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Pros

  • Good performance
  • Good output quality

Cons

  • Expensive toner
  • No automatic duplexer

At A Glance

Expensive toner and the lack of automatic duplexing make this small-office printer less appealing than it could be.

The Specs

Processor
Processor speed 0.6 MHz
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Memory
Memory size 0.128 MB
Memory max 0.384 GB
Display
Photo preview 0
Text Only 1
Touchscreen 0
Display type Monochrome (fixed-character)
Ports and Connections
Wireless connection Yes
USB Yes
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 425 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 15.2 watts
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Height 12.7 inches
Weight 50.1 pounds
Depth 17.9 inches
Width 15.9 inches
Media Handling
Optional Trays Available 1
Dedicated photo tray 0
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Standard Number of Input Trays 2
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Duty Cycle 40000
Manual Feed Slot 0
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 300.0 sheets
Resolutions
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Platform Support
Printer languages supported
  • PCL
  • PostScript Emulation
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 16.7 cents per page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 2.5 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 21 ppm
Color print speed 21 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Color photo Good
Print quality: Text Superior
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed rating: Text Good
Print speed rating: Color photo Good
Print speed: Color photo 2  ppm
Print speed: Text 11.7  ppm