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Xerox DocuColor 250

Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Xerox DocuColor 250 was one of the most popular copiers ever made. It sold in its hundreds of thousands, and many can still be found today. It is a printer and copier, but is also has a scan function, although it is definitely an addon function rather than a primary one.

The DocuColor 250 is a color laser printer that can output up to 50 pages per minute for monochrome and 50 for color. Print quality is excellent in the default 2400 x 2400 dpi resolution. In monochrome mode, blacks and grays are clean and well formed. No bleeding or banding was evident on any of our large text or image heavy documents. Color was much the same, with accurate reproduction and smooth clean lines throughout.

Paper is fed into one of five drawers at the front which can hold up to 3260 sheets. There is also the option of adding a further 2000 with a paper feeder that sits at the bottom. Toner cartridges are also fed from the front, and like other devices in the Xerox range, features two black toners for quick changes. The black cartridge will print up to 30000 standard pages, with the color ones reaching 34000 each.

The screen is bright, and almost a full size PC screen. It is full color with function buttons at the bottom which are well laid out and easy to use. The menu system is intuitive and has been well thought out. Each function of the device is accessible within a couple of choices, so getting lost should be a thing of the past.

Configuration and driver installation is easy, with the software package installing in just over a minute. There is a decent software package to accompany the drivers featuring many tools to improve and enhance printing and copying quality, plus various settings for different finishes.

The DocuColor 250 supports PDL, PCL and PostScript, and will work with Windows and Mac computers. The drivers and software suite will also work with either platform.

As an all round printer/copier the DocuColor 250 is an excellent prospect. It became so popular because of its superior features and print quality. Even though it is now a few years old, there are still plenty of them around and consumables are still produced and sold in numbers.

For a busy office, or even a creative office that needs top-notch prints at all different shapes and sizes, this is an excellent device to try. With a flexible paper handling system, accurate lasers and a duty cycle of up to 300000 sheets per month, the DocuColor 250 can handle anything.
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Sharp MX 7040 page count

Friday, May 24, 2013
To see the page count for an MX-7040:

- On the Home screen, select Settings
- Select System Settings from the left side of the screen

The page count will be displayed near the middle of the screen.  If you need a hard copy of the page count, select Print on the screen.
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Ricoh Aficio 2035 2045 page count

Monday, May 20, 2013
To see the page count for a Ricoh 2035 or 2045 copier, press the User Tools/Counter button, then on the touch screen select Counter.  If you want a printout of the counter, select Print Counter and then press the Start button.
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Dell 1320C

Thursday, May 16, 2013
The Dell 1320C is a simple, no-nonsense printer suitable for the small or home office or small workgroup. The no-frills black cube is an effective all round printer for low demand environments.

The build quality is typical Dell. Solid and compact with no flimsy trays or flaps. The solid construction feels reassuring and safe, while the prints are good enough quality for most office applications. The standard 600dpi is enough for almost all applications. The monochrome prints appear after around 11 seconds of pressing Print, and are produced at around 16 pages per minute.

Text quality is good, with the edges appear straight with no bleed. Larger text of area of black were even, with no overprinting visible in the test. Color printing is just as good, with our color photograph being printed in 22 seconds. The overall quality was good, bearing in mind this is a laser printer.

Toner cartridges are replaced from the side, which is a departure from the norm, but works quite well. They are easily extracted using the clearly labeled latches and new ones clip into place after them. Both the monochrome and color cartridges are said to last for 2000 sheets, which isn’t as much as other Dell printers, but the price reflects that.

The printer will work pretty much out of the box. Installation is a bit of a pain, with lots of packing material to remove before installing the drum and toners. Driver installation is a breeze and will have you up and running in no time. The package contains all the tools necessary to print different sized documents on standard or odd-sized media. It even includes a setup video, which we advise you watch when you first get the printer out of the box.

Scalability is not an option, as what you see is what you get. There is no option to buy more paper trays, expand the memory or anything like that. In fact, the only addition you can make is to add an option network port. Seeing as this is most likely going to be in a small office, that benefit is negligible.

