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• Color laser-class
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• Color ink jet printers
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• Updated for 2007
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  • Page 1 Independent Consumer Guides to Document Imaging Equipment COLOR LASER PRINTER & BUSINESS INK JET PRINTER GUIDES www.betterbuys.com • Color laser-class printers for the office from $499 • Color ink jet printers for the office from • Updated for 2007 • Editor’s Choice...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    The Business Ink Jet Printer Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS appears on Replaces: The Color Laser Printer & Business Ink Jet Printer Guides — Guide Number 178 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications/Better Buys for Business. Subscription price: $149.95 (10 guides). Guides published monthly except in February and August. All rights reserved. ISSN 1084-2055.
  • Page 3 36 & 106” means page 36 and the spec- The models in Editor’s Choice Award Winners COLOR LASER PRINTER Economy Models/Letter-size ($499 and under) Lexmark C530/C532 family — pages 26 OKI Printing Solutions C3400n — pages 31 Ricoh GX3000/GX3050N/GX5050N —...

  • Page 4: Buying Tips

    This section provides an overview on each vendor (complete with contact details) followed by analysis on each model offered for sale in the color laser printer market. General information about the market, including discussions of technology as well as advice on how to buy a color laser print- er, follows this section.
  • Page 5 The machine has secure print capability, so that you can send jobs and have them held at the printer until you enter a password. This helps keep sensitive material away from prying eyes. It also allows...

  • Page 6: Dell

    Dell Computer, the number one computer retailer in the US, is now putting its name on a growing set of printers. Just a few years ago, it entered the color laser printer mar- ket with three models based on Fuji Xerox engines.
  • Page 7 35ppm color 40ppm black & white Sum-up: Excellent performance for the price. Dell stole a march on other printer vendors by offering this impressive platform before anyone else and at a price that challenged big name competitors to reduce prices faster than they may have wanted to.

  • Page 8: Gestetner

    The processor is a robust 400MHz, and PostScript and PCL are standard. The printer ships with 128MB of memory, and you can extend that to 1,152MB. We estimate the cost per page as excellent: 8.7¢ in color and around 1.0¢...

  • Page 9: Hewlett-Packard

    These new models appear to be HP’s entry into the ongo- ing race to put out the cheapest color printer on the mar- ket. The $299 (street) Color LaserJet 1600 and $399 (street) Color LaserJet 2600n are certainly inexpensive.
  • Page 10 HP’s list prices; we expect moderate discounts from street prices for toner. These models seem to be aimed at the user who wants a decent-quality desktop color laser printer and is not Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 1600/2600n/2605 Consumables costs at-a-glance Black print cartridge $75.00...
  • Page 11 (useful in printing photos or marketing materials). It also comes with preinstalled cartridges, so the printer is ready to go out of the box. These starter cartridges can print 5,000 black-and-white pages, 4,000 color pages. That’s a nice head start before you have to worry about installing supplies.
  • Page 12 That makes especially good sense with this printer family, which you can use as your standard office printer most of the time, with color as an added feature. There are four configurations:...
  • Page 13 These models come with ColorSphere toner, which is a nice improvement in color quality. It also comes with pre- installed cartridges, so the printer is ready to go out of the box. These starter cartridges can print 6,000 black-and- white pages, 6,000 color pages. We like this trend, espe- cially since the first set-up of a printer can be a real headache.
  • Page 14 These models also have job retention features. These include proof and hold (which allows you to send a job to the printer, print only the first copy for proofing, and then either release the job from the...
  • Page 15 Consumables costs of 1.9¢ in black and 9.8¢ in color are moderate. This is a strong ledger printer family. It does, however, lack finishing equipment, even as an option. If you want finishing, you should look at the Ricoh Aficio CL7200, a less expensive ledger printer with both a finisher and a booklet maker as options.

  • Page 16: Ibm

    Several years ago, IBM upgraded its monochrome laser printer line by adopting machines made by Lexmark. It has also adopted a number of newer Lexmark color print- ers. Unlike Lexmark, IBM does not sell each variation in the family as a separate product.

