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HP Color LaserJet CP1518ni

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Pros
Inexpensive; crisp text quality
Includes media-card slots
Cons
Slow; skimpy, 150-sheet input tray
Some flimsy construction

$249.00 - $511.67
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Performance: Fair: 62
Features: Good: 73
Design: Good: 73

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

Performance
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	33.66
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	45.22
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	35.74
Color Output Quality	Very Good
Color Photo Quality	Good
Copy Output Quality	n/a
Copy Quality	n/a
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a
Grayscale Output Quality	Good
Line Art Output Quality	Good
One-Page Webpage (secs)	31.82
Overall Scan Quality	n/a
Sports Action Shot (secs)	61.11
Ten-Page Word Document	69.87
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	69.87
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	2
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	1
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	1.7
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	1.8
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	11.2
Text Output Quality	Superior
Three-Page Word Document	46.65
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	46.65
Two-Page Excel Document	40.55
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	40.55

Text Printing
Text output quality	Superior

What You Should Know about the Color LaserJet CP1518ni

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.

Reviewed by: Squirrell

Duration of ownership: 6 Months

Strengths: It works.

Weaknesses: Only got 100 pdf pages out of the supplied yellow cartridge. Each page printed reduces the toner pages remaining count by about 10 pages. Pictures are too dark, but there is no printer control panel to adjust the setting. To get a good image print it is necessary to manually adjust image brightness in an editor and then print the image several times to get the correct result. With pdf's and web pages there is no way out. Could not print black text Word document when out of yellow toner. The print driver did not have a setting for the type of HP's own laser paper used here.

Overall Evaluation: Avoid this one if images are important.
Reviewed by: rusblue

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Image quality is sharp and crisp. Colors are pretty accurate. Networking is a plus.

Weaknesses: Cartridges are expensive and do not come in high yield. Slightly bulky and heavy.

Overall Evaluation: Prints okay. photo quality is not great. looks darker, lower resolution, & less glossy compared to inkjet printer. Since it's a laser printer, large scale photo doesn't look as nice as inkjets, but still does a decent job.The toner usage is the downside. Price is right!