Pros

  • High print quality.
  • Built-in duplexer.

Cons

  • No paper tray options.
  • Good standard paper capacity.

At A Glance

This model's price is attractive for a color laser that handles double-sided prints and has two paper trays.

Manufacturer’s Description

Color laser printer is ideal for small workgroups. Prints 24 monochrome pages per minute and 22 color pages per minute with 1200 x 1200 dpi and 4800 color quality . First monochrome page is out in 10.5 seconds and first color page is out in 11 seconds. Features a 375 MHz processor, a 128MB standard memory that is expandable up to 640MB and integrated duplex printing to reduce paper waste and costs. Also offers 100-sheet multipurpose feeder and 250-sheet input tray.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 34C0150
Memory
Memory size 128.0 MB
Memory max 0.64 GB
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Macintosh OS
  • Linux
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) 410 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 17 watts
Faxing
Fax page memory capacity 0.0
Dimensions
Width 17.3 inches
Depth 16.1 inches
Height 19.0 inches
Weight 57.0 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 250
Manual Feed Slot 1
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Max Input Trays 1
Maximum Paper Height 14.0
Storage Media
Compact flash 10/100/1000 Mbps Optional
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 1200 x 1200 dpi
Platform Support
Printer languages supported PCL6
Postcript Type PostScript 3

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Very Good
Print quality: Color photo Fair
Print quality: Grayscale photo Very Good
Copy quality n/a
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 20.7  ppm
Performance
Overall Scan Quality n/a
Color Output Quality Good
Sports Action Shot (secs) 59.2
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) 3.7
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 2.6
Line Art Output Quality Very Good
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 19.01
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality n/a
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 16.26
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 37.66
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 1
One-Page Webpage (secs) 14.49
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 17.31
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 35.13
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 23.25
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 3.6