Lexmark C720n
The Lexmark C720 (the n designates the network version) is a large workgroup printer that uses single pass technology. It is capable of printing black-and-white pages at 24 pages per minute and colour pages at 6 pages per minute. The Lexmark was the fastest out of all the printers in monochrome but it was quite slow in colour. It was only slightly faster than the Epson four-pass printer.
The Lexmark was fitted with 32MB of memory,
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One thing that really annoyed us with this printer was the time it took to warm up. None of the other printers took anywhere near as long.
In terms of print quality the Lexmark was very good. Plain text generally appeared razor sharp but photos appeared a little too rich in colour. We also noticed some banding but nothing too major to really be concerned about.
| Product: | Lexmark C720n |
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| Price: | AU$3993 (AU$6281 with C720dn duplexer and additional 500-sheet drawer) |
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| Vendor: | Lexmark |
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| Phone: | 1300 362 192 |
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| Web: | www.lexmark.com.au |
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| Interoperability: |
½Parallel, Ethernet, EIO x 1. |
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Very fast in black and white but slow in colour. |
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| ROI: |
½Very expensive to run. |
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| Service: |
2-year onsite warranty. |
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| Rating: |
½Very good printer besides the running costs. |
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