Pros

  • Can handle the traffic of a big office
  • Excellent Web-based network tools

Cons

  • Produced thick text with jagged edges
  • Color graphics output looked muted

At A Glance

Full-featured multifunction printer can handle the traffic of a big office, but it produces mediocre output.

Manufacturer’s Description

The C2424/DP produces 24 pages per minute for copies and prints. That means 600 x 600 dpi printing on any paper. Insert your paper input trays and print or copy up to 1150 sheets a whack. A standard 50-sheet Duplex Automatic Document Feeder provides two-sided printing as well. Its output bin can handle 250 sheets at a time. The C2424/DP can hold paper as large as 8.5" x 14" and it comes with a storage cart, eliminating the need for extra paper storage space.The C2424/DP also has other exciting features like Enhanced PrintingScout for instantly displaying pop-up help if attention is needed during print jobs, Phaser Installer for automatically getting you printing in seconds and PhaserSMART remote diagnostic tools providing automated Internet-based support. The C2424/DP scans with outstanding speed, quality and reliability with 600 x 600 dpi resolutions. It has never been easier to bridge the hard copy and digital worlds. Color scanning enables a fast, easy transition from on-paper to on-screen and on-line. Plus, scanning images from hardcopy directly into common applications like Microsoft Word and PowerPoint helps office workers create higher quality, professional documents.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number C2424DP
Inventory Number 24283
Memory
Memory size 512.0 MB
Memory max 1.024 GB
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Macintosh OS
Display
Display type Monochrome
Ports and Connections
USB 1.1 Yes
USB 2.0 Yes
PictBridge No
Parallel Port 0
Serial Port No
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 115 watts
Dimensions
Width 21.0 inches
Depth 26.0 inches
Height 24.0 inches
Weight 93.0 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 2
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 625
Manual Feed Slot 1
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Max Input Trays 4
Maximum Paper Height 14.0
Storage Media
Compact flash Yes
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 600 x 600 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 600 x 600 dpi
Scanning
Scanner Type Flatbed
Maximum External Bit Depth
  • 24
  • 8
Maximum Scan Resolution 600 x 600
Optical Scanning Resolution 600
Platform Support
Printer languages supported PCL 5c

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Fair
Print quality: Color photo Fair
Print quality: Grayscale photo Fair
Copy quality Fair
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 11.2  ppm
Performance
Color Output Quality Fair
Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) Fair
Color Photo (secs) 19.99
5 x 7 Photo (secs) 20.24
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) Fair
Total Scan Time, Line Art, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-LAmax1-Average) 10.52
Line Art Output Quality Poor
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) 18.17
Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, Maximum Resolution (formerly pf-MFPs-2x2maxmax-Average) 16.02
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 19.48
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) 30.85
Color Photo, Normal Settings 19.99
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 53.74
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 3
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) Poor
Color Photo, Best Quality Settings 20.24
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) 3
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 14.32
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 4.84
One-Page Copy (secs) 14.38
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) Fair
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 5.5
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) Fair