Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Okidata C5800
The Okidata C5800 is a no-nonsense duplexed color printer suitable for the small offices or small workgroups. It is an effective all round printer for low demand environments that will occasionally need some good quality documents.
The build quality is typical Oki, solid and compact with no flimsy bits or weak looking plastic trays. The construction feels reassuringly solid, while the output is good enough for most office needs. Setup is a breeze with either USB or network connections included. The software suite and drivers are enough for just about any use and the fact that is supports PCL and PostScript means it can be used with Windows, Mac or Linux.
Like many other printers Oki makes, the C5800 uses LEDs instead of lasers. It makes no difference to the output but improves print speed and reliability as there are fewer moving parts. LEDs are also cheaper to manufacture and replace if they go wrong, which should lower the total cost of ownership somewhat.
Text quality is good, with the edges appearing straight with no jaggies. Larger text areas were even, with no banding visible in any of the test documents. Color printing is just as good, with our color document being printed in 1 minute 22 seconds. The average print speed of the C5800 is 32 pages per minute for mono and 26 for color which is about equal to the other models in the Oki “C” range.
Toner cartridges are replaced from the top. It lifts up like a clamshell which exposes the cartridges underneath. They are easily extracted using the clearly labeled latches and the replacements clip into place in their place. Both the monochrome and color cartridges are purported to last for 5000 sheets each.
Scalability isn’t an option with the C5800, as this is a complete printer. There are no options to buy more trays, memory or anything. You would need to look at the C6100 for that.
The C5800 is a good printer for companies who don’t print much. It is a very capable machine, but doesn’t have the duty cycle of some of the bigger models.
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The build quality is typical Oki, solid and compact with no flimsy bits or weak looking plastic trays. The construction feels reassuringly solid, while the output is good enough for most office needs. Setup is a breeze with either USB or network connections included. The software suite and drivers are enough for just about any use and the fact that is supports PCL and PostScript means it can be used with Windows, Mac or Linux.
Like many other printers Oki makes, the C5800 uses LEDs instead of lasers. It makes no difference to the output but improves print speed and reliability as there are fewer moving parts. LEDs are also cheaper to manufacture and replace if they go wrong, which should lower the total cost of ownership somewhat.
Text quality is good, with the edges appearing straight with no jaggies. Larger text areas were even, with no banding visible in any of the test documents. Color printing is just as good, with our color document being printed in 1 minute 22 seconds. The average print speed of the C5800 is 32 pages per minute for mono and 26 for color which is about equal to the other models in the Oki “C” range.
Toner cartridges are replaced from the top. It lifts up like a clamshell which exposes the cartridges underneath. They are easily extracted using the clearly labeled latches and the replacements clip into place in their place. Both the monochrome and color cartridges are purported to last for 5000 sheets each.
Scalability isn’t an option with the C5800, as this is a complete printer. There are no options to buy more trays, memory or anything. You would need to look at the C6100 for that.
The C5800 is a good printer for companies who don’t print much. It is a very capable machine, but doesn’t have the duty cycle of some of the bigger models.
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