Samsung Xpress SL-M2022 Laser Printer Drivers and Software

The Samsung Xpress SL-M2022 mono laser printer is best suited for users with simple printing needs. This monochrome printer represents economy and productivity, not creative performance or innovative design. However, the Samsung Xpress SL-M2022 is much easier to set up than many other printers and has an impressive list of features, including Wi-Fi connectivity and the ability to print from iOS and Android mobile devices (including NFC compatibility for the latter).

The printer itself is very compact and works well in tight spaces like the corner of a desk or an office. The dimensions are 8.5 x 13.1 inches and it is only 7 inches tall (that’s 21.5 x 33.2 x 17.8 cm), making it bookshelf friendly. The power cord that comes with the printer is quite long, so you can also keep it on the floor so that it is not visible.

That might be a good idea, since this isn’t a printer that’s spent a lot of time in the design lab – this little guy looks exactly like what people imagine in their heads when they hear the word “printer.”

You can connect a computer, tablet, or smartphone to the printer for mobile printing using either the included USB cable, a wireless connection to a Wi-Fi router, or by tapping an NFC-enabled Android phone on the top . Don’t worry, iOS owners. The SL-M2022 is also AirPrint ready, so you can print from your iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi.

The printer is also CloudPrint compatible. This means it can print from any device running a version of Google’s Chrome web browser. (Each window has a small print button in the toolbar that searches your network for a device that accepts a Cloud Print connection.) To further cover all mobile bases, Samsung also offers its own MobilePrint app for Android and iOS.

Connecting a printer to a wireless network can be tricky, but the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) button on the top of the printer really helps move the process along. If you also have one on your router, you can hit both of them in sequence and they will do the rest of the heavy lifting.

Regardless of which method you use, automatic or manual, the printer can easily handle multiple connections from different sources, and the software has a helpful job queue to display your outgoing prints.

Performance

Samsung tops this printer’s speed at 21 pages per minute, which meets our lab tests for printing text documents. The quality of the toner cartridge also meets Samsung’s positive standards. However, if you select the economical printing option, the print quality is likely to be slightly poorer. I recommend the highest quality setting for presentation handouts, resumes, and important files, but the Eco Print option is perfectly acceptable for most emails and other types of text pages.

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Conclusion

If you don’t need color output or additional scanning and copying features of larger and more expensive all-in-ones, the Samsung SL-M2020W offers a powerful laser printer in a compact package with an impressive range of advanced features at an unbeatably low price.