  • Page 17: Konica Minolta

    2.3¢, color pages 12.3¢. These are not cheap, but they aren’t bad at the low end of the market. The $299 magicolor 2500W is a very basic printer. It has 200 sheets of input only and 200 sheets of output,...
  • Page 18 It’s also an upgrade for those who are tired of very slow color laser printer speeds of four to six pages a minute.
  • Page 19 1.5¢. That’s quite high for printers this fast and this expensive. While this is a fine printer, we think that there are oth- ers than can compete with it at a significantly lower price. You might want to consider, for example, the Xerox Phaser 6300N or Lexmark C770n, which offer similar features at a lower cost.

  • Page 20: Konica Minolta Magicolor 7450

    Unlike other Konica Minolta printer models, the $7,200 bizhub C250P is based on a copier original, namely the bizhub C250. As a printer, this model has quite good basic features, including its ability to print ledger-size pages. The 466MHz processor is matched with standard PostScript, PCL, and Ethernet connectivity.

  • Page 21: Chart Entry

    It’s a hybrid of a strong copier and a first-rate laser printer. It stacks up well against its more powerful sibling, the bizhub C352P (see below), offering similar features for nearly $3,000 less, with the major concession being slower (but still decent) print speed.

  • Page 22: Kyocera

    These models are Kyocera’s second-generation entries Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com into the LED color printer arena, replacing the FS- C5016N. The $1,759 (estimated street price) FS-C5020N...

  • Page 23: Paper Handling

    The black-and-white cost per page is very good for a color printer, at 1.2¢ a page. That’s not nearly as good as with some black-and-white-only printers, but among color printers, it’s very good indeed. The color per-page costs are even better, at 5.3¢...
  • Page 24 In addition, Kyocera’s toner costs are very reasonable. We think this is a strong printer series. It does have a higher sticker price than some of the competition (calcu- lating from its list price). It also has a relatively slow color printing speed.

  • Page 25: Lanier

    Kyocera FS-C8026N Consumables costs at-a-glance Black toner $99.00 Cyan toner $90.00 Magenta toner $90.00 Yellow toner $90.00 Drum/black $1,093.00 Drum/4-color $1,093.00 Developer/black $288.00 Developer/3-color $1,020.00 Charger unit $20.00 Oil kit $49.00 TOTAL PER-PAGE COSTS 1,000, and 1,500 sheets. The FS-C8026N-B has a 150- sheet bypass tray and three 500-sheet paper trays.

  • Page 26: Lexmark

    Vendor Profile Lexmark was formed when IBM spun off its typewriter and mainstream printer business back in 1991. The non- compete agreement between IBM and Lexmark expired in 1996. IBM, at that point, built up a full line of desktop printers in competition with Lexmark but a few years ago announced that it would relabel Lexmark’s black-and-...
  • Page 27 That’s pretty steep, but typical for printers in this price range. The C500n is simply a basic printer that seems to be designed for the casual office user who needs occasional color printing for a special project but doesn’t want to spend a lot.

  • Page 28: 25Ppm Full Color

    Making a workgroup color printer for under $1,000 that has decent color control software is a nice plus. What’s remarkable is that its 22ppm color speed makes it a cred- itable workgroup printer on its own. This family gets our Editor’s Choice Award. Chart entries —...
  • Page 29 100-sheet bypass. There’s an extra 500-sheet tray, option- al on all but the C770dtn model. Output is limited to only 250 sheets. The printer can, however, handle card stock. Lexmark rates the duty cycle at 100,000 pages a month. Consumables are on the high side. You’ll spend 2.6¢ per black-and-white page and 12.8¢...
  • Page 30 — there are a limited number of color laser print- ers with extended options for output and input. In fact, this color laser printer family is one of the few that prints at letter/legal size that has an extended range of options, including an envelope feeder, high-capacity feeder, finish- er, adequate output capacity, and a mailbox option.

