Good value printer, does very well.
I needed a good printer, but nothing incredible. I found this unit, read a few reviews, and bought it.
Out of the box to setup was pretty easy, use the included disk and it goes pretty quick. I read some reviews of having issues with the wireless connection. I use three laptops on it and have no problems whatsoever. I do, however, have it connected directly to our wireless router so maybe that has something to do with it. I do not follow the whole IT thing well, so maybe these people were talking about something else.
Initial start-up when cold takes up to a minute or two, but once going it prints relatively fast as the ratings indicate. My biggest problem with it is two sided printing. It is manual two sides, not automatic. Meaning simply you have to print, then grab the printed bundle and re-insert to the printer. I knew this going in, so this isn't a gripe on my part. My gripe comes from how the print handles previously printed pages, and its propensity to jam on them, well, typically within the first couple. Once a jam occurs, there is little indication on what to do next. Start over with all the pages or contiue where you left off. Best thing I have found to do is insert a dummy page and continue. That seems to mess things up the least.
Color printing, it does well with documents, clear printing fairly bold colors. Large areas printed the same color do not come out overly uniform from what I see. This may be more a result of the paper I am using. The smoother the paper the better it does, do not use inkjet paper. It is also not a photo printer, know this going in.
It is quiet. I keep it in my office and you can not hear it printing anywhere in the house. Sitting next to it and printing it has the standard laser hum.
Overall I am pleased with the purchase. The cartridges that came with it, supposedly not quite as full as replacments, have now lasted about 1000 pages and are still going. The indicator lights on the front are color coded for early warning of toner depletion, but mine haven't lit yet. Which brings up a different point, there are lights on the controls, but no labels. Sometimes they flash, sometimes they change colors, but usually a stop in production equates to a jam.
For home use and light office use, maybe two to three users or so, this little guy does great. For increased capacity, step up, this may disappoint.Read full review
