Pros
- Good performance at a low price
- Text quality was good overall
Cons
- Glossy photos looked washed out
- Color graphics printed light and grainy
At A Glance
Unit delivered good performance at a low price. Toner cartridges are easy to replace. Supports both PCL and PostScript.
Manufacturer’s Description
Driven by its 312.5MHz processor, the Lexmark C522n Color Laser Printer provides speeds of 20ppm in black and color with the first page out in 13 seconds. Your documents and images will be sharp and brilliant with the C522n's 1200 x 1200dpi resolution, while the 2400dpi Image Quality gives them a professional look.The C522n is productive even in the most vigorous environments with its maximum duty cycle of 45,000 pages per month. With a standard input capacity of 250 sheets (expandable to 750) the C522n prints on a variety of media ranging in size up to 8.5" x 14" (legalo). Printer languages include PCL 6 and PostScript 3 emulations. The printer comes with 128MB memory, expandable to 640MB. The C522n features front access for easy replacement of toner cartridges and paper. Its intuitive operator panel with graphical 'Show Me' assists in keeping your printer up and running.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 22H0050 |
| Inventory Number | 24639 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 128.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.64 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Wireless connection | Yes |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 350 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 16 watts |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 17.3 inches |
| Depth | 16.1 inches |
| Height | 19.0 inches |
| Weight | 57.5 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 250 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 3 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL 6 |
| Postcript Type | standard |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Good |
| Print quality: Color photo | Poor |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Fair |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 14.3 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Fair |
| Color Photo (secs) | 29.87 |
| Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) | Poor |
| 5 x 7 Photo (secs) | 52.2 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) | 23.21 |
| Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) | 47.95 |
| Color Photo, Normal Settings | 29.87 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 42.07 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1.1 |
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Good |
| Color Photo, Best Quality Settings | 52.2 |
| Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) | 1.1 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 18.17 |
| Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) | Fair |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 3.8 |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Good |
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