  • Page 31: Oki

    8.78 1.66 consider it laser-class for the purposes of this guide. In the past few years, several of the other key printer ven- dors have introduced models using LED technology, making it a little less exotic than it once was.
  • Page 32 The new C3400n breaks a new price barrier for OKI Printing Solutions, as it’s the company’s first under-$400 color printer offering. As expected for such a price, this LED printer is a no-frills model that offers good perform- ance but has very limited features.
  • Page 33 Configurations: models. The C7350n ($1,699 street), with 192MB of memory, is a parallel-port or USB printer (both interfaces are standard) offering standard Ethernet. It comes with one 530-sheet tray plus a 100-sheet bypass. Standard res- olution is 1,200 x 600dpi.
  • Page 34 9.5¢ in color. It is not so good in black- and-white (2.4¢). OKI now has some strong competition, but it’s a strong workgroup printer family and, thanks to an increase in speed, still competitive. Chart entries —...
  • Page 35 OKI Printing Solutions C9800hn OKI Printing Solutions C9800hdn 36ppm full color 40ppm black & white Sum-up: A ledger-size color printer series with superior speed and good features. These ledger-size printers are the successors to OKI Printing Solutions’ excellent C9300 and C9500 printers, which had a strong track record.

  • Page 36: Panasonic

    At 18ppm in color, this is a pretty speedy platform for a sub-$1,000 printer. It also has built- in Ethernet compatibility, making it an even better value.

  • Page 37: Ricoh

    $ 0.000 $ 0.000 But the company now sells a number of high-perform- 14,000 $ 0.002 ance color laser printer models, which we cover in this $ 0.001 $ 0.001 guide. Ricoh sells these color laser printers through its $ 0.000 $ 0.000...
  • Page 38 Ricoh machines. Otherwise, the models are pretty similar. All in all, this is a very strong small workgroup printer. It’s relatively inexpensive, but it has some strong features. You should be able to drive a better deal with your Ricoh dealer than the list price on this machine.
  • Page 39 Kyocera FS-C5025N. It has good paper handling for a desktop model, and the 22ppm color speed is a com- mendable improvement over past Ricoh color models in this price range. This printer gets our Editor’s Choice Award. Chart entry —...
  • Page 40 With Ricoh’s rollout of three new color printers using its revolutionary GelSprint technology, the company has taken a major leap in the industry-wide quest to develop inexpensive laser-quality color machines with the low purchase price of a low-end ink jet printer. 20,000 $ 0.003 $ 0.003 10,000 $ 0.013...
  • Page 41 How did Ricoh do it? GelSprint is an ink jet-based tech- nology, but with its advanced permanent print head (guaranteed to last for the life of the unit), these machines can be competitive with today’s cutting-edge desktop color machines in terms of performance, quality, durability, and perhaps most importantly, consumables costs.

  • Page 42: Riso

    Lexmark products. Among their many features, they offer a way to share a single controller between a printer and a duplicator. Print jobs processed by the controller that are within the duplicator’s cost-saving run-length range are sent to the duplicator, while short-run jobs are sent to the printer or multifunctional.

  • Page 43: Samsung

    Vendor Profile Samsung has made its mark in the black-and-white laser printer market, becoming one of the dominant compa- nies in that area over the past few years. More recently, the Korean company moved into color laser printing. Samsung’s printer division is growing in importance.
  • Page 44 Samsung has become a true player in the increasingly Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com competitive low-end color laser printer market. Like most printer vendors, Samsung doesn’t publish list prices, but...

  • Page 45: Savin

    Some of Sharp’s newer multifunctional models, while similar to the machines we page 39. document here, have no corresponding printer unit. They can be found in our Color Copier Guide (see back cover for details).
  • Page 46 The other advantage of these tools is to hold high-color quality and to maintain it hour to hour and day to day. That makes this an excellent printer for those who are printing personalized marketing materials in color, espe- cially brochures with photo images.

