Brother MFC-8420 Laser Multifunction Review

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(More customer reviews)I went through a slew of hp printers. I experienced lousy, "outsourced" technical support, and had two printers fail in the same year. This on the heels of my friends brand new color laser fiasco, which was three failures in one year (also HP). They used to be the best, with printers like the 4050n and other tireless workhorses, but I think other vendors are now making significant inroads, especially in this middle ground space. You'll find HP laser printers to be profoundly expensive for what they buy, with high print costs, and low ram. The 1300 is a fine example of where HP has gone wrong.
So, we took the plunge on this 8420 (we got the "one up" D model, which includes duplexing -- works like a charm, and at about 1c a page (as the cost of paper) it will pay for itself quickly).
The upsides:
1) Very cheap toner. Especially the high yield. 6k pages for 90 bucks, which is more than any other cartridge we could find (and you get get those cheaper than 90 some places)
2) Very convenient. You've no idea how awesome a 50 page sheetfed scanner with OCR actually is until you need it. ;-)
3) Comes with a full toner cartridge. My hp's came with 1/2 full "intro" ones.
4) Best-of-breed. For it's downsides (below), it really is the best you can buy for the money.
5) It doesn't jam.
The downsides are:
1) It's a little slow to copy
2) High end color scans are not that hot. A little flat. If you want high end color scans, drop 60 bucks and buy a Scanjet 5300c. The scanner is really designed for document processing, at which it excels.
3) It's a little pricey to buy in. The high end models are overpriced for what they buy (duplexing for ~100 bucks, network for another 100-150). Yikes.
4) The software is a little "clunky", but it works
5) The warranty pretty much stinks (1 year). If you can get an extended warranty, it's a [really] good idea. With so many components, all-in-ones have that much more of a chance to fail, and they do. ;-)
Remember, inkjet printers are sold practically at a loss by their manufacturers (especially cheaper ones). They are designed to make up their money in ink cartridges. This is important when you are comparing all-in-ones.
Despite it's minor downsides, I'd highly reccomend this ot a friend. If you need something to get your business off the ground like we did, and don't want to spend a fortune or worry about being in constant IT mode keeping everything configured and working smoothly, this is the way to go. Faxing is a breeze, scanning is easy (50 docs at a time is a LOT btw), and printing is very high quality.
We combined this with a cheap bubblejet, and now we have the best of all possible worlds. We reccomend this route!!!

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Winner of the prestigious Editor's Choice Award from PC Magazine and combining all the necessary office machines into a single box, the Brother MFC-8420 is an excellent addition for home businesses or small networks. Including a laser printer and copier, color and monochrome scanner, and a 33.6 Kpbs modem fax, this convenient desktop assistant offers all the functions you need to keep printing and mailing costs to a minimum.
The monochrome laser printer and copier produces letter or legal sized pages at up to 17 ppm, with an outstanding 2,400 x 600 dpi resolution. Up to 99 copies can be sorted or reduced or enlarged at a range of 25 to 400 percent; manual two-sided printing helps you save on consumables. The scanner operates in either 48-bit color or 256-level grayscale, enabling you to scan full-color photos or monochrome documents. Either way, with an interpolated resolution up to 9,600 x 9,600 dpi, your scans will be impeccably smooth.
The fax provides a variety of sending and retrieval options designed to improve efficiency. Broadcast faxes up to 390 stations, or speed dial to any of up to 300 coded numbers. The 50-sheet automatic document feeder frees you from having to baby sit the box, while the 600-page memory guards against paper shortages. The MFC-8420 includes a one-year warranty with instant exchange service.

