Aficio Sp C430DN

 (3 customer reviews)

Our main concerns with purchasing a color laser printer for our graphic design business were the quality of prints and long term cost of ownership. This printer is well worth the price considering the quality of prints you get. We mainly use it for in house invitations and business stationery, so output of text and graphics in a high quality and efficient manner was important. This printer even on its lowest quality setting still prints crisp and clear with no dithering, and the speed of the printer is outstanding.

On high quality printing, our per sheet cost averages about 16 to 20 cents per sheet, so we don't typically get the standard number of pages that the descriptions say you'd get per toner cartridge. Then again, we use 107# card stock quite often in our work with 30% or more coverage per sheet. Also, it does not feed these types of thick sheets automatically, they must be hand-fed one by one; BUT, I believe any printer would need to have them hand fed since...Read more

Purchased this printer for business presentations. The output quality and speed are impressive. So is the size. It looks like it belongs in a corporate office. Placed on a 30" table top, it's up to your arm pits. We haven't owned this printer for long but we love what we see so far.

Printing cost is at least rated lower than just about any color laser (< 5cents color). Speed is up there with any other printer in this price range. I actually broke a small plastic piece in the paper tray. The warranty repair person was there the same day I called (the part didn't keep it from working).

The printer has an automatic standby and sleep mode which reduce power use (Sleep is 6w, standby 100w). While it's printing, it'll dim your lights. We have a modern house and the lights really do dim during printing runs.

Other than the part in the paper tray, the printer is well made. The only other negative I can mention is the stock toner tubes are 3000 pages...Read more

The product performs as advertised and produces excellent color and black/white also. The price of this product was exceptional for the performance. This is the first RICOH printer I have owned but will not be the last. The directions are a little confusing but can be figured out.