Amonochrome laser printer primarily for home users but with features that
make it appealing for small workgroups as well. The first thing that strikes you
about this printer is its compact design with a small form factor that makes it
perfect for places where space is constraint. One can print at a resolution of
up to 1200*600 dpi (dots per inch). The printer has an input tray capacity of
150 sheets and output tray capacity of 100 sheets, decent enough for this
segment. The connectivity with the PC is through a USB 2.0 interface and
installing it was a breeze. The printer has an internal storage memory of 8 MB.
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We tested the printer for quality of printouts and speed (in PPM). The
quality of printing was good for text but average for images. The time for the
first printout was 14 seconds. The average speed was 16 ppm which is low when
compared with Xerox Phaser 3122 (reviewed in Sep '08) that gave 20 ppm. The duty
cycle of the printer is about 5000 pages. The average cartridge yield of is
about 1500 standard pages and it comes with a 700 page starter toner cartridge.
We tested for print quality by printing text with font size 2 and 4 both in
normal and bold. The results were good with all characters distinctly visible.
However, when we printed a full page image, the quality dipped as one could see
printing lines clearly visible across the image. Overall, the printer generates
very less noise while printing and its single button print job cancellation is
pretty useful.
Bottomline: A good option if space is a constraint, but you have to
make do with slightly sluggish performance.