Pros
- Inexpensive; crisp text quality
- Includes media-card slots
Cons
- Slow; skimpy, 150-sheet input tray
- Some flimsy construction
At A Glance
It may be cheap, but it's also a lot slower even than like- or lower-priced models.
Manufacturer’s Description
Color LaserJet CP1518ni Printer generates 12 black/white pages per minute and 8 color pages per minute with up to 600 x 600 dpi. Card slots let you add images to documents, tools for creating marketing materials. Produce a variety of documents with a professional look and feel when you choose from a range of supported media including glossy paper in sizes up to 8-1/2 x 14. Printer features ImageREt 3600 color technology, 96MB memory, 450 MHz processor, and built-in Ethernet for networking. Weighs 40 lb. Energy Star qualified.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | CC378A |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 96.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.352 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 295 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 62 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 15.7 inches |
| Depth | 17.8 inches |
| Height | 10.0 inches |
| Weight | 45.0 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 150 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | CompactFlash |
| Micro SD | xD-Picture Card |
| SD card | SD Card |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 600 x 600 dpi |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL6 |
| Postcript Type | Standard |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Superior |
| Print quality: Color photo | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| Copy quality | n/a |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 11.2 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | n/a |
| Color Output Quality | Very Good |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 61.11 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 1.8 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 1.7 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 46.65 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 33.66 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 69.87 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 31.82 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 40.55 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 45.22 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 35.74 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2 |