The 1320C is a good, quiet printer for those organizations who don’t print as much as some others. The quiet operation makes it ideal for the home office and the quality reproduction makes it suitable for most environments.

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Dell 1100

Sunday, May 12, 2013
The Dell 1100 is a compact, chic printer available in soft shades of white and grey that looks very smart sitting on ones desk. The fact that it is fairly well priced and produces good quality prints does nothing but add to its appeal.

Dell advertises an impressive speed of 14 pages per minute, after testing these claims it was found that they were accurate. This is the product’s strongest feature along with low cost per page .This printer comes equipped with only 2MB of onboard RAM that could impact performance, but the rest of its features compensate for it.

The best part about this laser printer is that compared to larger office printers, it does not produce loud clunking and choking noises that can disrupt the pace of work. It is advisable to keep it in an open area, although it has a small foot print the cooling vents on the side of the unit need breathing space.

The Dell 1100 has a capacity of 50 sheets, and the paper tray has a removable dust guard as opposed to a door enclosing it simplifying usage. In addition, ease of use can be seen in the installation process and the control panel. All buttons are conveniently placed - there is one button that signals the printer to feed or cancel jobs and errors are adequately signaled through two flashing LEDs.
The printer has a reasonable life expectancy of 50,000 pages indicating that it is best suited for individual use. This is reinforced by the fact that it does not have a built in networking capability, however for small offices or single-desk use the printer can perform very well.

This printers 600 x 600 dpi resolution is deemed slightly above average, but then it is unfair to expect superior quality at the price it is offered. Due to this one should not expect that complex colored images would come out lifelike, but nonetheless when printing plain text the characters come out distinct and sharp. The Dell 1100 is therefore ideal for printing out letters, memos and reports to fulfill routine requirements.

The Dell 1100 is all about convenience as it provides information about how much toner is remaining, and Dell’s direct selling system online makes ordering new toner at competitive prices very simple. In addition, Dell also offers a comprehensive recycling program ensuring that the product is environmentally friendly and cost effective.
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Ricoh Aficio MP C4000 MP C5000 page count

Sunday, May 5, 2013
To see the black and color page counts for an MP C4000 or MP C5000, press the User Tools/Counter button, then select Counter from the touch screen.
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Canon Copier ImageClass MF5550

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Buying a Canon Copier ImageClass MF5550 has helped me achieve a higher level of efficiency at work. Before that we had a separate scanner, printer and fax machine. The Canon Copier Imageclass MF5550 laser multifunction machine allows me and my staff at the office to do all our printing, scanning, copying and faxes on one piece of equipment. The system is smaller than you think and does not cover too much space.

The machine comes with an automatic fifty sheet document feeder. There is a storage capacity of 250 sheets in the paper tray which suits me fairly well, and is generally sufficient for small businesses or enthusiastic home users. The manufacturer promises a printing and copying speed of nineteen pages per minute, however I think practically it is a little less than that. Personally, I think this is not very fast, but I prefer the machine due to many of its other advantages.

I get good quality prints at a resolution of 600 x 600 dpi. The machine has a single cartridge system as it’s a monochrome machine, which keeps things simple, and cheap. This all in one machine is compatible with all the common operating systems and there are no problems that I have faced with the installation or drivers. The machine comes with a one year limited warranty so it does not hurt to give it a try.

The Canon Copier ImageClass MF5550 gives me a good resolution and image quality in scanning too. The scanner has an optical resolution of 1200 x 2400 dpi and an interpolated resolution quality of 9600 x 9600 dpi. The OCR software that comes with the machine allows for editing the scanned text documents. The machine gives high quality scanning options and I am pretty satisfied with what I get.

The built-in fax machine has saved me the money and space required for separate equipment for faxing too. The modem speed is 33.6 kbps with a transmission reception memory of 99 pages. There are a number of different options available for photocopying as well and I am able to produce copies of all sizes on the Canon Copier.

For people who want to save money and get good quality with their documents at the same time, I recommend the Canon Copier ImageClass MF5550 as a useful machine.
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