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Xerox Phaser 6125/N Color Laser Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)I am awarding this printer 5 stars for its ease of installation, quality of output, quality of workmanship, unit price and the average cost of a printed page.
The Xerox Phaser 6125N appears to be a solid, quality unit. Given that you will print about 500 pages before you need to buy your next toner, you get a lot of value for the price. Thereafter, based on the prices currently listed at Amazon, paying $70 for 2000 black and white pages is not bad at all. In fact, on a per-page basis, you are paying significantly less vs. what you would spend on a generic ink-jet printer.
I installed the printer at home, in the basement, plugged into a wireless Linksys router via an Ethernet wire. My printer is now taking jobs from 5 different computers, connected through the same router over Wi-Fi and running Windows XP and Vista.
The unit comes in a nice, neat box where very little space is wasted. The unit is very much assembled and ready to go. There is a `Quick Installation', poster-sized guide (also a 'flash' animation on the CD) that explains in detail how to remove the various sticky tapes that held the printer together during transportation and lock in the toner cartridges. Once that's done, you plug in the power, connect the printer via either USB or Ethernet (USB and Ethernet cables NOT included), turn it on, set up your favorite language if it's not English and you are ready to go. On the computer side, you need to install the Xerox printer driver.
The driver installation(*) was relatively quick and nearly flawless. For it to proceed, the setup program must first find the printer. Since the printer was not physically connected to the laptop, it immediately started to look for IP-based printers. You must make sure that the printer is turned on and it has an IP address(**) while this is happening. The status page, which you can print from the front panel, will tell you if that is the case. My DHCP-enabled Linksys router assigned an address to the printer so no complicated setup was required. On the Vista side, I had to give Vista permission for a couple of tasks to complete. The setup gives you the opportunity to register your printer online. I agreed and it was quick and easy even though I was surprised that the setup knew my printer's serial number but not the model which I have to pick it myself from a long drop-down list.
From the moment I opened the box to the time I printed my first page off a document, it took less than one hour. I can see how some users may require help with the network installation part. I cannot say how Xerox supports end-users with more complex network setups because I did not have to call the tech support.The Phaser 6125N is a large, solid box (see Amazon's picture) and it is so because it holds large (fully loaded) toner cartridges and the fuser unit. Printing is quick and quiet and I experienced no paper jams yet. The colors are bright and both the text and the graphics are crisp - I printed some very complicated flowcharts and a colorful logo to test and I was satisfied with the result. Out of the box, over 200 PCL and PostScript fonts are supported. Other features include 128Mb of memory, support for various paper sizes and paper types including glossies and envelopes, it can be set to go into PowerSaver mode after a period of inactivity (and I reduced it from the 30 minute default to 5 minutes), can be set to produce an audible tone on various conditions, will produce Configuration pages with values for various settings and parameters including the environment's temperature and humidity.
This printer should be ideal for the small office and it could be great for the home if the relatively large size does not bother you. In my case, it doesn't because it's going to stay in the basement. Memory expansion or wireless connections were not issues for me but those who have such concerns should do some research before buying.
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(*) Be aware that a nearly identical model, the Xerox Phaser 6130/N Color Laser Printer offers a few enhancements and extra capabilitis such as:
- Double standard memory (128 MB vs. 64MB) and the ability to upgrade it up to 1152MB
- Larger toner cartridges
- Mac OS support
- Built-in PCL emulation and PostScript 3
(**) Note that you will have to install the driver on ALL the computers that are going to use the printer. Every time you install the driver, you will be prompted to register again. After you complete your first registration, ignore any subsequent invitations.
(***) I can think of 3 basic way you can connect the printer without having to buy any extra hardware, other than a cable, if you don't have one already:
1 - Personal printer - use a USB cable to connect it directly to your desktop computer (or your laptop's docking station)
2 - Shared printer - after connecting the printer as above and you install the printer driver, share it (the specific steps depend on your operating system but it's usually easy). This way, anyone on the same network can use it for as long as the computer that's sharing it is up.
3 - Network printer - you plug it into a network port or directly into a router using an Ethernet cable. Unless you place some restrictions, everyone on the network should be able to use the printer for as long as it is on and the network is up.
(****) The 6125 Toner capacity are: 2000 pages for 'black' and 1000 pages for the Cyan, Magenta and Yellow. If found a 'third party' that offers the set of 4 cartridges for about 55: Xerox Phaser 6125 Set of 4 Compatible Laser Toner Cartridges: 1 each of Black 106R01334 , Cyan 106R01331, Magenta 106R01332, Yellow 106R01333 by LD Products.

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Pagepro 5650 45PPM Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the 5th printer we have bought,and I am very happy with Konica-Minolta. We tried a HP, and it was a disaster, KM has been the best, both in B/W and their laser Color, of which I also own. It is fast, and once you get the hang of the controls and sequences, it is dead nuts great if you need volumm, and I do. Got a great price at Amazon, well below street/store pricing and the shipping was fast, secure, and it arrived in an unopened new box.

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This is the Minolta-PagePro 5650 .B&W Laser,45 ppm, 1200x1200 dpi, 128MB RAM, Gigabit ethernet, USB2, Parallel, USB 1.1 Host Post, up to 8.5"x35.4", Windows, Mac, Linux;150 sheet mpt input, 550 sheet cst.