  • Page 47: Tallygenicom

    AR-C260P. The more basic AR- C240P and AR-C265P don’t offer finishing options. You can certainly buy a color printer for less. But you will find few printers that can offer such professional quality and flexibility.

  • Page 48: Toshiba

    This is a decent printer, but while it would have been a strong competitor a year ago, it has now been outgunned by newer introductions. The consumables costs alone might make this a very good buy if you are interested in a small workgroup printer.

  • Page 49: Unisys

    Xanté was founded in the late 1980s by former employ- ees of QMS, another printer vendor in Mobile, Alabama, that is now a division of Konica Minolta. Xanté sells its printers direct and through resellers.

  • Page 50: Xerox

    Hewlett-Packard (HP). As a result of the acquisition, Xerox got an unmatched range of color printer models, as well as access to Tek’s unique solid ink jet technology. Note that the company also markets a series of production-level color printers, which are not covered in this guide.
  • Page 51 14.6¢. This model is intended to keep Xerox in the running from the bottom to the top of the color laser printer mar- ket. That’s all for the best for consumers, and we think that this is one of the better bargains at the low end.
  • Page 52 (liquid) ink jet printers. These models come with powerful 600MHz processors, ensuring that they will handle images fast enough to keep the engine cranking out pages. Indeed, this printer series is very respectable for everyday black-and-white office printing as well.
  • Page 53 These are not intended for really high-volume use — they are rated for 85,000 pages per month. The meager output tray is a clear indication that this printer is better suited for a moderate flow of work. The warm-up time may be an issue as well;...
  • Page 54 Xerox Phaser 7400DX Xerox Phaser 7400DXF 36ppm full color 40ppm black & white Sum-up: Very fast LED printer series built for high color quality. The Phaser 7400 series is based on OKI’s C9600/C9800 family of printers. These ledger-size models produce color pages with excellent speed.
  • Page 55 Most important, this makes it easy to print complex jobs involving electronic collation, where the printer prints an entire document, in sequence, over and over. 40GB is, by printer standards, a decent hard- disk capacity. The 800MHz processors in these machines are among the fastest in the printing industry.
  • Page 56 Sum-up: A leader in quality laser color reproduction and a fast ledger-size printer series to boot. The new Phaser 7760 is a ledger-size color printer series that is an upgrade to the Phaser 7750, a powerhouse that can meet very demanding requirements. It is one of the fastest office color printers, and can surpass most other models for speed and image quality.
  • Page 57 Conclusion: We believe this is a terrific multipurpose printer family. The machines are able to perform as office printers as well as superb graphic arts printers. The cost of operation is good, and the input and output options are above average.

  • Page 58: Industry Briefing - Pages

    Prices have fallen significantly in recent years, and you can now get a color laser printer for as little as $299 (a few years ago, by contrast, the least expensive street price was $2,999). Most of these printers can be bought for less than $2,000, and the bulk of the 8 1/2"...

  • Page 59: Office Color

    Minolta) introduced a landmark machine priced at $12,500; color lasers had previously cost over $20,000. Today, a good printer can cost less than $2,000, and — with a growing number of entry-level models priced under $1,000 — the machines are becoming more afford- able every year.
  • Page 60 — not that which it is promised to reach on every job. The actual perform- ance you get out of a printer also depends on the ability of the printer’s built-in controller to process the types of jobs you send and the amount of memory installed.
  • Page 61 However, if you need to produce 50 or 100 copies of a flyer or postcard, a color laser printer will be a bargain. On-demand printing using a laser printer also allows you to avoid the storage costs and waste typically associ- ated with producing long runs of promotional literature.

  • Page 62: Color Fundamentals

    In the black-and-white market, the main reference point on a spec sheet when it comes to image quality is a printer’s resolution. This is measured by the number of dots per square inch, normally noted as the number of dots per inch in a row times the number of dots in a column.
  • Page 63 600dpi on some printers. “True” high resolution As indicated above, many printers offer resolutions high- er than 600dpi. But within the printer industry, there are occasional squabbles about what can really be considered “true” high-resolution output. Some laser printers that boast resolutions higher than...
  • Page 64 PostScript tips PostScript is what’s known as a “page description lan- guage” — it is software that resides within the printer and governs the way in which the machine handles instruc- tions from the computer. If you want to read more about Entire Contents ©...
  • Page 65 “spool” the job to a server or printer and get right back to work. That is especially a problem with longer and more complex jobs.

