Text; Line Art; Halftone Range; Solids - Lexmark T430dn Brochure & Specs

Lexmark
T430dn
BUYERS LABORATORY INC.
TEST RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS
Standard-yield (non-return) print cartridge:
Price, $154. Manufacturer's declared yield (in ac-
cordance with ISO/IEC 19752 standards), 6,000
pages. The ISO Standard Test Page has roughly
5% page coverage.
Net Weight
(In Grams)
Black
Toner cost per page is based on Lexmark's Web pricing for the high-yield return print cartridge
1
and BLI's tested toner yield based on an original with 5% page coverage.
The supplies cost per page is based on Lexmark's Web pricing and BLI's tested toner yields for
2
the high-yield return print cartridge.
Print Quality

Text:

Good

Line art:

Good
Halftone range: Good
Halftone fill: Good

Solids:

Good
Comments:
Output produced by the Lexmark's PCL 6 print
driver at 600 x 600 dpi was good overall. There
was little if any toner spray, which gave the text a
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Lab Test Report
Lexmark T430dn Toner Cartridge
TESTED TONER YIELD / SUPPLIES COST PER PAGE
Toner Yield
(Impressions)
282.3 13,177
(CONTINUED)
Ease of replacing toner cartridge:
Good. The process for replacing the print car-
tridge, which includes the drum and toner in a
single assembly, was clean and straightforward.
Impressions Toner
Per Gram CPP
3
46.68 1.563¢
clean appearance. Although the lines forming the
circumference of the circle appeared somewhat
thin and weak, line art was good overall, with
thin lines on dark backgrounds clearly defined.
Grayscale showed consistent toner coverage
within fill levels over a much broader range than
would be expected from a 600-dpi engine.

Halftone range:

Clearly visible from 1% to 93% dot-fill levels,
with distinct transitions between levels.
Supplies
CPP
4
1.563¢
7