Pros
- Very inexpensive to buy
- Impressively sturdy paper tray
Cons
- Pricey toner; yellowish, grainy photos
- No automatic duplexing available
At A Glance
Cheap to buy but costly to resupply, this MFP would fit best in a lower-volume small office.
Manufacturer’s Description
X500n color laser MFP is ideal small workgroups that need outstanding color output and high-performance printing, copying and scanning. Network color laser MFP prints to 31 monochrome pages per minute and 8 color pages per minute with 1200 x 600 dpi enhanced print quality. The first page emerges in 13 seconds. Copies 31 pages per minute. The 35-sheet Automatic Document Feeder makes copying large presentations easy. Includes a 250-sheet output bin, 250-sheet input tray and reduction/enlargement of 25 to 400 percent. Scans up to 8-1/2 x 14 with 1200 x 1200 dpi optical scan resolution. Scans directly to PC, e-mail, application or network folder so you can streamline your business processor. Network-ready machine features PC faxing, a 128MB standard memory and 366 MHz processor.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 25C0010 |
| Inventory Number | 30231 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 128.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.128 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Display | |
| Display type | Monochrome |
| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | No |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 670 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 35 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax Resolution (dpi) | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 19.0 inches |
| Depth | 17.2 inches |
| Height | 21.0 inches |
| Weight | 77.0 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 250 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 1200 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 1200 x 600 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 1200 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 1200 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Superior |
| Print quality: Color photo | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| Copy quality | Superior |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 25.4 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 13.69 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 61.66 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 2.5 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2.5 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Poor |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 31.11 |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 24.04 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 30.69 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 14.82 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 14.83 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 21.56 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 28.55 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 13.33 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 10.37 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 21.94 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 15.62 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 26.9 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 23.79 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 3.1 |