  • Page 66: Laser Printer

    125–130). going to do more than just add color to text-based docu- ments. It’s not a good idea, in our opinion, to buy a color printer over the Web without seeing a few hard-copy sam- ples first. Warranties and consumables Most color laser models have warranties that include one year of onsite service.
  • Page 67 (that is, a 1 or a 0). This is the number of bits a printer uses at each pixel to compose an image in scales of gray or in color. Typical bit depths are 8 bits for black-and-white, 24 bits for color.

  • Page 68: External Print Server

    100BaseT Ethernet, even though it doesn’t have a network interface card. The device con- nects to the printer through its USB port but uses a net- work connection to connect to the network. Some ven- dors sell their own external print servers. The best-known line of external servers is Hewlett-Packard’s JetDirect...

  • Page 69: Parallel Port

    A common method of connecting a Parallel port: printer to a PC for the purpose of printing or scanning. See also USB. PCL: Printer industry language developed by Hewlett- Packard and used on a large number of printers.

  • Page 70: Windows Printing

    Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com nected computers connectivity to a printer over a local area network (LAN). IEEE 802.11b signals can go through walls, and transmissions can extend to a distance of 100 feet or more.
  • Page 71 1 x 1,000 ($999 list) 1 x 100 Bypass Standard 1 x 250 (standard) 60,000 pages 1 year (on site) 2003 Page 4 Dell Color Laser Printer 3010cn None $379 5ppm 25ppm Color: 17 seconds Black: 9 seconds Color: Laser...
  • Page 72 1 x 1,000 ($500 street) 1 x 150 Standard 1 x 250 (standard) 95,000 pages 1 year (on site) 2004 Page 6 The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Gestetner P7431cn $899 $699 8ppm 31ppm Color: 17 seconds...
  • Page 73 Model Gestetner C7521n List price $999 Street price (October 2006) $699 Full-color print engine speed 22ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 22ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Ricoh Maximum resolution 1,200dpi Processor 533MHz Standard memory...
  • Page 74 2 x 550 ($390 each, street) 1 x 100 Standard 1 x 500 (standard) 150,000 pages 1 year (on site) 2006 Page 7 The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Gestetner C7535n $5,095 $4,299 35ppm 35ppm Color: 16 seconds...
  • Page 75 Model Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 1600 List price None Street price (October 2006) $299 Full-color print engine speed 8ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 8ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Canon Maximum resolution 600dpi Processor 300MHz...
  • Page 76 Year introduced 2006 Product profile Page 9 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 3000 None $999...
  • Page 77 Model Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 3000dn List price None Street price (October 2006) $1,499 Full-color print engine speed 15ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 30ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Canon Maximum resolution 2,400dpi (interpolated) Processor 533MHz...
  • Page 78 Year introduced 2005 Product profile Page 10 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 3600dn None $999...
  • Page 79 Model Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 3800 List price None Street price (October 2006) $799 Full-color print engine speed 22ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 22ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Canon Maximum resolution 3,600dpi (interpolated) Processor 350MHz...
  • Page 80 1 x 500 (standard) 1 x 750 with 30-sheet single-position stapling (price not available) 100,000 pages 1 year (on site) 2004 Page 12 The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4700n None $1,999 31ppm 31ppm...
  • Page 81 Model Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4700dn List price None Street price (October 2006) $2,499 Full-color print engine speed 31ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 31ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Canon Maximum resolution 3,600dpi (interpolated) Processor 533MHz...
  • Page 82 Year introduced 2004 Product profile Page 14 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 5550dn None $3,749...
  • Page 83 Model Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 5550hdn List price None Street price (October 2006) $6,299 Full-color print engine speed 27ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 27ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Canon Maximum resolution 3,600dpi (interpolated) Processor 533MHz...
  • Page 84 1 x 100 Optional (price not available) 1 x 250 (standard) 65,000 pages 1 year (on site) 2005 Page 16 The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Infoprint Color 1534dn Not available $1,054 20ppm 20ppm Color: 13 seconds...
  • Page 85 Model Infoprint Color 1654n Express List price Not available Street price (October 2006) Not available Full-color print engine speed 25ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 25ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Lexmark Maximum resolution 4,800dpi (interpolated)
