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But as you would expect, the C500n is light on features,

and users will have to accept some compromises in terms

of performance.

The C500n has relatively slow first-page-out times: 13

seconds for black-and-white and 19 seconds for color. It

prints at 1,200 x 600dpi standard and has a 35,000-page

monthly duty cycle.It comes with 64MB of (nonexpand-

able) memory standard, and has a decent 200MHz

processor. It doesn’t run PostScript, instead utilizing

Lexmark’s host-based system.

On the plus side, the C500n comes with standard

Ethernet, a nice feature for this price range. It also has a

wireless option.

The printer has a standard 250-sheet paper supply,

which can be expanded to 780 sheets. Its maximum out-

put is 250 sheets. No optional output devices are avail-

able for this machine.

Not surprisingly, consumables costs are high. Even

using Lexmark’s high-yield toner cartridges will cost 3.0¢

apage for black-and-white and 16.3¢ a page for color.

That’s pretty steep, but typical for printers in this price

range.

The C500n is simply a basic printer that seems to be

designed for the casual office user who needs occasional

color printing for a special project but doesn’t want to

spend a lot. For this type of a customer, it’s an appealing

bargain, offering performance comparable to far more

expensive models.

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Lexmark C530dn

Lexmark C532n

Lexmark C532dn

Lexmark C534n

Lexmark C534dn

Lexmark C534dtn

22ppm full color

24ppm black & white

Sum-up: Another Lexmark breakthrough in speed and price

for color laser printing.

Three years ago,Lexmark came out with the C510 series,

avery good economy model priced at $599 and up. Two

years ago, the company topped itself with the

C520/C522/C524 family,whichprinted at 20ppm in

color and black-and-white, a strong performance level for

such economical machines. Now these models have

undergone another evolution, re-emerging as the

C530/C532/C534 family,which prints at 22ppm in color

and 24ppm in black-and-white.Although Lexmark hasn’t

raised the prices from the previous generation (in fact,

Lexmark dropped the price on the C534 models by $200

each from their C524 predecessors), these machines

achieve even more remarkable speed, while many of

their rivals run at speeds of 4 to 8ppm in color. They also

have some superior features that make them more than

just minimal printers.

The six new models in the family are:

lThe C532n, the base-level machine with a 250-sheet

paper capacity and Ethernet, along with 128MB of

memory. ($499)

lThe C530dn, a retail-channel version of the C532n,

also $499, and almost, but not quite, identical. The

major differences: the C530dn adds duplexing but has

a65,000-page duty cycle, while the C532n has a

75,000-page duty cycle but no duplexing. The C532n

also has higher supply yields than the C530dn.

lThe C532dn ($699), which is identical to the C532n

except it adds standard duplexing.

lThe C534n, which adds a faster processor and an

optional hard disk, as well as networking and also has

128MB of standard memory ($699).

lThe C534dn, which adds standard automatic duplex-

ing to the C534n. ($999)

lThe C534dtn, which adds an extra 500-sheet tray

($1,299).

Better Buys for Business

Lexmark C530/C532/C534

Consumables costs at-a-glance

Price

Yield

Full-color cost per page

Black-and-whitecost per page

Black print cartridge $95.00 1,500 $ 0.026 $ 0.026

Cyan print cartridge $95.00 1,500 $ 0.040 N/A

Magenta print cartridge $95.00 1,500 $ 0.040 N/A

Yellow print cartridge $95.00 1,500 $ 0.040 N/A

4-color drum $35.50 20,000 $ 0.002 $ 0.002

TOTAL PER-PAGE COSTS

$0.1470 $ 0.0280

14.70 2.80