 pages of toner.

How do I know I am ordering the right cartridge for my ML-2161?

Check the number on the cartridge you take out. The ML-2161 runs on the MLT-D101S, and that code — not the printer's model name — is the reliable way to match a replacement, because this one cartridge serves several Samsung models. If the old unit's label reads MLT-D101S, this listing is the same cartridge in a new box.

My prints are streaking — is it always the cartridge?

Not always, but the cartridge is the first suspect and the easiest test. Fading that spreads evenly across the page usually means the toner is nearly gone; try rocking the cartridge gently side to side and printing again. A sharp line or mark that repeats in exactly the same place on every sheet is a different kind of problem — swapping in a fresh MLT-D101S will tell you quickly whether the cartridge was responsible.

Is one cartridge the sensible buy, or should I stock up?

For a lightly used ML-2161, one cartridge is a perfectly sensible buy: at $32.73 it covers a long stretch of home printing, and there is no discount pressure forcing a bigger order. Stocking up starts to make sense when the printer is shared, prints daily, or simply cannot be caught empty — that is where the multi-packs on this page earn their lower per-cartridge price.

Does this cartridge fit other printers in the Samsung range?

It fits a family of them. The MLT-D101S is the listed cartridge for the ML-2165W, SCX-3400F, SCX-3400FW, SCX-3405, SCX-3405FW and SCX-3405W alongside the ML-2161. Owners running one of those multifunctions alongside their ML-2161 can keep a single cartridge type on the shelf for both machines.

What warranty and returns cover comes with it?

A year of each. The cartridge is warranted for twelve months, and returns are free across the same period — if it leaks, streaks from new or fails early, it comes back at our expense. The full wording lives on the shipping and returns page. We ship from warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and our support team is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Cartridge for the Samsung ML-2161

An MLT-D101S cartridge for the Samsung ML-2161, rated at 1,500 pages and priced at $32.73 — roughly 2.18 cents a page at standard coverage. It is covered by a one-year warranty with free returns for a year, and dispatched from the closest of our four warehouses. See the rest of our compatible Samsung cartridges if you keep more than one model from this series supplied.