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Brother MFC9840CDW MF Color Laser Printer w/Copy Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this printer for our small office, of 14 people, 8 months ago and have been really surprised with its dependability and performance. We use many of it's features on a daily basis: scan-to-email, duplex printing, faxing and copying, and couldn't be more satisfied with its performance. I setup speed dials for everyone in the group through the printer's easy to use web browser interface, so now by only pressing 3 buttons, a document can be color duplex-scanned and emailed to anyone in the group in a matter of seconds. Before I purchased this printer, I was a devoted HP user, and originally purchased the comparable HP CM3530fs, but after waiting 6 months for that machine and dealing with horrible customer service, I decided to give Brother a chance. For a quarter of the original price of the HP CM3530fs, the Brother MFC 9840 CDW can do everything the HP can with the exception of stapling; and I certainly don't find a built in stapler worth the extra $2100 and hassle that comes along with the HP.

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Experience power, speed and exceptional performance whenever your business demands it. Delivers 21 B/W and 21 color pages/min at 2,400 x 600 dpi resolution to produce brilliant, colorful presentations, brochures and documents that will give you a competitive edge. Built-in Ethernet and wireless 802.11b/g networking provides reliable workgroup printing. Auto duplexing transforms complex double-sided printing, copying, or scanning into a simple, stress-free job. Multifunction printing, scanning, copying and faxing offers incredible versatility and significant overhead savings. Produces 1,200 x 2,400 dpi scans and copies at 17 pages/min in B/W and color. Intelligent 33.6 kbps fax sends B/W or color faxes in 2 seconds for fast turnarounds. Print Technology: Laser; Maximum Print Speed (Black): 21.0 ppm; Maximum Print Speed (Color): 21.0 ppm; Network Ready: Yes.

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X543DN Mfp Color Laser 21/21 Ppm P/c/s Duplex Review

