Lexmark MS810dn: wired monochrome work with automatic duplex review

The straightforward duplex member of the family

The Lexmark MS810dn makes sense for a shared office queue centered on black-and-white reports, forms and correspondence. It adds integrated automatic two-sided printing to the basic wired MS810 concept without requiring the larger touch-screen interface of the MS810de. Its main tradeoff is the package boundary: this is a print-only machine, and the standard network connection is Ethernet rather than built-in Wi-Fi.

The exact US part is 40G0110, which Lexmark now marks discontinued. Use this assessment when maintaining an existing unit or checking a particular earlier-model offer. Confirm that the seller's machine actually has the dn suffix, its duplex hardware, its included inputs and the correct electrical edition. A photograph of a related MS810 with extra drawers does not settle those questions.

Use the two speed figures for different jobs

Lexmark declares up to 55 one-sided Letter pages per minute and a separate automatic-duplex rate of 33 Letter sides per minute under its ISO method. The distinction matters when a team moves from individual one-sided sheets to long two-sided reports. Neither figure is a print-speed result measured for this article, and the engine headline does not describe every file, driver or network condition.

The currently read model-specific US page recommends 3,000–50,000 pages per month. The preserved earlier series brochure instead gives a 20,000-page recommended maximum. The exact current model page supplies the recommendation used here, while the older statement remains relevant to checking historical support guidance. Neither recommendation should be replaced by the separate 250,000-page maximum duty cycle. That larger number is not an everyday workload target or a guarantee about an individual used printer.

Automatic duplex includes Legal, with the right setup

The original MS81x paper table confirms Letter, Legal and A4 in the 550-sheet tray, multipurpose feed and duplex path. It therefore supports ordinary two-sided Legal printing rather than merely allowing a long sheet through once. Select the actual loaded size and appropriate media type in the printer and driver. Envelopes use a separate instructed one-sided routine and do not acquire duplex support from the ordinary-paper list.

The standard capacity is a 550-sheet main tray plus a 100-sheet multipurpose feeder, totaling 650 sheets at the maker's 20-pound or 75-gsm basis. The 4,400-sheet figure requires additional equipment. If an office needs to keep two substantial paper stocks loaded, examine the optional tray arrangement or compare the MS810dtn package, which explicitly includes another 550-sheet drawer. Finishing devices and the external scanner pictured in family material are also optional.

Connections and job release

Ethernet provides the normal shared-network route. USB Type-B connects one computer directly; the front Type-A USB port is intended for flash media. The optional MarkNet adapter is not evidence of built-in wireless hardware. Choose the actual connection around the intended location rather than assuming that all network-ready printers contain a Wi-Fi radio.

The exact specification includes AirPrint, so a mobile device can use an appropriate reachable shared network even when the printer itself is Ethernet-attached. A USB-only arrangement does not provide that same mobile route. Other generic mobile instructions in the shared guide carry model qualifications and are not all assigned here. For supported desktop drivers, confidential Print and Hold jobs use a four-digit PIN and release at the control panel. Printer memory holds those jobs; memory pressure can remove them, and an optional hard disk is not assumed.

Supplies, placement and choosing another arrangement

The stated original starter toner yield is 10,000 pages under ISO/IEC 19752. Replacement US examples include 52D1000 at 6,000 declared pages and 52D1H00 at 25,000. The imaging unit is separate, and its yield uses a job-length and coverage basis that differs from a toner declaration. Check cartridge region and Return Program conditions; these figures do not establish a current price per page.

The body measures 16.7 inches wide, 20.1 deep and 16.5 high, at 52.2 pounds. Allow room for loading, ventilation, cables and service, as well as any installed options. The dn is a sensible comparison for an existing MS810n when automatic duplex is the missing requirement. If scanning, copying or cable-free placement is essential, assess a package that explicitly supplies that function rather than adding it mentally to this wired print-only configuration.