Pros

  • Fast photo printing
  • Solid inks are inexpensive and environmentally friendly
  • Easy to use

Cons

  • Grainy color quality

At A Glance

The easy solid-ink consumables are a selling point, but the grainy color quality is disappointing.

The Specs

Processor
Processor speed 1.024 MHz
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Linux
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Memory
Memory size 512.0 MB
Memory max 2.048 GB
Display
Display type Monochrome (fixed-character)
Ports and Connections
USB Yes
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 252 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 104 watts
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Width 14.5 inches
Depth 16.0 inches
Height 20.5 inches
Weight 60.5 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 2
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 625.0 sheets
Optional Trays Available 1
Manual Feed Slot 0
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Automatic Document Feeder 0
Platform Support
Printer languages supported
  • PCL
  • PostScript
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 1.7 cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 11.9 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 40 ppm
Color print speed 40 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Very Good
Print quality: Color photo Fair
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 14.8  ppm
Print speed rating: Text Good
Print speed: Color photo 2.6  ppm
Print speed rating: Color photo Very Good