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(More customer reviews)The features included fast printing, full color, automatic double sided printing (w/o fax option). It will work as a network printer, too. It was clearly designed to work with Windows, but it is also sold as Mac OS compatible, and the User Manual walks you though set-up steps with Windows or Mac OS at the same time. It is thorough. Thank goodness it's in HTML format, too.
I'm a long time HP printer user (30+ years) and I wary of other brands. But, I haven't had a good experience with HP over the years - they just don't keep their printers drivers up to date (at least, not for Mac or Unix systems).
Mac users won't have any problems with this printer, and the Mac installer is included. The printer driver did not include a double sided printing option. You have to be working from one of the Microsoft Office applications, to notice a third line of options called "Copies & Pages" > "Printer Features". Opening up that list provides all the printer functions like printing form the options sheet feeder (envelope) and you can turn on double sided printing (from the"Layout: menu), if you look carefully enough. You can also choose binding on the long or short side, too.
My first mistake was that I assumed the envelope in the single sheet option feeder would give it priority to the main paper bin (as it does on HP printers).
While I am impressed that this printer worked right out of the box (no set-up required). I followed the instructions to the letter, installing the "software" before plugging in the printer. But, it might as well be using the Generic Postscript driver - nothing special about the driver.
While unpacking, it took me about 15 minutes to follow all the colored tape to pull about a dozen plastic shipping pins. Not real hard, but I was still surprised at how many of those pins where installed. It is easy to snap off the plastic pins, so use care when removing them.
I was not impressed with "pinch and lift" access to the toner drawer - it sticks. But, I do like the small square toner cartridges, which fit snugly in their respective slots. Each toner box is keyed, so you can mix up the colors.
The print quality is excellent. Finally, I'm printing off web pages that look just like they do on my monitor. No calibration needed. That's impressive. Color copies and photos look great, as well. If you were used to printing color photos off in B&W on a monotone laser printer, you'll find the color version more interesting.
The manual also neglects to point out the importance of using high quality, polished paper for laser printers (probably because HP sells so much of it). Good paper is really important for sharpness and brightness. When you print to a bond or cotton stock paper, it will look fuzzy, because of the paper texture. The printer has an option for gloss, but I haven't tested that with a photo.
It copies great, speed is good once it warms up, but warm-up can take 20-30 seconds. Once it's running, it does good. I printed out a 40 page PowerPoint file that had heavy black frames. It often took 30-50 seconds to render a page, but others came out steady. On a Mac, the PDF rendering is done in software, not through a chip in the printer. So, some of the delay was no doubt, on the computer end. However, my Mac Pro has a lot of CPU power and RAM to match.
Scanner? - I haven't found any Lexmark installed Scanner applications, but I was able to choose the scanner from the "Import" function in Adobe PhotoShop and Preview, but not from iPhoto. It works, but it's a bit awkward. HP's software takes you directly into a suite of applications that help you edit the picture and print to photo paper of any size, and the have all kinds of printing options like masks.
I don't like the rather small, vertical output tray in the back and because of that feature, I did not order the extra paper bin. You can't expect to stack up much output, before you will need to clear the tray. 40-50 pages, max.
The sheet feeder worked perfectly. If you fax or copy multiple documents, this is a powerful feature.
The control panel layout is well done. The set-up menus are a little awkward to use, but fortunately, you won't have to use the tiny character panel very often (2 rows of 16 characters). It reminds me of setting the clock on my VCR.
The confusion didn't begin until I wanted to order a new set of cartridges.
First, they are hard to find in stores. I checked in every store that sold office supplies and Lexmark printers. But, even ordering them on-line was difficult.
Here on Amazon, they don't have the cartridge listed in their printer cross-reference tool. (great tool, otherwise, but apparently, it's incomplete).
On Lexmark's web site, it doesn't take long to find cartridges, but then you start to think you are getting cross-eyed. They seem to have cartridges with different amounts of toner (ink) in them!? Oh, no. Is this like the way HP was selling Photosmart inks cartridges that weren't full? I hope not. When I see a toner or ink cartridge, I expect that it's a full one, otherwise, its impossible to compare prices!
So, not only are the toners hard to find, but you need to be very careful that you are comparing the toner capacities and price.
The "High Yield Toner" was pre-installed - they do not have a replacement part number on them!?
For example, they list:
C540X1_G Toner for Extra High yield (C544 and X544 only) -$130
C540H1_G Toner for High yield (C540,C543,C544,X543,X544 printers) - $72
C540A1_G Toner (C540,C543,C544,X543,X544 printers) - $58
C540X2_G Toner for Extra High yield (C544 and X544 only)
C540H2_G Toner for High yield (C540,C543,C544,X543,X544 printers)I bought these for regular Toner refills:
C540A1CG Cyan(Blue) - $58
C540A1MG Magenta (Red) - $58
C540A1YG Yellow - $58
C540A1KG Black (slightly bigger) - $78
(*These are NOT Amazon prices - they are current prices for comparison purposes only)
Bottom-line, double check before you shop for replacement toner. This is a very confusing product, in that respect. Lexmark pushes recycling and the boxes have labels to return the toners.
My over all impression is that I really love it. The copy functions are simple and familiar symbols or labels. Software (printer drivers) are easy to update - I hope they will!
This design is a little bit outdated, but for the price, it's a great way to get into an affordable color laser printer, that is clean, simple, and intuitive. The only interactive display is a tiny 10 letter display (most new printers have an LCD). The user manual is in HTML format, so find the menu map and print it out. You can get there through that tiny front panel, but it takes a lot of time and a little patients. (I hope it has a Factor Reset option, if I ever mess this up...)
Overall, I think this is a very affordable color printer. And, a full set of replacement toner cartridges (a set of 4 can run $3-450) almost costs as much as the original printer. So, you may not want to stock up on new toner - just plan to buy a new printer. Seriously!
But, don't worry about the printer functions - it's laser sharp.The ink is durable, but it will smear if you get the paper wet. It won't survive a coffee spill.Pros: Solid color laser printer; accurate scanner with sheet feeder, copier functions. Mac drivers.
Cons: Toner is hard to find, confusing/deceptive; no single sheet over-ride; no scanner app.
Note: I did not test this printer with Windows.


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Xerox Phaser 6280DN - Printer - color - duplex - laser - Legal, A4 - 600 dpi x 600 dpi - up to 31 ppm (mono) / up to 26 ppm (color) - capacity: 400 sheets - USB, 10/100Base-TX Review

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(More customer reviews)right out of the box this printer made great prints for pennies on the dollar, we picked this up because we're using a large format inkjet for proofs and it was eating us alive on print costs, for the price of the one set of large-format Epson ink cartridges we got this printer with toner included and have been very happy with the results, with almost no setup is very color accurate for a four color process printer, with almost no installation it went right onto the PCs and Macs and we haven't had a single problem with it. the prints are cheap enough that we can just give them away as proofs and not be concerned with the cost, and the media it prints on his very cost efficient in the printer itself is very reliable.

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The Phaser 6280/DN printer can handle all the work your team can give it, with fast color output and advanced capabilities. It is Built for speed with fast 26 ppm for color printing and 31 ppm for black and white. Handle complex documents with ease, thanks to 256 MB of printer memory and a powerful 400 MHz processor. It is workteam-ready, with built-in networking and on-board support for Windows, Mac and Linux. Flexible expansion to fit your workload, including an optional hard drive, memory expansion and paper capacity up to 950 sheets.

