Lexmark C530dn

The Lexmark C530dn is a behemoth of a printer, as color lasers tend to be (individual toner cartridges take up a lot of space). The C530dns toner cartridges are stacked vertically, resulting in a tall unit 19 inches tall by 17 inches wide by 20 inches deep. It weighs a back breaking 57 pounds, but two hand wells on either side help you get a grip if you need to move the printer around. The control panel is very basic.

A four line text LCD is the centerpiece, though its not backlit, so it can be difficult to read in bad lighting conditions. Only eight buttons adorn the panel. Menu, four direction keys, a Check key, a Back key, and a Stop key. The C530dn comes with a 250 sheet input tray that can expand to hold legal size paper, as well as a 100 sheet multipurpose feeder that folds out from the front panel of the paper tray.

You dont get any paper expansion options on this model, but it should be sufficient for home users. If youre in a small office environment and need expanded paper handling.

The Lexmark C532n model offers the same 250 sheet tray plus an optional 550 sheet drawer, though you lose the multipurpose tray in favor of a single sheet manual feed slot (for an 800 page max input).

The next step up is the C532dn, which offers the 250 sheet tray, the 100 sheet multipurpose feeder, and the optional 550 sheet tray, for a total input capacity of 900 pages. The C530 series machines lack straight pass through printing, a potential problem if youre using paper that has a tendency to jam when curled. The Oki C5500n does include this feature. All three models in Lexmarks C530 come standard with a 375MHz processor and 128MB of RAM (The memory can be expanded up to 640MB).

The C530 series printers also come equipped with a USB connector and an Ethernet jack for network printing. You can opt for a Wi-Fi adapter, too, for wireless printing. Using the printers Menu option, you can change some settings including brightness, contrast, and saturation make collated prints or make a multipage print to fit multiple pages (up to 16) onto one sheet of paper.

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