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Reviews: Color Laser Printers

Xerox WorkCentre C2424

B&W Pages per Min.: 18 • Color Pages per Min.: 18 • Max. B&W dpi: 600-by-600 • Max. Color dpi: 600-by-600 • Max. Scanning dpi: 600 • Tray Capacity, pages: 625 • Price When Reviewed: $2999

Last updated
November 10, 2005

Reviewed by
Lisa Cekan

Pros

Can handle the traffic of a big office
Excellent Web-based network tools

Cons

Produced thick text with jagged edges
Color graphics output looked muted

Pricing:

RAC Enterprise	$2814.35
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Pricing: Very Expensive: $2999 (11/10/2005)

Performance: Very Good: 83

Features: Very Good: 81

Design: Superior: 93

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Expensive: $2999

Performance

Very Good: 83

Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	11.2
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	19.48
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	53.74
Text Output Quality	Fair

Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	5.5
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	14.32
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs)	30.85
Color Photo (secs)	19.99
Color Output Quality	Fair

Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	3
5 x 7 Photo (secs)	20.24
Color Photo Quality	Fair

Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs)	18.17
Grayscale Output Quality	Fair

Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Line Art Output Quality	Poor

Scan Tests (in seconds)
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	4.84

Copy Tests
One-Page Copy (secs)	14.38
Copy Output Quality	Fair

Features

Very Good: 81

Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed	512
Maximum Amount of RAM	1024

Dimensions
Dimensions	21 by 26 by 24
Weight (pounds)	93

Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min.	18
Color Pages per Min.	18

Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi	600-by-600
Max. Color dpi	600-by-600

Language & Emulation
Printer Emulation Type	PCL
PCL Emulation	PCL 5c

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)	115

Multifunction Printer Specs
Scan Area (inches)	8.5-by-14
Max. Scanning dpi	600
Maximum Enhanced Scan Resolution (dpi)	600-by-600
Scanning Image Sensor Type	CCD
Scanner Type	Flatbed
Maximum Scan Color Depth	24-bit
Maximum Scan Grayscale Depth	8-bit
LCD Type	Mono

Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard	2
Number of Input Trays, Maximum	4
Tray Capacity, pages	625
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays	1675
Manual Feed Slot	Yes
Maximum Paper Size	Legal
Output Tray Capacity	250
Auto Duplexer	Yes

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	12
Saturday Support Hours	0
Sunday Support Hours	0
Other Service	WTB/support #: 877-362-6567
Toll-Free Support	Yes