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Xerox Workcentre C2424

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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

$2,799.99
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Pricing: Very Expensive: $2999 (11/10/2005)
Performance: Very Good: 83
Features: Very Good: 81
Design: Superior: 93

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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.	B&W PPM:18
Color Pages per Min.	Color PPM: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

Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle	85000

Design

Superior: 93

Xerox WorkCentre C2424 Review

by Lisa Cekan

- Xerox designed the WorkCentre C2424 as a multifunction printer that could handle the heavy work flow of a large office. At $2999, it costs three times as much as the other two color laser MFPs tested here; but for the money you get more features, more flexibility, and more network functionality than the others offer.

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User Reviews for Xerox Workcentre C2424

Reviewed by: dakhar

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Duplex and booklet printing options; reliable - no jams downtime. Feature rich. Xerox quality.

Weaknesses: Doesn't use much ink for printing - but uses considerable ink for print head cleaning.

Overall Evaluation: I really like this printer. Good print output. Not a photo printer (quality is not equal to most other color printers in my observation), but I do print some photos and it does fine for my purposes. Excellent text and graphic output (given the 600 dpi limitation) Color on mine is not true-to-screen, but this can be tweaked if you want to dig in to the technical capabilities of this printer. My biggest complaint is ink usage. The ink is not cheap. For printing, the unit is pretty stingy with the ink - no complaints there. But if you ever clean the print heads, beware. Cleaning also occurs automatically after a power outage or if the unit is turned off (instead of put in sleep mode)for more than a few minutes. My power has gone off twice since I have had the unit and I have run the Clean Print Head utility about 4 times. Those 6 cleanings have used up more ink than the 3000 pages I have printed since I owned it. If Xerox could address this the unit would be just about perfect for Home/Office use.

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