Lexmark MS810dtn: a duplex monochrome package with another paper drawer review

The extra tray is part of this package

The Lexmark MS810dtn is worth distinguishing from an ordinary MS810dn when paper capacity is the actual problem. Lexmark's exact US package lists the MS810dn printer plus another 550-sheet tray. Together with the base 550-sheet input and 100-sheet multipurpose feeder, that makes 1,200 included input sheets. The deciding tradeoff is physical: the supplied arrangement is taller and heavier, while remaining a wired monochrome print-only system.

The manufacturer identifies US part 40G0410 and marks it discontinued. This assessment can help verify an installed system or a specific earlier-model offer, but it does not establish current availability. On a secondhand listing, inspect whether the additional drawer is actually supplied. The dtn name alone is not a substitute for checking an incomplete or reconfigured machine.

Two paper stocks without inventing another printer

The second substantial drawer can be useful when an office alternates between Letter and Legal forms or keeps letterhead separate from plain paper. Set each tray to the paper actually loaded. The original MS81x table supports Letter, Legal and A4 in the 550-sheet inputs and multipurpose feeder. The quoted capacities use the maker's 20-pound or 75-gsm basis rather than every possible material or media thickness.

Automatic duplex is included, and those three ordinary page sizes are documented in the duplex path. This supports a two-sided Legal job without assuming that all printable media can duplex. Envelopes use their own instructed one-sided feeding routine. The 4,400-sheet expanded maximum still requires further equipment; it is not the included capacity even in this larger bundle. Staplers, output expanders and an external multifunction scanner are also separate options.

Keep speed and monthly guidance in context

Lexmark declares a maximum 55 one-sided Letter pages per minute, with a separate automatic-duplex rating of 33 Letter sides per minute under its ISO method. Adding the supplied tray changes paper availability, not the declared engine rate. These are maker specifications, not results from hands-on testing for this article. An office planning long duplex runs should use the distinct duplex figure and account for its own files and job handling.

The exact US dtn page currently recommends 3,000–50,000 monthly pages. The preserved older series brochure gives a lower 20,000-page maximum, which is a reason to check the guidance accompanying an existing support arrangement. The current exact-model page supplies the recommendation used here. The separate 250,000-page duty cycle should not be substituted for that recommendation or treated as proof of the condition of an older unit.

A wired queue with driver-based release

Standard USB Type-B supports computer printing, and gigabit Ethernet supplies the shared-network connection. The front Type-A USB port has a flash-media role. Wireless networking requires the separately listed MarkNet adapter, so built-in Wi-Fi is not part of this bundle. A mobile device can use the explicitly listed AirPrint route through an appropriate reachable office network; direct USB does not provide the same mobile arrangement.

The package's MS810dn core uses the guide's confidential Print and Hold procedure. A compatible desktop driver assigns a four-digit PIN, and the user releases the job at the printer panel. The guide describes memory-held jobs that may be removed when memory is needed. An optional hard disk is not counted as included storage. The 2.4-inch color LCD is an operator display, not evidence of color printing, scan hardware or copy functions.

Verify the entire installation

The supplied arrangement measures 16.7 inches wide, 20.1 deep and 20.7 high and weighs 65 pounds. The base dn's shorter height should not be used to assess this bundle. Allow further room for paper loading, cables, ventilation and servicing. Check the actual low-voltage US unit's label; the technical reference lists other regional electrical editions separately and warns against voltage converters.

The original starter toner is declared at 10,000 ISO/IEC 19752 pages. US replacement choices include 52D1000 at 6,000 declared pages and 52D1H00 at 25,000, with the imaging unit separate. Match regional supplies and Return Program terms without assuming current costs. Choose the smaller MS810dn if 650 sheets are sufficient; choose an actual multifunction package if document capture, rather than paper refilling, is the office's unmet need.