Color Laser Printers at Bargain Prices
Features
By
Vincent Verhaeghe 
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Features Table
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| Manufacturer | Dell | HP | Oki | Samsung | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | 3000cn | Color LaserJet 2600n | C3200 | CLP-510 | 
| Price | $319 | $399 | $450 | $400 | 
| Guarantee | 1 year on-site | 1 year return to service center | 1 year on-site | 1 year on-site | 
| Specifications | ||||
| Technology | Laser | Laser | LED | Laser | 
| Max. resolution | 600 ppp 2400 optimize | 600 ppp 2400 optimized | 1200 ppp | 1200 ppp | 
| Memory (standard/max) | 64 MB / 576 MB | 16 MB / 16 MB | 32 MB / 288 MB | 64 MB / 192 MB | 
| Nominal speeds | 25 ppm monochrome 5 ppm color | 8 ppm monochrome 8 ppm color | 20 ppm monochrome 12 ppm color | 24 ppm monochrome 6 ppm color | 
| Printer languages supported | PCL5e, PCL6 | GDI | GDI | SPL-C (GDI) | 
| OS supported | Windows Linux | Windows MacOS | Windows | Windows, Linux, Mac OS 10.3 | 
| Interfaces, standard | USB 2.0 parallel Ethernet | USB 2.0 Ethernet | Hi-Speed USB | USB 2.0 | 
| Interfaces, optional | none | none | none | Ethernet, Wi-Fi | 
| Standard media input capacity | 150 sheet drawer | 250 sheet tray | 300 sheet drawer 100 sheet tray | 250 sheet drawer 100 sheet tray | 
| Max. media input capacity w/ optional tray | 900 sheets | 500 sheets | 400 sheets | 850 sheets | 
| Max. paper weight | 216 g/m² | 220 g/m² | 120 g/m² in drawer 203 g/m² in tray | 90 g/m² in drawer 163 g/m² in tray | 
| Duplex function | optional | no | no | standard | 
| Dimensions | 16.5 x 17 x 16.7 (42 x 42 x 43 cm) | 16.1 x 17.7 x 14.6 (41 x 45 x 37 cm) | 16.5 x 22 x 13.4 (42 x 56 x 34 cm) | 25.1 x 20.6 x 22.5 (64 x 56 x 52 cm) | 
| Weight | 68 lbs (31 kg) | 40.5 lbs (18.4 kg) | 57 lbs (26 kg) | 80 lbs (36.3 kg) | 
| LCD display | 2 lines 16 characters | 2 lines 16 characters | no | 2 lines 16 characters | 
| Power consumption, printing | 340 W | 190 W | 420 W | 450 W | 
| Power consumption, power save | 82 W | 13 W | 25 W | 45 W | 
| Noise level | 63 dB | 47 dB | 52 dB | 49 dB | 
| Consumables | ||||
| Black cartridge yield (at 5%) | 4,000 | 2,500 | 3,000 | 7,000 | 
| Price of black cartridge | $45 | $75 | $50 | $90 | 
| Cyan, magenta, yellow cartridge yield (at 5%) | 2,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 
| Price of color cartridge | $65 | $82 | $120 | $125 | 
| Fuser life | n.a. | n.a. | 45,000 | 465 | 
| Fuser price in dollars | Warranty | Warranty | $130 | Warranty | 
| Photosensor / drum life | 42,000 pages black 10,500 pages color | n.a. | 14,000 pages / color | 50,000 pages black 12,500 pages color | 
| Drum price | $170 | Warranty | Black : $100 Color : $120 | $205 | 
| Transfer belt life (monochrome) | n.a. | n.a. | 50,000 | 50,000 | 
| Transfer belt price | Warranty | Warranty | $150 | $130 | 
| Capacity, used-toner collector cartridge (monochrome at 5%) | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 12,000 | 
| Cost per page | ||||
| Black text at 5% (toner only) | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.01 | 
| Combo document at 5% / color (toner only) | $0.11 | $0.15 | $0.14 | $0.09 | 
| 8 ½ x 11 photo at 25% / color (toner only) | $0.54 | $0.77 | $0.68 | $0.44 | 
| Performance | ||||
| Warm-up time | 1 min 08 s | 15 s | 2 min 10 s | 1 min 17 s | 
| Black text, 20 pages | 54 s | 2 min 59 s | 1 min 17 s | 1 min 02 s | 
| Combo color document, 13 pages | 2 min 13 s | 1 min 48 s | 1 min 04 s | 2 min 05 s | 
| 8 ½ x 11 photo print, max. resolution | 43 s | 35 s | 49 s | 1 min 04 s | 
| 8 ½ x 11 photo print at 600 ppp | 39 s | 32 s | 37 s | 38 s | 
| First page out | 11 s | 19 s | 9 s | 15 s | 
| Evaluation | ||||
| Quality (coefficient 4) | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 
| Performance, black (coefficient 3) | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 
| Performance, color (coefficient 3) | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 
| Usage costs (coefficient 2) | 4.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 
| Noise level (coefficient 4) | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 
| Ergonomics, functionality, drivers (coefficient 4) | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 
| Total of 20 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 
| Total of 10 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 
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chrisbak Your image (laser2.gif) is an excellent animation of an LED printhead in action. Can I use it in some material I am putting together for Xerox, or is there a copyright on it.Reply
 
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