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More…Oki Printing Solutions' C3530n color LED multifunction juggles the same responsibilities as its competitors do, but unfortunately it drops more of the balls. Though it has a low purchase price, its consumables are extremely expensive. It's fairly fast, but its print quality is subpar. The machine also seems to fall short of Oki's usual level of build quality.
Oki Printing Solutions Oki c3530n
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Media Handling
| Manual Feed Slot | Yes |
| Maximum Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum paper size, height | 1100.0 inches |
| Maximum Sheets With All Paper Trays | 250 |
| Output Tray Capacity | 150 |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 1 |
| Maximum paper size, width | 8.5 inches |
| Standard input sheet capacity | 250 |
| Duplex printing | No |
PCWorld Rating, September 30, 2009
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Pros
Fast for its engine speed
Very inexpensive to buy
Cons
Confusing installation and controls
Dark photos; costly toner
Bottom Line
A low-volume office might tolerate the pricey toner, but the design could be a lot better.
Oki Printing Solutions C3530n Color Laser Multifunction Printer
Oki c3530n Review, by Melissa Riofrio February 4, 2008
My initial experience with it was rocky. The printed software-installation guide called the required CD by a completely different name. Scant information on which items to install (the process isn't automated) made deciding how to proceed harder. Documentation for some of the key items, such as the MFP Setup Utility, was not provided with our unit, although Oki says it will begin including the information soon.
Using the machine leads to further confusion. None of the control buttons have word labels, just icons that you may not understand. Few cues exist to help you navigate the menus via the monochrome five-line LCD. When you print, neither a blinking light nor an LCD message acknowledges the action. Even the toner cartridges require inserting one end in a certain way that's not documented clearly.
The design has other limitations, too. Though the 250-sheet main input tray is to be used all the time, it feels flimsy. Worse, the tray in our unit squeaked horribly when we moved it--and we could see plastic shavings coming off the side tracks from the friction. No additional input trays are available, nor is duplexing. On the bright side, the 50-sheet automatic document feeder is roomy and has a clever, sealed feeder mechanism that may reduce the risk of a jam on the scanner platen.
The C3530n's consumables are smaller (and thus even pricier) than usual. A 1500-page black cartridge and three 1000-page color cartridges ship with the machine. Replacing them costs $49 for black (or 3.2 cents per page) and $57 for each color (5.7 cents per page). A 2500-page black cartridge costs $70, or 2.8 cents per page; each 2000-page color cartridge costs $100, or 5 cents per page.
The C3530n posted good speeds but disappointing output quality. In our tests it printed text pages at a rate of 20.3 pages per minute (ppm), exceeding Oki's spec. Graphics printed at a reasonable pace of 4.5 ppm. All of the output suffered from distractingly shiny toner. Text looked pretty good nonetheless, but photos printed on both plain and special paper seemed dark and a little grainy. Scanned images suffered from a foggy cast, and copies looked faint.
The C3530n's hidden consumables costs make it less of a bargain than it appears. Lexmark's X500n costs a little less and has fewer flaws.
--Melissa Riofrio
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Performance
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 12.37 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 19.86 |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 16.28 |
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Color Photo Quality | Poor |
| Copy Output Quality | Fair |
| Copy Quality | Fair |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 20.65 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 9.84 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 7.9 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| Grayscale Output Quality | Poor |
| Line Art Output Quality | Fair |
| One-Page Copy | 26.56 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 26.56 |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 14.08 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| Overall Scan Quality | Fair |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 11.33 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 11.33 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 11.28 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 20.44 |
| Ten-Page Word Document | 38.39 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 38.39 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 4.5 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 2.9 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 3.7 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 4.9 |
| Tested Text Speed (ppm) | 20.3 |
| Text Output Quality | Very Good |
| Three-Page Word Document | 21.75 |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 21.75 |
| Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 20.65 |
| Total Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 9.84 |
| Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 7.9 |
| Two-Page Excel Document | 18.92 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 18.92 |
Scanning
| Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi | 11.33 |
| Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi | 11.33 |
| Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi | 11.28 |
| Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi | 11.28 |
Text Printing
| Text output quality | Very Good |
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Reviewed by: jimdunk
Strengths: Fast, high quality
Weaknesses: Software, too many seperate pieces of software. NO VISTA DRIVERS!!!
Overall: Overall it has been very good so far. Setup was a small pain due to NO VISTA DRIVERS, I had to use the compatibility wizard. Network setup was easy while it lasted. I was connected through a hub and the address was not constant. This was not the printers fault.
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