  • Page 86 Year introduced 2006 Product profile Page 16 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Infoprint Color 1567 $3,786 $3,483 32ppm...
  • Page 87 Model Konica Minolta magicolor 2530 DL List price None Street price (October 2006) $399 Full-color print engine speed 5ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 20ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Konica Minolta Maximum resolution 2,400 x 600dpi (interpolated) Processor...
  • Page 88 Year introduced 2004 Product profile Page 17 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Konica Minolta magicolor 5440 DL None $999...
  • Page 89 Model Konica Minolta magicolor 7450 List price None Street price (October 2006) $2,999 Full-color print engine speed 24.5ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 24.5ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Fujitsu/Minolta Maximum resolution 9,600 x 600dpi (interpolated) Processor 733MHz...
  • Page 90 Year introduced 2006 Product profile Page 21 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Kyocera FS-C5020N $2,199 $1,759 (estimated) 17ppm...
  • Page 91 Model Kyocera FS-C5030N List price $2,625 Street price (October 2006) $2,099 (estimated) Full-color print engine speed 26ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 26ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Engine manufacturer Kyocera Mita Maximum resolution 600dpi Processor 600MHz...
  • Page 92 Year introduced 2004 Product profile Page 23 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Kyocera FS-C8026N-B $9,498 Not available 26ppm...
  • Page 93 Model Lanier LP222cn List price $999 Street price (October 2006) $699 Full-color print engine speed 22ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 22ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Ricoh Maximum resolution 1,200dpi Processor 533MHz Standard memory...
  • Page 94 1 year (on site) Year introduced 2005 Product profile Page 25 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Lanier LP332cdtn $4,995 $3,949 28ppm...
  • Page 95 Model Lanier LP335cdtn List price $5,995 Street price (October 2006) $5,099 Full-color print engine speed 35ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 35ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Ricoh Maximum resolution 1,200dpi Processor 733MHz Standard memory...
  • Page 96 1 year (on site repair) Year introduced 2006 Product profile Page 26 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Lexmark C532dn $699 None 22ppm...
  • Page 97 Model Lexmark C534dn List price $999 Street price (October 2006) None Full-color print engine speed 22ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 24ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Lexmark Maximum resolution 1,200dpi Processor 625MHz Standard memory...
  • Page 98 Year introduced 2006 Product profile Page 27 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Lexmark C770dtn Not available $1,549 25ppm...
  • Page 99 Model Lexmark C772dn List price Not available Street price (October 2006) $1,799 Full-color print engine speed 25ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 25ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Lexmark Maximum resolution 4,800dpi (interpolated) Processor 800MHz...
  • Page 100 1 year (on site repair) Year introduced 2005 Product profile Page 29 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Lexmark C920dn None $3,749 32ppm...
  • Page 101 Model OKI Printing Solutions C3400n List price None Street price (October 2006) $399 Full-color print engine speed 16ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 20ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Engine manufacturer Oki Data Maximum resolution 1,200 x 600dpi (interpolated) Processor 200MHz...
  • Page 102 1 x 100, 1 x 500 (standard) 100,000 pages 1 year (on site) 5 years limited on LED print- head 2004 Page 32 The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts OKI Printing Solutions C7550n None $1,516 24ppm 26ppm...
  • Page 103 Model OKI Printing Solutions C7550hdn List price None Street price (October 2006) $2,029 Full-color print engine speed 24ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 26ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Engine manufacturer Oki Data Maximum resolution 1,200dpi Processor 500MHz...
  • Page 104 Year introduced 2006 Product profile Page 33 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts OKI Printing Solutions C6100hdn None $1,399...
  • Page 105 Model OKI Printing Solutions C9600hdn List price None Street price (October 2006) $4,009 Full-color print engine speed 36ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 40ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Engine manufacturer Oki Data Maximum resolution 1,200 x 600dpi Processor 720MHz...
  • Page 106 Year introduced 2005 Product profile Page 35 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Panasonic WORKiO DP-CL18 $1,149 $899 18ppm...
  • Page 107 Model Ricoh Aficio CL1000N List price $899 Street price (October 2006) $699 Full-color print engine speed 8ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 31ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Ricoh Maximum resolution 1,200 x 600dpi Processor 300MHz...
