Pros
- Economical high-yield toner; easy setup
- Intuitive, thoughtful design
Cons
- Slow; pricey standard-size black toner
- Grainy color prints; varied scan quality
At A Glance
Despite speed and output quality issues, this midpriced MFP wins on design and consumables costs.
Manufacturer’s Description
Aficio SPC232SF Desktop Color Laser Multifunction Printer allows you to be expressive with your communications while using a single solution featuring All In One print cartridge technology to do it all. Add rich, vivid color to a wide range of business documents at an affordable price that will make your competitors green with envy and won't put your budget in the red.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 406443 |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Memory | |
| Memory size | 256.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.512 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Monochrome |
| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 1300 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 25 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax Resolution (dpi) | 200 x 200 dpi |
| Fax page memory capacity | 100.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 16.5 inches |
| Depth | 19.4 inches |
| Height | 18.7 inches |
| Weight | 66.1 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 250 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Standard |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 14.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 2400 x 600 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 2400 x 600 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type |
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| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 19200 x 19200 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 1200-by-1200 |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL6, PCL5c |
| Postcript Type | Standard |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Very Good |
| Print quality: Color photo | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Fair |
| Copy quality | Very Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 16.8 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Fair |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 12.95 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 45.43 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 2.4 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 1.7 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Fair |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 32.38 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 24.98 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 46.4 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1.3 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 10.55 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 11.14 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 21.3 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 21.52 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 14.07 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 11.54 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 26.14 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 11.39 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 42.84 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 35.61 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.8 |
