Pros
- Very fast; wide-format capability
- Low cost per page
Cons
- Very expensive; design can be confusing
- Documentation lacks thoroughness
At A Glance
Wide-format printing makes it special, but a printer this costly should be better designed.
Manufacturer’s Description
The C8800n is a network ready desktop printer with fast, wide-format color printing capabilities. With print speeds of up to 26 ppm in color, 32 ppm in monochrome, and a time to first color page of 10 seconds, the C8800n printer keeps work flowing productively. The printer uses both high speed USB 2.0 and ethernet connectivity to enable fast indivdual or workgroup printing. The C8800n also uses Single Pass Color Digital LED technology offers smoother paper handling across a wide range of media weights and sizes. The straight paper path of the C8800 Series minimizes the need for user attention and maintains workflow.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 62430001 |
| Inventory Number | 31828 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 256.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.768 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 1 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 550 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 17 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax page memory capacity | 0.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 19.1 inches |
| Depth | 23.3 inches |
| Height | 13.4 inches |
| Weight | 76.5 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 400 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| 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 |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL 5c, PCL 6 |
| Postcript Type | PostScript 3 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Superior |
| Print quality: Color photo | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Fair |
| Copy quality | n/a |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 26.5 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | n/a |
| Color Output Quality | Very Good |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 24.52 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 4.5 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 4.2 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 17.72 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 13.45 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 29.38 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 2.4 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 12.23 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 13.95 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 18.56 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 14.37 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 5.4 |
