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Lexmark C530dn Laser Printer (24 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, 128MB, PC/Mac)

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Pros
High print quality.
Built-in duplexer.
Cons
No paper tray options.
Good standard paper capacity.

$3,895.95
From 1 Merchant

Product Specs

Core Components
Installed memory	128 MB
Maximum memory supported	640 MB

Media Handling
Manual Feed Slot	Yes
Maximum Number of Input Trays	1
Maximum paper size, height	14.0 inches
Maximum Sheets With All Paper Trays	250
Output Tray Capacity	250
Standard Number of Input Trays	1
Maximum paper size, width	8.5 inches
Standard input sheet capacity	250
Duplex printing	Yes

Network
Ethernet	Yes

Connectivity
Other Interfaces	Wireless Gigabit Etherent both optional
Parallel Port	No
Serial Port	No
USB 1.1	Yes
USB 2.0	Yes

Platform Support
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 2000 Macintosh OS Linux

Dimensions
Height	19 inches
Depth	16.1 inches
Width	17.3 inches
Weight	57 pounds

General Features
PostScript Type	PostScript 3
Printer Emulation Type	PostScript
Media slots	None
PictBridge compatible	No
Printer languages supported	PCL6

Green
Maximum Power Draw (watts)	410 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts)	17 watts

Included Hardware
Included Hardware	EthernetUSB cables

Included Software
Included Software	MarkVisionutilities CD

Resolutions
Black-and-white horizontal resolution	1200 x 1200
Color horizontal resolution	1200 x 1200

Scanning
Internal scan depth

Faxing
Fax page memory capacity	0

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What You Should Know about the C530dn Laser Printer (24 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, 128MB, PC/Mac)

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: restructuring

Duration of ownership: 6 Months

Strengths: fast print for the price, good color accuracy

Weaknesses: Misleading software and drivers- requires inputting instructions on the printer itself. This printer has a driver that allows you to specify where to source the print material from such as Multi-purpose feeder or maintray, and also the paper type which is required to avoid jamming for thicker paper stock. This printer doesn't read the instructions in these menus, consequently the only way to change tray type and paper stock is to manually make the changes on the printer itself which makes the printer useless in a conventional office setting with multiple users. After extensive discussions with Lexmark, they refused to fix the problem. At one point they said they would exchange mine for the c532 because it would work, but then then a service manager named, Tom, said it none of the c530x line work correctly with those menus. Other than that its very fast,and provides accurate colors,

Overall Evaluation: great printer for if you use one type of paper all the time, and it's completely useless in a multi-user environment
Reviewed by: SamanthaBerkos

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: beautfil prints

Weaknesses: none yet

Overall Evaluation: I have had this printer only a few days now, but wow! We love the quality of the output. We used it over the weekend to print out a ton of material for meetings this week, and we are very happy with the quality of the output.