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Pros

  • Fast
  • Excellent output quality

Cons

  • Expensive memory upgrades

At A Glance

Outstanding speed and output quality highlight this high-capacity, 1200-dpi color laser printer.

Manufacturer’s Description

The Lexmark C748de color laser printer with duplex printing standard, color touch screen and an 800MB processor delivers high-quality output in 4800 Color Quality mode at print speeds of up to 35 ppm black or color on letter-size media.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 41H0050
Processor
Processor speed 0.8 MHz
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Linux
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Memory
Memory size 0.512 MB
Memory max 1.536 GB
Display
Text Only 0
Touchscreen 1
Display type Color
Display size 4.3 inches
Ports and Connections
USB Flash Port Yes
USB Yes
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Height 21.5 inches
Weight 66.4 pounds
Depth 21.8 inches
Width 23.1 inches
Media Handling
Optional Trays Available 1
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Standard Number of Input Trays 2
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Duty Cycle 100000
Manual Feed Slot 0
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 650.0 sheets
Resolutions
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 1200 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 1200 dpi
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 1200 dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 1200 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) 9.2 cents per page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 1.6 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 35 ppm
Color print speed 35 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Color photo Superior
Print quality: Text Superior
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed rating: Text Very Good
Print speed rating: Color photo Very Good
Print speed: Color photo 3.4  ppm
Print speed: Text 18.7  ppm