Dell 1100 Laserprinter WORKS with OS X!!!

[skibob1027]

All,

I just switched to Macs about 3 months ago, and my only real problem was that my Dell 1100 Laserprinter would not work at all with my Intel iMac - I searched MacRumors, Google, Yahoo! - you name it, I checked. Finally, though, I found a solution through an obscure blog comment (which I just happened to run by).

If you have a Dell 1100, you can use the following link and download both programs and it will work:

http://www.linuxprinting.org/macosx/samsung-gdi/

First, install both drivers, then go set up your printer as a Samsung ML-1210, and you should be good to go. It worked for me at least!

 

[willnotaprince]

Legend! Worked For My Dell 1100 And Macbook

THANKS skibob, extra pleasure to my new macbook black that arrived today

 

[imacintel]

THANKS skibob, extra pleasure to my new macbook black that arrived today

Please, stop bragging. Your making me jealous.

 

[skibob1027]

THANKS skibob, extra pleasure to my new macbook black that arrived today

No problem, fine sir. I know I was super frustrated that my printer wouldn't work! I mean, the 1100 is only a $90 printer, but it's still perfectly good and well suited for my needs. I really didn't want to have to buy another one.

I have had a couple of issues with it stalling between pages and such - but it gets the job done. Eventually I plan on upgrading to a color laserjet! :-D

 

[Fuzzbear]

Update

I know this is digging up an old thread from the dead, I recently purchased a MBP and soon after a Time Capsule.

I was able to get my dell 1100 to print using the method above when the printer is hooked directly to the MBP via usb.

After installing a Time Capsule and moving the printer to the USB port on there it now takes 25-30 minutes for a one page document to spool and print to the printer.

anyone else have a similar problem? or suggestions for a solution?

The printer works fine via Time Capsule with Windows XP and Bonjour fyi.

 

[bingocaller]

standard samsung driver works

at http://boulter.com/blog/2005/06/14/samsung-ml-1740-printer-drivers-for-macs/ a comment by "Melanie" says

The Samsung ML-2010 printer driver for Mac OS works for the Dell 1100 printer. For ML-2010 driver go to website: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/download/supportDown.do?model_nm=ML-2010/XIP&mType=DR&vType=L​

The driver says it's for 10.3 to 10.5, and it worked perfectly for me on an Intel iMac running 10.5.5.

 

[scottydawg]

Wow you were really digging in the old stuff to find this thread LOL

 

[Tallest Skil]

at http://boulter.com/blog/2005/06/14/samsung-ml-1740-printer-drivers-for-macs/ a comment by "Melanie" says

The Samsung ML-2010 printer driver for Mac OS works for the Dell 1100 printer. For ML-2010 driver go to website: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/download/supportDown.do?model_nm=ML-2010/XIP&mType=DR&vType=L​

The driver says it's for 10.3 to 10.5, and it worked perfectly for me on an Intel iMac running 10.5.5.

Welcome to two years ago.

 

[anavarro34]

Thanks skibob1027

I was able to install the Dell 1100 on my MBP.

Thank you very much!

 

[janhege]

wrong margins

After installing the Samsung ML-2010 printer driver I had wrong margins. Then I installed the driver for the ML-1710 and that worked fine.

The driver is found at
http://www.samsung.com/au/support/d..._cd=06010400&prd_mdl_cd=&prd_mdl_name=ML-1710

 

[ptbooth]

driver for OS 10.8?

I couldn't get the Samsung driver for ML-1710 to install onto OS 10.8.

Is my Dell 1100 just too old now? Any ideas to get it to work on OS 10.8?

Thank you.

 

[BGEO]

Success with Dell 1100 printer on 10.7.5 OS X

Hey,

After attempting to download CUPS and SPLIX drivers unsuccessfully, I went to odesk to hire someone with greater skills. That resulted in exploring "that Dell is not supported by Mac."

Directly, it does seem futile. Indirectly I have success. Upon searching Samsung's printers drivers download site, I found out that their Samsung ML-2010 photo is exactly the same image as my Dell 1100. So I went to my Mac Printer settings and choose that model as the Dell 1100 printer I had already installed and hit "apply."

I got the printer to work fine. No need to upload CUPS or Splix. Just use Mac's drop down menu and hit ML-2010. Voila.

Piece of cake.