Pros
- Fast print speeds
- Good paper handling
Cons
- Text output was a little light
- Banding and dithering on color graphics
At A Glance
GDI-based printer has a built-in duplexer and offers the fastest graphics and text performance on our chart.
Manufacturer’s Description
The C5800Ldn comes wioth brilliant full-color output at up to 24 ppm and clear, sharp black and white at up to 28 ppm, with 1200 x 600 dpi resolution. HD Color Technology combines new microfine toner and multilevel LED heads for sharper images and richer color depth. Duplex (2-sided) printing is standard, and Single Pass Color Digital technology enables faster throughput on a wide variety of paper media, including heavier stock, labels, transparencies and banners. The 400-sheet paper capacity expands to 930 sheets, and 128MB standard memory can be upgraded to 320 MB. Network-ready, with Enhanced Windows Printing and Mac compatibility, its USB connectivity is also standard. It comes with all this plus a low cost of operation and a 1-year Overnight Exchange limited warranty with 24x7x365 live support.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 62426703 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 128.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.32 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 1200 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 100 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 17.1 inches |
| Depth | 24.0 inches |
| Height | 13.4 inches |
| Weight | 63.1 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 400 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Standard |
| Max Input Trays | 3 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 1100.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 1200 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 1200 x 600 dpi |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Superior |
| Print quality: Color photo | Fair |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Poor |
| Copy quality | n/a |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 26.3 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | n/a |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) | Fair |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 17.5 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 5.6 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 4.3 |
| Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) | Fair |
| Line Art Output Quality | Very Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 16.63 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 10.63 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 29.63 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 3.4 |
| Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) | Very Good |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 11.82 |
| Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) | 3.6 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 14.22 |
| Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) | Good |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 17.64 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 13.99 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 5.5 |
| Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) | Very Good |
