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Pros

  • Duplex printing and scanning
  • Fast
  • Three-year warranty

Cons

  • No Wi-Fi

At A Glance

The WP-4590 inkjet MFP is a competent, and considerably cheaper, alternative to color laser multifunctions for corporate workgroups.

Manufacturer’s Description

Featuring the World's Fastest two-sided print speeds, up to 580-sheet paper capacity and 20,000 page duty cycle, the WP-4590 saves ink up to 50% less color printing cost than color laser

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number C11CB31201
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
Display
Display size 2.5 inches
Display type Monochrome
Photo preview 0
Text Only 0
Touchscreen 0
Ports and Connections
USB Yes
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 16.0 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 0.2 watts
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 180.0
Dimensions
Width 18.1 inches
Depth 25.7 inches
Height 15.1 inches
Weight 30.4 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 2.0
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 330.0 sheets
Optional Trays Available 1.0
Manual Feed Slot 0.0
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Dedicated photo tray 0.0
Automatic Document Feeder 1.0
Duty Cycle 25000.0
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Scanning
Scanner Type Flatbed
Horizontal Optical Scan Resolution 2400.0
Vertical Optical Scan Resolution 1200.0
Maximum External Bit Depth 24-bit
Platform Support
Printer languages supported PCL
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4.0
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 1.6 cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 6.8 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 16.0 ppm
Color print speed 11.0 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 3 Years

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Superior
Print quality: Color photo Very Good
Scan quality: Text Very Good
Scan quality: Color photo Good
Scan quality: Line art Fair
Copy quality Superior
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 12.6   ppm
Print speed rating: Text Superior
Print speed: Color photo 1.5   ppm
Print speed rating: Color photo Fair
Copy speed 6.6   ppm
Copy speed rating Superior