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Sharp AL-1661CS

B&W Pages per Min.: 16 • Max. B&W dpi: 600-by-600 • Max. Scanning dpi: 600 • Tray Capacity, pages: 250 • Price When Reviewed: $799
Sharp AL-1661CS (Front)
Sharp AL-1661CS (Front)
72.2 Good
Last updated
November 10, 2005
Test Center Reviewed by
Lisa Cekan
Pros
  • Full-featured scanner and copier
Cons
  • Text quality and print speeds are subpar
  • Pricing:Very Expensive: $799 (11/10/2005)
  • Performance:Good: 79
  • Features:Very Good: 82
  • Design:Good: 77
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Expensive: $799

Very Expensive: $799

Performance Good: 79

Good: 79
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 11.8 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 24.7 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 51 
Text Output Quality Good 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 5.2 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 20.7 
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) 25.29 
Color Photo (secs) 22.75 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) 22.78 
Grayscale Output Quality Good 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Line Art Output Quality Fair 
Scan Tests (in seconds)
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 30.64 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 30.49 
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 30.98 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 30.49 
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 16.32 
Copy Tests
One-Page Copy (secs) 9.68 
Copy Output Quality Very good 

Features Very Good: 82

Very Good: 82
Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed 10 
Maximum Amount of RAM 10 
Dimensions
Dimensions 19.3 by 19.1 by 15 
Weight (pounds) 46.7 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. 16 
Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi 600-by-600 
Language & Emulation
Printer Emulation Type Other 
Interfaces
Parallel Port No 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet Yes 
PictBridge No 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 Yes 
Windows NT Yes 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 1 
Multifunction Printer Specs
Scan Area (inches) 8-by-14 
Max. Scanning dpi 600 
Scanning Image Sensor Type CCD 
Scanner Type Flatbed 
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard 1 
Number of Input Trays, Maximum 1 
Tray Capacity, pages 250 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 250 
Manual Feed Slot Yes 
Maximum Paper Size Legal 
Output Tray Capacity 250 
Auto Duplexer Yes 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) Three 
Weekday Support Hours 12 
Saturday Support Hours 12 
Sunday Support Hours 12 
Other Service 1-800 BE-SHARP (800/237-4277) 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle 3000 

Design Good: 77

Good: 77
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