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Oki Printing Solutions C5800Ldn

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Pros
Fast print speeds
Good paper handling
Cons
Text output was a little light
Banding and dithering on color graphics

$514.16 - $989.55
From 2 Merchants

Performance: Very Good: 85
Features: Very Good: 87
Design: Very Good: 86

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

Performance
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	10.63
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	17.64
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	13.99
Color Output Quality	Good
Color Photo Quality	Fair
Copy Output Quality	n/a
Copy Quality	n/a
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a
Grayscale Output Quality	Poor
Line Art Output Quality	Very Good
One-Page Webpage (secs)	11.82
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default)	Good
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best)	Fair
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)	Very Good
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default)	Very Good
Overall Scan Quality	n/a
Sports Action Shot (secs)	17.5
Ten-Page Word Document	29.63
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	29.63
Tested Color Graphics Speed (formerly pf-PCWColorSpeed)	6.1
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	5.5
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	3.4
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	4.3
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	5.6
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed)	3.6
Tested Text Speed (formerly pf-PCWBWSpeed)	19.5
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	26.3
Text Output Quality	Superior
Three-Page Word Document	16.63
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	16.63
Two-Page Excel Document	14.22
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	14.22

Text Printing
Text output quality	Superior

What You Should Know about the C5800Ldn

Duplex Printing a Must for Busy Offices

A printer with duplex capability contains an internal mechanism for turning the paper over to print on the other side. (This is not to be confused with the manual duplexing that some printers offer, where driver software walks you through the process of turning over the paper yourself.) Any high-volume office should seriously consider this feature. The duplexing process slows down your print job a bit, but it also immediately cuts your paper use in half -- good for your budget, good for the environment.

Reviewed by: cymbalzzz

Duration of ownership: 1 Year

Strengths: Very fast output. Waxy-based toner is very attractive.

Weaknesses: Too many to list here. See overall evaluation.

Overall Evaluation: As soon as I finish the last toner cartridges on this printer, out to the trash it goes, and believe me, that can't happen soon enough. I had have total quality problems with this machine from the beginning. Was mine a lemon? Maybe so. I'd like to think so. Color density/matching has been a nightmare from the beginning, despite many, many tens of hours attempting to tweak, adjust, etc. Customer service was of no help in this department. Shortly after ownership, the unit developed a gouge in the fuser. Oki sent me a new fuser. It was not long after that (and still to today) that I have apparently yet again a fuser problem that places a small mark in all printing three times on the page, along with a solid line down the page on solid color prints. The printer counter is bizarre. I sent an indepth email to tech support regarding detailed statistics I had gathered on page counts. After running exactly 75 copies of a fairly simple flyer, the tray 1 Count increased by 328 pages; the Color Page Count increased by 656 pages; and the Y Toner Life and K Toner life went down by 20%. Why does 75 pages = 328 pages or 656 pages? At this rate of toner consumption, you would only be able to print 375 copies on 4 full cartridges = $302.68? I never got an answer from Okidata other than a canned answer to call them to discuss, and that - yes - I would have to reinvent the wheel in my telephone call, because my lengthy and detailed email would not be available to anyone prior to my calling. I am embarrassed to used this printer to produce publications in instances where they will reflect on my professionalism. I have to apologize constantly to those who unfortunately have to be the recipient of documents printed on this machine. This has been an expensive mistake in purchasing this printer. Hopefully I can be rid of it soon!!!
Reviewed by: fdwhite628

Duration of ownership: 14 Months

Strengths: excellent color and easy to use

Weaknesses: not compatibile with Window's Vista

Overall Evaluation: