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Oki Printing Solutions C3400n

B&W Pages per Min.: 20 • Color Pages per Min.: 16 • Max. B&W dpi: 1200-by-600 • Max. Color dpi: 1200-by-600 • Tray Capacity, pages: 250 • Price When Reviewed: $399
Oki Printing Solutions C3400n (Front)
Oki Printing Solutions C3400n (Front)
83.2 Very Good
Last updated
February 07, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Paul Jasper
Pros
  • High-quality text printing
  • Fast color printing, compact size
Cons
  • Expensive operating costs
  • No paper handling upgrades
  • Pricing:Inexpensive: $399 (1/18/2008)
  • Performance:Very Good: 81
  • Features:Very Good: 83
  • Design:Good: 79
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Inexpensive: $399

Inexpensive: $399
Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $47
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 57
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 57
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 57

Performance Very Good: 81

Very Good: 81
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 20.7 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 20.96 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 37.64 
Text Output Quality Superior 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 4.6 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 18.6 
One-Page Webpage (secs) 14.13 
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 19.74 
Color Output Quality Good 
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 2.5 
Sports Action Shot (secs) 23.92 
Color Photo Quality Fair 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 3.7 
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 16.22 
Grayscale Output Quality Fair 
Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality n/a 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) 5.1 
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 11.82 
Line Art Output Quality Very Good 
Scan Tests (in seconds)
Overall Scan Quality n/a 

Features Very Good: 83

Very Good: 83
Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed 32 
Maximum Amount of RAM 288 
Dimensions
Dimensions 14.8 by 18.9 by 11.4 
Weight (pounds) 46.2 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. 20 
Color Pages per Min. 16 
Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi 1200-by-600 
Max. Color dpi 1200-by-600 
Language & Emulation
Printer Emulation Type Host based 
PCL Emulation None 
PostScript Type None 
Interfaces
Parallel Port No 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet Yes 
Media Card Readers None 
PictBridge No 
Other Interfaces None 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 Yes 
Windows NT No 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux Yes 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 400 
Standby Power Draw (watts) 100 
Multifunction Printer Specs
Fax Memory (pages) 0 
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard 2 
Number of Input Trays, Maximum 2 
Tray Capacity, pages 250 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 250 
Manual Feed Slot Yes 
Maximum Paper Size Banner 
Output Tray Capacity 250 
Auto Duplexer No 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty
Cost per Page, Black 0.11 
Cost per Page, Color 0.2 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle 35000 
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields 1500 
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 1000 
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 1000 
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 1000 
Bundled Items
Included Hardware Power cord 
Included Software Network card setup, status monitor, color correction, color swatch software 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Oki didn’t make a big splash in our survey, earning average reliability marks for its printers. It didn’t receive enough votes for a support score. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Average 
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Average 

Design Good: 79

Good: 79
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