Wednesday, September 11, 2013
HP LaserJet 2550L
Where most companies opt for monochrome laser printers, others need colored printouts in order to meet their business requirements. If you are one of those in the need for color, then HP’s LaserJet 2550L is a reasonably-priced color laser jet that promises its buyers good value for money.
HP LaserJet 2550L doesn’t cost as much as other color laser printers, in fact HP boasts the fact that this printer of theirs costs as much as their least-expensive business inkjets. However, with a cost this low, something’s got to give. The printer’s speed is really slow when compared with other colored laser printers in the market. Whereas it may produce 19 monochrome pages per minute, the printer just produces up to 4 colored ones per minute.
Yet, if you’re willing to compromise on that aspect, then the quality of the output will put your mind at ease. The text printed was easily readable even after shrinking it all the way to 4 points. Plus, you can print up to 30000 pages a month, which is the printer’s monthly duty cycle. As for graphics and images, some flaws do not give their output the same high rating as text, and printouts of photos were even less impressive.
Moving on to the exterior of the HP LaserJet 2550L, the best thing about this printer is its ability to expand in order to enhance its functionalities. The first aspect you can improve is the speed in which the printer changes the document to be printed into an image format, thus increasing its overall speed. This is possible by installing another memory chip into the printer’s single memory expansion slot.
Another expansion which can be done is the addition of optional trays. By default, the printer comes with a 125-sheet tray, yet, for companies and users who need more, two optional trays can be included, each accommodating 250 sheets and 500 sheets respectively. Now all you need to do is fire up your printer and let it print away your documents without having to worry about the lack of paper. Ink is no problem either.
The HP LaserJet 2550L uses 4 toners: black, yellow, magenta and cyan. The black toner can last up to 5000 printouts, yet the other three can only produce 2000, still a good life-span for color toner.
A great all-rounder, the 2550L can provide all the color and black and white printing needs of a medium or large company.
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HP LaserJet 2550L doesn’t cost as much as other color laser printers, in fact HP boasts the fact that this printer of theirs costs as much as their least-expensive business inkjets. However, with a cost this low, something’s got to give. The printer’s speed is really slow when compared with other colored laser printers in the market. Whereas it may produce 19 monochrome pages per minute, the printer just produces up to 4 colored ones per minute.
Yet, if you’re willing to compromise on that aspect, then the quality of the output will put your mind at ease. The text printed was easily readable even after shrinking it all the way to 4 points. Plus, you can print up to 30000 pages a month, which is the printer’s monthly duty cycle. As for graphics and images, some flaws do not give their output the same high rating as text, and printouts of photos were even less impressive.
Moving on to the exterior of the HP LaserJet 2550L, the best thing about this printer is its ability to expand in order to enhance its functionalities. The first aspect you can improve is the speed in which the printer changes the document to be printed into an image format, thus increasing its overall speed. This is possible by installing another memory chip into the printer’s single memory expansion slot.
Another expansion which can be done is the addition of optional trays. By default, the printer comes with a 125-sheet tray, yet, for companies and users who need more, two optional trays can be included, each accommodating 250 sheets and 500 sheets respectively. Now all you need to do is fire up your printer and let it print away your documents without having to worry about the lack of paper. Ink is no problem either.
The HP LaserJet 2550L uses 4 toners: black, yellow, magenta and cyan. The black toner can last up to 5000 printouts, yet the other three can only produce 2000, still a good life-span for color toner.
A great all-rounder, the 2550L can provide all the color and black and white printing needs of a medium or large company.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
HP LaserJet 4700
Yet another addition to the world of HPs printers is this color laser jet printer with greater flexibility and ease of operations. After its purchase our primary concern was the ease of use. Being such an elaborately defined chassis for multipurpose printing options, the HP LaserJet 4700 was a bit intimidating to handle at first. However it did not take long to familiarize with this user friendly machine.
The HP LaserJet 4700 has proven a true work place companion and has added to the ease of our business operations. This powerful printer has taken our workgroup printing to the next level through greater perfection and the excellent quality of the print outs. The initial hesitation being a new user was primarily for quality of visuals included in the document. However as the first color image slid out of the output slot it was pure joy to see how realistic it looked and how smooth it appeared. Even the paper was crisp and straight which was pure bliss. Since then this printer has not failed to surpass our professional scrutiny.
Time has always been an issue at our workplace so the next challenge this HP LaserJet 4700 was subject to was speedy output. Through employing the latest technology, the very first page that came out of this printer after the data was entered took not more than 10 seconds. Its expandable memory allows taking approximately 33 colored or monochrome prints per minute with a color balance that is better than that produced by many similar products. It also has an automatic system for duplex printing, a USB and an EIO slot for more convenient use.
