Pros
- Excellent documentation; easy setup
- Good software bundle
Cons
- Slow; confusing control-panel buttons,
- Stiff paper guides; ruddy color quality
At A Glance
Useful software and manuals can’t compensate for shortcomings in speed, design, and print quality.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Inventory Number | 59439 |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Memory | |
| Memory size | 128.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.384 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) | 580 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 18 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax Resolution (dpi) | 300 x 300 dpi |
| Fax page memory capacity | 4.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 18.4 inches |
| Depth | 19.6 inches |
| Height | 25.6 inches |
| Weight | 79.4 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 350 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Standard |
| Max Input Trays | 3 |
| 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 | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 4800 x 4800 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 600 by 1200 |
| 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 | Very Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 14.3 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 15.27 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 79.71 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 1.4 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Very Good |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Very Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 35.42 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 32.87 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 54.63 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1.8 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 16.23 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 16.22 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 30.58 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 31.89 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 9.79 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 13.58 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 24.32 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 16.22 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 77.83 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Very Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 42.99 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 1.7 |
