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Duplexing is optional on the C5500n (for $179) and

comes standard on the C5800Ldn. Both printers can

work with 110lb. index.

Another impressive feature about these printers is their

warranty: as with all OKI models, the LED printhead is

covered for five years.

Consumables costs are on the high end — 14.3¢ per

page for color and about 3¢ a page for black-and-white —

but in terms of color printing improve upon the C3400n’s

high cost.

Like the C3400n, these are strong new entries in the

realm of low-cost laser-quality color printing. They, too,

have some limitations, which is to be expected in this

price range. But they aren’t as basic as the C3400n.With

their memory, paper handling, and duplexing, the

C5500n and C5800Ldn are bargains worth considering

that have earned our Editor’s Choice Award.

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OKI Printing Solutions C7350n

OKI Printing Solutions C7350hdn

OKI Printing Solutions C7550n

OKI Printing Solutions C7550hdn

24ppm full color

26ppm black & white

Sum-up: Impressive speed and moderate prices make these

models good buys.

The OKI Printing Solutions C7350 and C7550 models

use an enhanced version of its LED-based single-pass

technology. The models are priced as a relatively inex-

pensive alternative for those midrange users who don’t

quite require the performance (or ledger page size) of the

C9600/C9800 series.

The engine that powers these machines runs at 26ppm

in black — a speed that rivals many monochrome work-

group printers — and at 24ppm in color.

An important factor influencing printer performance is

the power of the processor that converts the files from

your computer into images that can be printed. These

models use a fast 500MHz chip. That’s acceptable speed

for this family’s $1,500–$2,000 price range,and it should

keep the C7350 and C7550 series’ engines humming.

These models have reasonable paper-handling capacity.

The product family has a maximum paper capacity of

1,690 sheets, which is decent for this level of the market.

In a nice touch, the models come with the same size

paper trays that OKI supplies its monochrome printers —

they hold 530 sheets instead of the usual 500. This means

that you can drop in a full ream of paper before the draw-

er is empty, avoiding the waste that takes place when

open partial reams are left lying around. Output is han-

dled by a 100-sheet and a 500-sheet tray (both of which

come standard) and is limited to 600 sheets. No finishing

options are available for those models.

Configurations: The C7350 family consists of two

models. The C7350n ($1,699 street), with 192MB of

memory,is a parallel-por t or USB printer (both interfaces

are standard) offering standard Ethernet. It comes with

one 530-sheet tray plus a 100-sheet bypass. Standard res-

olution is 1,200 x 600dpi. A 20GB hard disk is optional

as well.

Better Buys for Business

OKI C5500/C5800

Consumables costs at-a-glance

Price

Yield

Full-color cost per page

Black-and-whitecost per page

Black toner $108.00 5,000 $ 0.022 $ 0.022

Cyan toner $165.00 5,000 $ 0.033 N/A

Magenta toner $165.00 5,000 $ 0.033 N/A

Yellow toner $165.00 5,000 $ 0.033 N/A

Drum/black $68.00 15,000 $ 0.005 $ 0.005

Drums (3)/3-color $222.00 15,000 $ 0.015 N/A

Transfer belt $145.00 100,000 $ 0.001 $ 0.001

Fuser kit $200.00 100,000 $ 0.002 $ 0.002

TOTAL PER-PAGE COSTS

$0.1434 $ 0.0296

14.34 2.96

OKI C7350/C7550

Consumables costs at-a-glance

Price

Yield

Full-color cost per page

Black-and-whitecost per page

Black toner $108.00 10,000 $ 0.011 $ 0.011

Cyan toner $184.75 10,000 $ 0.018 N/A

Magenta toner $184.75 10,000 $ 0.018 N/A

Yellow toner $184.75 10,000 $ 0.018 N/A

Drum/black $144.00 30,000 $ 0.005 $ 0.005

Drums (3)/3-color $465.00 30,000 $ 0.016 N/A

Transfer belt $273.00 60,000 $ 0.005 $ 0.005

Fuser kit $224.00 60,000 $ 0.004 $ 0.004

TOTAL PER-PAGE COSTS

$0.0948 $ 0.0239

9.48 2.39