Lexmark Optra E312
WHAT'S HOT: Clear text and a cute design mark the Optra E312. This printer connects via a Universal Serial Bus or parallel port, and it prints high-quality text at almost 8 ppm, which is fast enough for a typical small office. The Optra E312 is small, permits easy setup and maintenance, and provides easy access for clearing jams. Lexmark includes a well-written and thorough user manual, too.
WHAT'S NOT: At $399, the E312 isn't cheap, considering its pared-down features. The 150-sheet main paper tray is a bit small, the auxiliary paper feed tray holds just one sheet or envelope at a time, and no optional trays are available. The printer's 0.7-ppm graphics speed is the slowest on the chart, and its graphics output is weaker than its text--narrow lines are smudged and seem unevenly weighted, and gray-scale images look dark and muddled and lack detail.
WHAT ELSE: Removing the toner cartridge is easy, but it requires enough of a yank to pull the featherweight printer right off your desk. Lexmark's $136 toner cartridges are relatively expensive. The company offers an optional 10/100 Base-T external print server, so it is possible to network the E312. The cost of this option ($255) is quite steep, however.
BEST USE: The E312's pedestrian speed, limited paper capacity, and lack of ethernet mark it as a single-user printer.
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