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Lexmark C530dn
B&W Pages per Min.: 24
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Color Pages per Min.: 22
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Max. B&W dpi: 1200-by-1200
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Max. Color dpi: 1200-by-1200
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Tray Capacity, pages: 250
• Price When Reviewed: $499
Last updated
July 11, 2008
July 11, 2008
Reviewed byPaul Jasper
Pros
Cons
- Pricing:Inexpensive: $499 (7/11/2008)
- Performance:Good: 73
- Features:Good: 74
- Design:Good: 79
Pricing Inexpensive: $499
Inexpensive: $499| Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $105 |
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| Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 119 |
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| Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 119 |
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| Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 119 |
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Performance Good: 73
Good: 73| Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
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| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 20.7 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 19.01 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 37.66 |
| Text Output Quality | Very Good |
| Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
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| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 3.6 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 17.31 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 14.49 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 35.13 |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings) | |
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| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 59.2 |
| Color Photo Quality | Fair |
| Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
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| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2.6 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 23.25 |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Very Good |
| Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings) | |
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| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings) | |
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| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 3.7 |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 16.26 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Very Good |
| Scan Tests (in seconds) | |
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| Overall Scan Quality | n/a |
| Copy Tests | |
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| Copy Output Quality | n/a |
Features Good: 74
Good: 74| Memory (in MB) | |
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| RAM Installed | 128 |
| Maximum Amount of RAM | 640 |
| Dimensions | |
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| Dimensions | 17.3-by-16.1-by-19 |
| Weight (pounds) | 57 |
| Vendor Rated Speeds | |
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| B&W Pages per Min. | 24 |
| Color Pages per Min. | 22 |
| Resolutions | |
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| Max. B&W dpi | 1200-by-1200 |
| Max. Color dpi | 1200-by-1200 |
| Language & Emulation | |
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| Printer Emulation Type | PostScript |
| PCL Emulation | PCL6 |
| PostScript Type | PostScript 3 |
| Interfaces | |
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| Parallel Port | No |
| Serial Port | No |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| Ethernet | Yes |
| Media Card Readers | None |
| PictBridge | No |
| Other Interfaces | Wireless, Gigabit Etherent both optional |
| Drivers | |
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| Macintosh | Yes |
| Windows 98 | Yes |
| Windows NT | Yes |
| Windows 2000 | Yes |
| Windows XP | Yes |
| Linux | Yes |
| Power | |
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| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 410 |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 17 |
| Multifunction Printer Specs | |
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| Fax Memory (pages) | 0 |
| Paper Handling | |
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| 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 | |
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| Labor Warranty (years) | One |
| Parts Warranty (years) | One |
| Weekday Support Hours | 12 |
| Saturday Support Hours | 6 |
| Sunday Support Hours | 0 |
| Other Service | On-Site Repair |
| Toll-Free Support | Yes |
| Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty | |
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| Cost per Page, Black | 0.09 |
| Cost per Page, Color | 0.15 |
| Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages) | |
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| Monthly Duty Cycle | 65000 |
| Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields | 4000 |
| Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield | 3000 |
| Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield | 3000 |
| Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield | 3000 |
| Waste Tray/Cartridge/Bin (Service Life) | 30000 |
| Bundled Items | |
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| Included Hardware | Ethernet and USB cables |
| Included Software | MarkVision and utilities CD |
| Reliability & Service | |
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| Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category | Lexmark printers again had a poor showing, with subpar grades in six of nine reliability and service areas. Lexmark says that its internal surveys indicate that its customers are satisfied. Our readers beg to differ. |
| Reliability of brand's products in this category | |
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| Reports of products arriving with problems | Average |
| Reports of products with any significant problems | Worse than Average |
| Reports of problems that render a product unusable | Worse than Average |
| Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use | Worse than Average |
| Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category | Worse than Average |
| Service & Support Quality | |
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| Time spent holding for phone support | Average |
| Overall quality of vendor's phone support | Worse than Average |
| Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service | Worse than Average |
| Overall quality of service | Average |
Design Good: 79
Good: 79
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