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Xerox Phaser 6360/DN Laser Color Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been buying laser printers for my home office since Apple first shipped theirs. Then I moved over to HP's. But now I wanted something that could do for duplex color as my old HP's did for Black and White. The Xerox 6360 reminds me of how HP _used to_ build printers - like a truck - very fast, solid, dependable and it just works. Almost impossible to screw up. Important when you're using a duplexer. (I've yet to have a single duplexer jam and that's its default setting.) Color in business documents just becomes second nature and seeing someones plain B&W documents makes you realize what they're missing.
Did I say it was fast? I used it to proof my 300 page book.
Full disclosure, after using the one in our house for two weeks I bought another one for our vacation place.
Only complaint is the one I have with all printers - when it's time for new color toner cartridges your heart will be your mouth. Replacing each of the three color cartridges are $322 _each_ (from Xerox) + another $194 for the black cartridge. So figure you're paying the price of the printer ~$1,100 every 12 to 18,000 pages. Gulp.

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HP CP2025X Color LaserJet Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)UPDATE: Been a year since I owned this printer and it performs very well. Print primarily journal articles and never had a problem. Get the extra paper tray if you can afford it. Tried some business cards recently (120lb card stock) and it worked very very well! The black toner is lower than the others but have not had to replace any of the cartridges yet. I should revise my rating to a 5 stars. I still use the printer through a dedicated print server (see below) and have not fiddled with the built-in networking. I have since writing this review also been using Win7 and again, prints beautifully, without any problems to speak of.
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HP CP2025X Color LaserJet Printer (Same as the DN version but with the extra paper tray. Should really give it 5 Stars but feel the long terms costs are going to be high (toner).
I have the printer set up on a print server (Linksys, so not using its built in network capabilities on the CP2025X) and am using XP-Pro on all my machines. Don't print a whole lot (maybe ~100pages /month) and have had this printer for some 4 months. I use my HP Laserjet 1160Le to print my B&W stuff and that too is on its own printer server. Word of caution here, I already had the Linksys (Cisco Systems) print servers ($70each) from a couple of years ago but when I checked the built in networking in a cursory manner on the CP2025X with XP Pro it did not work out of the box. I was going to use the print servers anyway so I didn't play around to see if I could get the built in network capability going with XP Pro. I imagine it would work if I played around with it some.
The CP2025X replaces an Epson900 that I should have thrown out a long time ago. I researched the color laser printers and settled on this one. I did not want an inkjet because they are not near robust enough over the long haul (even the high end photo printers from Epson). The laser printers tend not to have issues with the nozzles getting clogged. This is a REAL issue if you tend not to use your printer all the time (daily). You spend a few minutes trying to get everything lined up to print with inkjet printers, however good or expensive, and frankly the end product is always suboptimal for color documents and pdfs. With the color laser printers I have used at work over the years you simply hit print, everything works every time. Paper jams on color laser printers are the fault of the operator (either too full or last sheet in a tray). On my Epson I could never get the same effortless printing. The CP2025X was something I could afford and had network capability, so not tied to a specific computer just the router. I never have to wonder whether it printed. I can wirelessly reach my router from upstairs and since the printer is actually hooked into the router (via a print server) I hit print and voila, I come down later and it is all done, perfectly. This happens regardless of whether the printer has been used in the past month.
I did consider the Xerox color printers but decided against them for a couple of reasons: I had used one at work off and on and the toner is actually a wax based product that can smudge. The printer was also a lot smellier than the laser printers and needed a few minutes warming up. You can actually smell the wax. I have a small study that the printer is in and I don't leave the windows open and didn't want the wax smell in there. The smell is a drawback with the CP2025X as well but less so. You do smell the toner and this can't be good. This is especially true when you first put the toner cartridges in or if you print out 50 pages at a time. Still, smells A LOT less than the Xerox. The Xerox print cartridges are a lot cheaper and that had me vacillating. In the end the CP2025X is a better product that will print hassle free in color and while the toner cartridges are expensive I am very glad I bought it.

