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HP Color LaserJet 3600dn

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Pros
Competitive costs per page
Small footprint
Cons
Text output looked a little thin

Performance: Good: 74
Features: Good: 77
Design: Very Good: 80

Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Performance
5 x 7 Photo (secs)	33.01
Color Output Quality	Fair
Color Photo (secs)	21.41
Color Photo Quality	Poor
Color Photo, Best Quality Settings	33.01
Color Photo, Normal Settings	21.41
Grayscale Output Quality	Fair
Line Art Output Quality	Good
One-Page Grayscale Graphic	17.02
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs)	17.02
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default)	Fair
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best)	Poor
Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best)	Fair
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default)	Good
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default)	Fair
Ten-Page Word Document	46.07
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	46.07
Tested Color Graphics Speed (formerly pf-PCWColorSpeed)	5.6
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	5.6
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	1.8
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed)	1.8
Tested Text Speed (formerly pf-PCWBWSpeed)	13
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	13
Text Output Quality	Fair
Three-Page PowerPoint Document	25.09
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs)	25.09
Two-Page Excel Document	17.73
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	17.73

Text Printing
Text output quality	Fair

Performance
Overall Performance	Good
Rated speeds	17 ppm monochrome/17 ppm color
Tested speeds (ppm)	13.0 ppm text/5.6 ppm graphics
Print quality: text/color graphics	Fair/Fair
Photo quality	Poor
Design and usability	Very Good
Features	Good
Maximum resolution	600-by-600 dpi monochrome/3600-by-600 dpi color
Maximum paper size	Legal
Standard input capacity	350 pages/2 input trays
Vendor estimated cost per page (black/color)	2.1/11.5 cents
Size (width/depth/height) and weight	15.7 by 17.7 by 15.7 inches; 59.6 pounds
Parts warranty	One-year warranty

What You Should Know about the Color LaserJet 3600dn

Installed Memory is Ideal for Five or Fewer Users

This printer's installed memory is sufficient for small offices or workgroups that print typical business documents, such as memos, spreadsheets, or simple Web pages. If you have more than six people using the printer or the printer handles heavy traffic, you will want more memory than this printer provides.