Pros
- Integrated Wi-Fi
- Excellent photo quality on special paper
Cons
- Pricey inks
- Slow at printing color images
At A Glance
The Z2420 Wireless is cheap, and Wi-Fi makes it versatile, but it's otherwise a typical and somewhat slow machine.
Manufacturer’s Description
Z2420 Wireless Color Printer offers the convenience of built-in 802.11g/b wireless printing. Compatible with 802.11n. Share the Z2420 wirelessly among multiple computers. Connect with 802.11g/b wireless network and wireless computer or with USB cable. Print 25 black/white pages per minute and 18 color pages per minute with 4800 x 1200 dpi. Prints borderless photos up to 8 x 11. Printer offers thermal inkjet printing, 100-sheet paper input capacity and Accu-feed technology to eliminate paper jams. Energy Star qualified.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 13L0700 |
| Inventory Number | 31611 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 8.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.064 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Wireless connection |
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| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 15 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 56 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 18.03 inches |
| Depth | 19.02 inches |
| Height | 10.55 inches |
| Weight | 5.54 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 100 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | No |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 4800 x 1200 dpi |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Good |
| Print quality: Color photo | Superior |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| Copy quality | n/a |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 10.1 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | n/a |
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 111.52 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 4.7 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 1.5 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Fair |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 47.87 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 12.66 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 77.22 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.5 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 47.28 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 106.87 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 38.03 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 39.03 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 1.2 |
