2012-08-12
Ana. | aYyVDXSUdT | Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Programme () This pteirnr is incredibly fast, quiet and efficient (both in terms of energy and ink) and it really fits the bill as an economic option for home or small office printing. As I personally don't really have any need to print anything in colour at home, but do print a large number of documents (word and excel mostly), which only require black ink this is the perfect solution for me. Compared with most inkjet pteirnrs, it will save you money on ink with a laser pteirnr such as this. Like most pteirnrs your initial starter cartridge prints less than your replacement cartridges, here the starter cartridge will print about 700 pages, but the standard cartridge will print a whopping 1600 pages. There is a greater financial outlay when purchasing a replacement cartridge for a laser pteirnr, but you will get more for your money (and have to replace it less frequently, so if you are used to buying inkjet cartridges, don't be shocked by the price a quick comparison of pages printed for your money will calm you down!) This particular model has a fantastic sleep mode to save energy it is automatically set to sleep after 1 minute, but you can alter this to your own preference easily. Unlike many other laser pteirnrs, it also has a really fast wake-up time, springing almost instantly to life again, so you barely notice any delay. It really is much quieter than any pteirnr that I have owned or used previously and as it prints so fast, any low level noise it does make is over in a flash so gone are the days of loud and lengthy whirring and interruptions to conversations or phone calls! It stands taller than most laser pteirnrs I have used, but it is not as deep, so that it can sit on most desktops without taking up half of the desk. Its precise dimensions are given as 359mm x 249mm x198mm (W,D,H), although you need to have space in front of the pteirnr to allow the paper-tray to drop down (like a drawbridge.) The tray holds 150 pages of standard pteirnr paper which could be left down and open, or you could remove the paper and close the paper-tray/door to prevent dust getting into the machine when it is not in use. The pteirnr can also print on heavy paper, transparencies, labels and envelopes and adjusts to hold the size of paper inserted into the tray. On top of the machine is a translucent cover, which opens out to collect the printed pages as they come out. As this is angled upwards at something like a 45 degree angle, the pages stack neatly without fuss. When not in use, this cover can be closed to prevent dust entering into the machine. The pteirnr is not quite as white as the picture seems to show, but it is still aesthetically pleasing, with an off-white colour and smooth rounded edges and lines. It is not cluttered with hundreds of buttons and lights, but just has the essential power button, power light and a paper indicator, which will flash if there is no paper or the paper can't feed properly and can be pressed to resume operations once there is paper available for the job. Set up is easy and there is a very complete online guide (which you can have as an icon on your desktop for easy reference when required) which not only helps with basic troubleshooting and simple printing, but also more advanced printing options, such as layout printing, boarders and watermarks and so on and so forth. The obvious downside to this machine is that it doesn't print in colour, which might be important for some, but if that isn't something you require, then I would whole-heartedly recommend this pteirnr. Finally, if you don't have a spare USB cable at home, do remember to order one, as like so many pteirnrs nowadays, sadly, it doesn't come with one included in the box! |