  • Page 108 & booklet maker with saddlestitcher ($3,400 list) 2/3-hole punch ($765 list; requires 1 x 2,500) 200,000 pages 1 year (on site) 2005 Page 39 The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Ricoh Aficio CL7200D $3,795 $3,129 28ppm 32ppm...
  • Page 109 Model Ricoh Aficio CL7200DT1 List price $4,995 Street price (October 2006) $3,949 Full-color print engine speed 28ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 32ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Ricoh Maximum resolution 1,200dpi Processor 733MHz...
  • Page 110 Year introduced 2006 Product profile Page 39 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Ricoh GX3050N Not available $279 29ppm...
  • Page 111 Model Ricoh Aficio CL7300D List price $5,095 Street price (October 2006) $4,299 Full-color print engine speed 35ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 35ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Ricoh Maximum resolution 1,200dpi Processor 733MHz...
  • Page 112 Year introduced 2005 Product profile Page 40 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts RISO G752 $3,299 Set by dealer...
  • Page 113 Model Samsung CLP-510 List price None Street price (October 2006) $400 Full-color print engine speed 5ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 25ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Samsung Maximum resolution 1,200dpi (interpolated) Processor 266MHz Standard memory...
  • Page 114 1 year (exchange) Year introduced 2004 Product profile Page 42 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Samsung CLP-600N None $499 21ppm...
  • Page 115 Model Savin CLP22 List price $999 Street price (October 2006) $699 Full-color print engine speed 22ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 22ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Ricoh Maximum resolution 1,200dpi Processor 533MHz Standard memory...
  • Page 116 1 x 530 ($520) 1 x 100 Optional ($425 list) Not available 100,000 pages 1 year (on site) 2004 Page 45 The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Sharp AR-C260P $5,795 Set by dealer 26ppm 32ppm Not published...
  • Page 117 Model Sharp AR-C265P List price Not available Street price (October 2006) Not available Full-color print engine speed 26ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 32ppm (pages per minute) First page out Not published Printing technology Engine manufacturer Maximum resolution 1,200 x 600dpi (interpolated) Processor 500 MHz...
  • Page 118 Year introduced 2006 Product profile Page 47 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Toshiba e-STUDIO205CP $999 Set by dealer...
  • Page 119 Model Unisys UDS 579-DN1 List price $2,955 Street price (October 2005) None Full-color print engine speed 25ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 25ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Lexmark Maximum resolution 4,800dpi (interpolated) Processor 600MHz...
  • Page 120 Year introduced 2005 Product profile Page 50 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Xerox Phaser 8500DN None $1,099 24ppm...
  • Page 121 Model Xerox Phaser 8550DT List price None Street price (October 2006) $1,599 Full-color print engine speed 30ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 30ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Solid ink Engine manufacturer Xerox Maximum resolution 2,400dpi (interpolated) Processor 600MHz...
  • Page 122 1 x 150 Standard 1 x 250 (standard) 120,000 pages 1 year (on site) + Total Satisfaction Guarantee 2005 Page 52 The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Xerox Phaser 6350DT None $2,549 36ppm 36ppm Color: 10 seconds...
  • Page 123 Model Xerox Phaser 6350DX List price None Street price (October 2006) $3,149 Full-color print engine speed 36ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 36ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Xerox Maximum resolution 2,400dpi Processor 800MHz...
  • Page 124 Year introduced 2005 Product profile Page 53 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com The Color Laser Printer Guide: Specification & Price Charts Xerox Phaser 7400DX None $5,499 36ppm...
  • Page 125 Model Xerox Phaser 7760DN List price None Street price (October 2006) $6,299 Full-color print engine speed 35ppm (pages per minute) Black-only print engine speed 45ppm (pages per minute) First page out Black: Printing technology Laser Engine manufacturer Xerox Maximum resolution 1,200dpi Processor 800MHz...
  • Page 126 The Business Ink Jet Printer Guide O Editor’s Choice Awards — The best values in each product category — as determined by our expert editorial staff O Vendor & Product Profiles — A comprehensive list of every model on the market, provided in alphabetical order by manufacturer Epson —...
  • Page 127 Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com Editor’s Choice Award Winners Business Ink Jet Printer Guide Hewlett-Packard Officejet Pro K550 family — Hewlett-Packard Officejet Pro K850/K850dn — Look for the Editor’s Choice emblem inside the guide.