In the workplace, the HP LaserJet 4700 has been able to serve multiple users for a long time. However it is important to monitor it and refill its 100 sheet multipurpose tray regularly to continue the process without any slowdowns. Although it is slightly expensive compared to many other printers, for us it has proven to be a pretty good investment that has never failed to produce a pleasing print.
After the initial installation of software and drivers, and connecting HP LaserJet 4700 to the computer system, all we had to do was click the print button to produce great quality, vibrant black and white as well as color prints of pictures, diagrams and texts every time we needed to. Its toners last a while, and it has given consistent and reliable performance so far.
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The HP LaserJet 4700 has proven a true work place companion and has added to the ease of our business operations. This powerful printer has taken our workgroup printing to the next level through greater perfection and the excellent quality of the print outs. The initial hesitation being a new user was primarily for quality of visuals included in the document. However as the first color image slid out of the output slot it was pure joy to see how realistic it looked and how smooth it appeared. Even the paper was crisp and straight which was pure bliss. Since then this printer has not failed to surpass our professional scrutiny.
Time has always been an issue at our workplace so the next challenge this HP LaserJet 4700 was subject to was speedy output. Through employing the latest technology, the very first page that came out of this printer after the data was entered took not more than 10 seconds. Its expandable memory allows taking approximately 33 colored or monochrome prints per minute with a color balance that is better than that produced by many similar products. It also has an automatic system for duplex printing, a USB and an EIO slot for more convenient use.
In the workplace, the HP LaserJet 4700 has been able to serve multiple users for a long time. However it is important to monitor it and refill its 100 sheet multipurpose tray regularly to continue the process without any slowdowns. Although it is slightly expensive compared to many other printers, for us it has proven to be a pretty good investment that has never failed to produce a pleasing print.
After the initial installation of software and drivers, and connecting HP LaserJet 4700 to the computer system, all we had to do was click the print button to produce great quality, vibrant black and white as well as color prints of pictures, diagrams and texts every time we needed to. Its toners last a while, and it has given consistent and reliable performance so far.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Xerox Phaser 6180MFP Printer Review
Overview:
Xerox has upgraded its ever popular Xerox Phaser 6180N laser printer by two variants of the 4 in 1 models: Xerox Phaser 6180MFP/N and the double-sided printing Xerox Phaser 6180MFP/D. Now in laser printer-copier-scanner version, both models have the enhanced work features, together with additional top-notch performance when it comes to full color printing.
Pros:
Xerox Phaser 6180MFP is a higher end laser color printer that also goes into a higher price range. But the good thing is that it comes in duplex and non-duplex model, both with very good performances and the non duplex model is much cheaper. One can make compromise with the non duplex model, because it delivers the equal level of quality in printing. This version can easily be improved with the duplex function afterwards, but with significant costs included.
The capacity of this high-end device is more than sufficient for an average office usage; it is supplied with 400 sheets standard media capacity; 150 sheets250-sheet input tray as well as a 150-sheet multipurpose tray. Additional 550 sheet-feeder makes it 950 max media capacity, but it is pretty costly. Automatic document feeder has capacity of 50 sheets, which makes this multifunction device excellent stand alone fax unit, which is also capable of over network fax executing.
400 MHz processor and 384 MB memory capacity enable very good print speed in both black and white and color printing category, as well as the high level of detailed and precise print. The device delivers an average print speed of 31 pages of black and white prints, and about 20 pages of full color prints per minute, which is very fast for both of the options. It can handle various sized paper, up to 8.5 x 14 inch sized. It is capable of 60,000 pages printing monthly, which is beyond the average capability of a color printer.
Xerox Phaser 6180MFP keeps the high-end level when it comes to color printing performances. Max printing resolution up to 600 x 600 dpi for mono and color print deliver high quality color graphic output. The 16 color shades per pixel is a surprisingly good result which leaves other devices in the category way behind. In addition, the 1200 x 1200 resolution is simulated at much higher speed.
Cons:
Minor weaknesses of this high-end multifunction color laser printer are mostly related to the network features setup. Although the Xerox Phaser 6180MFP has the automatic setup, the network scanning feature, a big advantage itself, unfortunately has to be set up manually. Network faxing feature setup can also be a bit complicated, because of the weird quirk in the process and a bit hard to find fax option. These minor disadvantages shouldn’t be the reason to underestimate the convenience of this high performance office device.
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