WiFi Finder
Locate wireless services by a specific address, city, state, country, airport, or zip code.
Reviews
Lexmark C780n
B&W Pages per Min.: 35
•
Color Pages per Min.: 31
•
Max. B&W dpi: 1200-by-1200
•
Max. Color dpi: 1200-by-1200
•
Tray Capacity, pages: 600
• Price When Reviewed: $899
Last updated
July 11, 2008
July 11, 2008
Reviewed byMelissa Riofrio
Pros
Cons
- Pricing:Expensive: $899 (7/11/2008)
- Performance:Very Good: 81
- Features:Good: 78
- Design:Very Good: 81
Pricing Expensive: $899
Expensive: $899| Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $154 |
|---|
| Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 289 |
|---|
| Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 289 |
|---|
| Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 289 |
|---|
Performance Very Good: 81
Very Good: 81| Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 26.1 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 18.74 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 29.9 |
| Text Output Quality | Very Good |
| Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 3.9 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 18.04 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 15.49 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 27.37 |
| Color Output Quality | Very Good |
| Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 1.3 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 45 |
| Color Photo Quality | Very Good |
| Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 3.3 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 18.09 |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Very Good |
| Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings) | |
|---|---|
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 2.7 |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 22.15 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Very Good |
| Scan Tests (in seconds) | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | n/a |
| Copy Tests | |
|---|---|
| Copy Output Quality | n/a |
Features Good: 78
Good: 78| Memory (in MB) | |
|---|---|
| RAM Installed | 256 |
| Maximum Amount of RAM | 768 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 23.8 by 18.5 by 20.8 |
| Weight (pounds) | 105 |
| Vendor Rated Speeds | |
|---|---|
| B&W Pages per Min. | 35 |
| Color Pages per Min. | 31 |
| Resolutions | |
|---|---|
| Max. B&W dpi | 1200-by-1200 |
| Max. Color dpi | 1200-by-1200 |
| Language & Emulation | |
|---|---|
| Printer Emulation Type | PS3 |
| PCL Emulation | PCL6 |
| PostScript Type | Standard |
| Interfaces | |
|---|---|
| Parallel Port | No |
| Serial Port | No |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| Ethernet | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Other Interfaces | Optional: Wireless, gigabit ethernet, fiber |
| Drivers | |
|---|---|
| Macintosh | Yes |
| Windows 98 | Yes |
| Windows NT | Yes |
| Windows 2000 | Yes |
| Windows XP | Yes |
| Linux | Yes |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 675 |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 25 |
| Multifunction Printer Specs | |
|---|---|
| Fax Memory (pages) | 0 |
| Paper Handling | |
|---|---|
| Number of Input Trays, Standard | 2 |
| Number of Input Trays, Maximum | 3 |
| Tray Capacity, pages | 600 |
| Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays | 1100 |
| Manual Feed Slot | No |
| Maximum Paper Size | Legal |
| Output Tray Capacity | 250 |
| Auto Duplexer | No |
| Warranty & Support | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Cost per Page, Black | 0.09 |
| Cost per Page, Color | 0.1 |
| Roller Kit | 611.85 |
| Fuser Kit | 440.78 |
| Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages) | |
|---|---|
| Monthly Duty Cycle | 120000 |
| Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields | 10000 |
| Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield | 10000 |
| Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield | 10000 |
| Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield | 10000 |
| Roller Kit (Service Life) | 120000 |
| Fuser Kit (Service Life) | 120000 |
| Waste Tray/Cartridge/Bin (Service Life) | 180000 |
| Bundled Items | |
|---|---|
| Included Hardware | Power cord |
| Included Software | Software and documentation CD |
| Reliability & Service | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 Very Good: 81
Very Good: 81
Similar Popular Printers
-
CDW Virtualization Center What is Virtualization and how can it help you save money? Click here to find out.
-
Cisco Small Business Center Does your network give your business an advantage. Click here to find out...
-
HP Ink Center Bring improved color and brilliance to your printed material. Visit the Resource Center for more info...
PC World's Marketplace
PC World's Free Whitepapers