  • Page 128: Hewlett-Packard

    This section provides an overview on each vendor (complete with contact details) followed by analysis on each model offered for sale in the business ink jet printer market. General information about the market, including discussions of technology as well as advice on how to buy a business ink jet printer, follows this section.
  • Page 129 PCL is supported as well as Mac OS X and Linux host-based printing. The design is quite simple and compact for a ledger-size printer. A low profile makes them easy printers to use on a desktop. The paper supply is a simple 150-sheet input tray, with 10-sheet manual feed.
  • Page 130 Even better, it has consum- ables costs that are remarkably low for an entry-level office printer. Frankly, it makes almost all of HP’s busi- ness ink jet line that we have documented above irrele- vant.
  • Page 131 (standard on all but the base model). Output maxes out at 150 sheets. While this is a solid office printer, it also has a photo mode for printing color photos. Photo printing is slower, but not as painfully slow as with some other inkjets.
  • Page 132 In an ink jet printer, images are created just as in dot matrix and laser printers. Each image is comprised of thousands, or even millions, of tiny dots. As technologies have improved, resolutions have gotten higher and image quality has improved dramatically.

  • Page 133: Ink Jet Technology

    Printheads have traditionally had the problem of becoming clogged. This is particularly the case when the printer is not used frequently, leading to ink drying on the nozzles. There are several ways to address this problem, as recommended by your vendor. You can access the heads and clean them (there are commercial solvents for this purpose).
  • Page 134 Because of the clarity and precision of the dots, the printer can lay down an extra set of interpolated dots on each row with no fear that the ink will simply run together.
  • Page 135 (usually a small box slightly larger than a deck of cards) that connects easily to the Ethernet net- work and is connected to the printer in turn, using either a parallel cable or a USB connection. The external serv- er has some memory and limited intelligence, allowing it to direct traffic to the printer.
  • Page 136 Developed by a consortium of vendors, including Siemens, Intel, Toshiba, Motorola, and Ericsson, Bluetooth involves building a very small trans- ceiver into a computer, printer, or other electronic device. Paper handling & finishing Ink jet printers are generally limited in both paper-feed capacity and output options.
  • Page 137 Using This Electronic Document This document was designed to be read on screen or printed out. Moving Around in the Document: All links appear in blue text. In order to follow a link, click on the hand icon in the toolbar at the top of your screen, and then click on blue text. You will automatically go to the referenced page.
  • Page 138 Better Buys for Business PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Entire Contents © 2006 Progressive Business Publications. Copying of Pages Prohibited. To Order: 800 247 2185 or www.betterbuys.com...
  • Page 139 Two-in-one guide: (1) Laser printers with speeds of 50–135 pages per minute; (2) High-speed digital duplicators. The Color Laser Printer & Business Ink Jet Printer Guides Two-in-one guide: (1) Color laser-class printers for the office from $499; (2) Business ink jet printers from $99.

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