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HP Color LaserJet CP2025x Printer Improve your business image and turn printed pages into customers with HP’s best value color LaserJet printer designed for small businesses.Enhances productivity Enjoy color printing without sacrificing speed with the HP Color LaserJet CP2025 Printer series. Get your output and return to work quickly with fast black and color print speeds of up to 21 pages per minute (ppm) on letter-size paper. Start fast and finish sooner. Typical office print job Time To Completion can be nearly three times faster with Instant-on Technology.Avoid interruptions and increase productivity with proactive printer management. HP ToolboxFX provides easy access to printer settings, status information, the user guide, and self-help and troubleshooting tips. Shop anytime with a desktop icon that links to HP SureSupply, where you’ll see a list of cartridges that work with your printer.Easily share the printer and efficiently utilize resources with bu

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HP Color LaserJet 4550 Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)I printed a lot of photos with my old 895cse printer, and they looked great, but the ink could smear and it took forever. I recently bought this printer, and it is fantastic, clean and crisp prints... and full color in the same time it takes to print a text page, about 20 seconds. And you don't have to replace the cartridge every other week, so far it's been 3 months and I haven't changed the toner yet. I say if you can afford this now, it will pay off in the long run.

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The Hewlett-Packard 4550 LaserJet printer is ideal for a small work group or office looking for a color printer. This printer makes color laser printing simple and fast, producing 4 ppm in color and 16 ppm in black. This is true even when printing complex color print jobs.
The 4550 has automatic color calibration, which offers surprising color print quality for the life of the printer. With Hewlett-Packard's Image Resolution Enhancement technology, a 600 dpi engine puts out 2,400 dpi color-laser print-quality images.
The 4550 has two trays that provide a paper capacity of 400 sheets. Duty cycle is 35,000 pages per month. This printer also has a 233 MHz processor and up to 192 MB memory. Color prints up to 8.5 by 14 inches on both sides are available with an optional automatic duplex unit.
The 4550 comes with an expanded control panel to better help with potential problems and to recommend solutions. It is compatible with both IBM and Macintosh operating systems, and it is network capable and Internet enabled. The 4550 measures 20 x 22 x 16 inches and comes with a one-year limited warranty. This product also meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency.

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Color Laser Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)This printer is truly an office-grade color printer in terms of speed, ease of use, quality, and features. The print speed is simply outstanding, even when printing in color. It has duplex as well as an easy-to-setup Ethernet capability. Setup took around 10 minutes and the included printer driver software is well done, easy to use, and actually gives correct information (unlike many other products such as Epson). This is an outstanding product at an reasonable price. Highly recommended.

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The Samsung CLP-770ND is ready to plug into your network, to produce full-color, professional-looking documents at the rate of 33 ppm. Bottlenecks will be a thing of the past. The CLP-770ND offers one of the lowest TCOs in its class, with features like built-in duplexing, 7,000-page toner yield and a 120,000-page monthly duty cycle, making it a true example of efficiency. The Samsung CLP-770ND, with a paper capacity of up to 1,600 sheets (with optional trays), is a powerful, expandable printer that is a necessity in all fast-paced office environments.

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X544DN Mfp Color Laser 25/25 Ppm P/s/c/f Duplex Frnt Pic Bridge Review

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(More customer reviews)This printer was surprisingly small in size to be a color laser MFP. It replaces an HP2840 that died (falsely claiming a jam that couldn't be cleared, even by a printer repair place). I researched MFP devices from Samsung, Canon, Epson, HP, looking for one that was Mac Snow Leopard compatible, had duplex printing capability, color laser printing, and good printing speed. This had all of those features at a price that matched or beat its competition, on a printer that can print more than 20 ppm, both color and B&W, all the others had less than 20 ppm printing speed. I just received the printer today and am pleased with its printing speed and quietness of operation. The HP2840 was a very noisy machine, slow to start up, poor Snow Leopard support (only print, no fax or scan).
If you're using it as a network printer, the only way to scan is via the web interface, but if you hook it up via USB, then you can scan more directly from the computer. I think that's a bit clunky, and Lexmark should make a more sensible driver for it, but at least you can scan/print/fax from the network in Snow Leopard.
Overall, it seems to be a very nice device, and I think I made the best choice.

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Konica Minolta magicolor 1690MF - Multifunction ( fax / copier / printer / scanner ) - color - laser - copying (up to): 21 ppm (mono) / 3.5 ppm (color) - printing (up to): 20 ppm (mono) / 5 ppm (color) - 200 sheets - 33.6 Kbps - Hi-Speed USB, 10/100 Base-TX Review

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(More customer reviews)On the positive side, it prints very quickly in black, a little slower in color (it's a four-pass CMYK printer, meaning it prints Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black in individual runs or passes) but the quality of the color images are fantastic and are only limited by the quality of paper used. It scans acceptably well, not spectacular, but more than well enough for my needs. Haven't tried the fax portion and don't foresee doing so.
There are only two negatives that I've found: the machine is noisy even when not in use; it has a loud cooling fan that will run for a long time (more than 20 minutes); and it's shipped with what seems like only a few drops of black toner. If you buy this printer and plan to do any amount of printing right away, you need to get more black toner, pronto. The toner cartridge that came with it lasted less than a week with moderate usage.
So far I like it and would recommend it. The printer part of it gets five stars, the scanner four stars. The other qualities--noise, set up, features--bring the overall rating to four stars.

