Reviews

Oki Printing Solutions C5500n

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• Pricing:Inexpensive: $599 (8/25/2008)
• Performance:Very Good: 83
• Features:Very Good: 85
• Design:Very Good: 81

Pricing Inexpensive: $599

Inexpensive: $599

Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $44

Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 70

Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 70

Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 70

Performance Very Good: 83

Very Good: 83

Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	23.9
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	18.49
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	32.6
Text Output Quality	Very Good

Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	5
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	15.92
One-Page Webpage (secs)	13.08
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	18.54
Color Output Quality	Good

Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	3.3
Sports Action Shot (secs)	18.36
Color Photo Quality	Fair

Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	4
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	14.85
Grayscale Output Quality	Poor

Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a

Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	5.3
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	11.25
Line Art Output Quality	Very Good

Scan Tests (in seconds)
Overall Scan Quality	n/a

Copy Tests
Copy Output Quality	n/a

Features Very Good: 85

Very Good: 85

Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed	64
Maximum Amount of RAM	320

Dimensions
Dimensions	17.1-by-22.1-by-13.4
Weight (pounds)	57.3

Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min.	B&W PPM:24
Color Pages per Min.	Color PPM:20

Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi	1200-by-600
Max. Color dpi	1200-by-600

Language & Emulation
Printer Emulation Type	GDI

Interfaces
Parallel Port	No
Serial Port	No
USB 1.1	Yes
USB 2.0	Yes
Ethernet	Yes
Media Card Readers	None
PictBridge	No

Drivers
Macintosh	Yes
Windows 98	Yes
Windows NT	No
Windows 2000	Yes
Windows XP	Yes
Linux	Yes

Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts)	1200
Standby Power Draw (watts)	17

Multifunction Printer Specs
Fax Memory (pages)	0

Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard	2
Number of Input Trays, Maximum	3
Tray Capacity, pages	400
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays	930
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	0.13

Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle	60000
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields	2000
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	2000
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	2000
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	2000

Bundled Items
Included Hardware	Power cord
Included Software	Printing utilities: ColorSwatch, ColorCorrect, Job Accounting, PSV, Direct Network Printing

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 Very Good: 81

Very Good: 81

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