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Consolidate your office essentials with the magicolor 1690MF. This desktop all-in-one provides print, copy, scan and fax functionality in one small package. This multitasking color laser is the smallest ever offered from Konica Minolta. At only 17 tall it won't compete for desktop space. Despite its compact size, the magicolor 1690MF quickly delivers 20 ppm color and 5 ppm B&W. It's packed with user-friendly design features including a large, easy to read display, and a front access panel for quick toner replacement. An automatic document feeder makes copying, scanning or faxing multi-page documents a breeze. It also comes equipped with Simitri HD Polymerized toner which ensures smoother, more natural images and sharper text while saving 15% more energy. Space-saving design, quality results and user-friendly features make the magicolor 1690MF the last office assistant you'll ever need.

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Brother® MFC9840CDW MF Color Laser Printer w/Copy, Scan, Fax, Wireless Network Review

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(More customer reviews)This printer came to me just a few weeks ago. I really haven't had it that long. It works great wirelessly. So far, so good. It is big in size, prints fast enough. I have no complaints so far. The date is Sept. 26, 2010. Works geat!

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Brother® MFC9840CDW MF Color Laser Printer w/Copy, Scan, Fax, Wireless NetworkExperience power, speed and exceptional performance whenever your business demands it. Delivers 21 B/W and 21 color pages/min at 2,400 x 600 dpi resolution to produce brilliant, colorful presentations, brochures and documents that will give you a competitive edge. Built-in Ethernet and wireless 802.11b/g networking provides reliable workgroup printing. Auto duplexing transforms complex double-sided printing, copying, or scanning into a simple, stress-free job. Multifunction printing, scanning, copying and faxing offers incredible versatility and significant overhead savings. Produces 1,200 x 2,400 dpi scans and copies at 17 pages/min in B/W and color. Intelligent 33.6 kbps fax sends B/W or color faxes in 2 seconds for fast turnarounds. Global Product Type: Copier/Fax/Multifunction Machines; Print Technology: Laser; Maximum Print Speed (Black): 21.0 ppm; Maximum Print Speed (Color): 21.0 ppm.

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C530DN Digital Colorprinter 27/31PPM, 12 Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a good printer. It is fast and the image quality is good. It also takes up much less space than my previous laser printer. Initially, I had a problem with the printer not printing graphics from my MS-Access reports, but after calling the tech help number for OKI I found out that I had to use the PS driver instead of the PCL driver to print the graphics. I ended up installing both drivers and I use the PCL most of the time, but when I am printing the MS-Access reports I have to use the PS driver for all of the graphics to print correctly. I don't understand much about the technical aspects of the different drivers and why they exist, but if I could recommend anything to the company I would suggest that there only be one driver to print everything. Overall, this is a good printer, but be aware that there are two drivers.

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Phaser 6180MFP Clr P/c/s/f 20/31PPM Network Auto Duplex Review

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(More customer reviews)I have given the Phaser 6180MFP five stars in all available categories. Had there been a categories for "Ease of setup" and "Documentation" it would have gotten four and three stars respectively in those.
That said, the Phaser 6180MFP is a very reliable workhorse that does everything it is supposed to do and does it well.
Xerox customer service is pretty good; waiting time is minimal and the a.e. is resonably understandable.
My main printing is training manuals (hundreds of pages duplex color printing). I scan every document I get and keep truly paperless archives.
My faxing is minimal but I use a dual number single line with an automatic switch. It works as it should.
I do not use the email feature and make very few hard copies.

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Xerox Phaser 6180MFP/D MFC Color Laser Printer Xerox offers a choice of value-packed color devices for your busy small-to-medium-size business, each designed to handle your office document demands with speed and precision. The Phaser 6180 color printer delivers fast printing, outstanding color quality and unmatched ease-of-use. The Phaser 6180MFP/D color multifunction printer adds to those strengths with advanced copying, scanning and faxing - all the tools you need to get more work done with optimal efficiency. Need to impress? For outstanding print quality, these devices perform beautifully. 600 x 600 x 4 dpi resolution delivers an amazing 16 shades of color per pixel - often perceived as higher print quality than many 2400 dpi devices.EA-HG toner technology - with particles engineered to have uniform size and shape - gives your printed images superior detail and clarity. It’s the same high-quality toner used in our professional graphic-arts color p

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Aficio Sp C430DN Review

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(More customer reviews)Purchased this printer for business presentations. The output quality and speed are impressive. So is the size. It looks like it belongs in a corporate office. Placed on a 30" table top, it's up to your arm pits. We haven't owned this printer for long but we love what we see so far.
Printing cost is at least rated lower than just about any color laser (< 5cents color). Speed is up there with any other printer in this price range. I actually broke a small plastic piece in the paper tray. The warranty repair person was there the same day I called (the part didn't keep it from working).
The printer has an automatic standby and sleep mode which reduce power use (Sleep is 6w, standby 100w). While it's printing, it'll dim your lights. We have a modern house and the lights really do dim during printing runs.
Other than the part in the paper tray, the printer is well made. The only other negative I can mention is the stock toner tubes are 3000 pages which are pretty small. It may be typical to include lightly loaded cartridges but HP for one now includes 8500 page cartridges with their 4000 series color laser. Here's to hoping others follow suit.
Pros:
Beautiful Output Quality
Takes Legal/Heavy weight paper
Low cost per page
Excellent service
Low power use in sleep

Cons:
Huge
Stock toner small capacity
Power hungry while printing


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Aficio SP C430DN37-PPM for color and monochrome prints.Mainframe includes 550-sheet Paper Tray, 100 sheet Bypass Tray, 384MB RAM and integrated Duplex.Ships with Starter Toner that yields 3K prints @5% coverage.

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Xerox Phaser 6360DN - Printer - color - duplex - laser - Legal, A4 - 2400 dpi x 600 dpi - up to 42 ppm (mono) / up to 42 ppm (color) - capacity: 700 sheets - USB, 10/100Base-TX - government Review

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(More customer reviews)Although it's more common in office settings, I have a Xerox 6360DN as my networked home printer and I'm very happy with it.
Mechanically, the printer is built like a tank - over 70 pounds - and it looks like it'll be running for a good many years to come. My prior printer was an IBM page printer (circa 1986) and all indications are that I'll be using the Xerox for as long. This is a fairly large printer, so you'll need a reasonably good amount of space for it. One caution is that this printer uses quite a bit of power when first warming up. I originally plugged it into the UPS that also powers my PC...not a good idea. Now I have it on a separate outlet and it's happy. The good news is that when idle, it's completely silent, so it's not a bother to have desk-side.
I have mine connected using the built-in Ethernet connection, which was incredibly easy to setup - the only unusual thing I did was to reserve a permanent IP address for it on my router so as to make printing a little easier from my Linux system. Otherwise, the printer has a built-in management utility, so you just point your web browser to it and with a few simple clicks, you can download drivers and change whatever settings you like. I routinely use my printer with Windows XP, Vista, 7, Mac OSX and Linux computers, and all work great. There's even a nifty email client built in, so you can print over the Internet using an email protocol. The built-in management can also email you when faults occur (such as low toner or out of paper), and there are lots of cool management statistics such as page counts and toner levels remaining. You can even order supplies right from the printer if you want.
On my Gigabit Ethernet network, printing speeds are very fast - even for complex graphics. I'm not sure it's 42 ppm, but it's not much less. There are also USB connections, although I've never used them. One thing I did was upgrade the memory...it uses standard memory modules, so this is a low-cost way to get the printer to spool more jobs or handle more complex graphics. Although I don't have one, the printer also has an option for attaching a hard drive, essentially letting the printer act like it has a built-in print server. There are also various optional paper drawers, letting you get up to 1800 pages into the printer.
Print quality is excellent, both for text and graphics. Text documents are crisp and clean, and it's easy to read down to 4 point type. I also find that even colored text is very uniform, with a nice, almost "raised" look to it. Note, however, that while it's great for diagrams and so on, it's not a photo printer...at 2400 DPI, photographs are acceptable, but nowhere near the quality of a true photo printer (I also have an Epson R2880 for photos). But then again, my Epson is nearly $2.00 per page for paper and ink, while the Xerox is more like $0.05 per page, so maybe the quality difference is something you can live with.
I'm happy to say that in the year or so I've owned it, I've yet to experience a jam or any error other than running low on supplies. I've tried many brands of paper with it and all feed equally well without incident.
Speaking of supplies, the printer comes with all the toner cartridges you need built in, however I've been going with the higher capacity (12,000 page) optional cartridges on replacement. They are fairly expensive (Xerox lists each one as over $300), but my 500 pages per month means toner lasts quite a while, so I'm rarely running out.
Highly recommended.


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