Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
(17 customer reviews) 16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Lexmark C530DN...Fast & Good Output w/ Duplexer, but VERY Expensive to Own!,
April 27, 2007 A. Hall (Bermuda) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lexmark C530DN Color Laser Printer (Office Product)
PROS:
Good printer. Great speed. Duplexer. LCD screen shows title of printing document. Ability to restrict who on the network can print in color. Printer administration from within computer software. Inexpensive, good value for money for small businesses.
CONS:
Would have given 4-stars but, the default Postscript PS3 driver does not print complex documents well (i.e. images and fonts).
Images and MS Word Art fonts wont all print on simple 2+ page MS Publisher newsletters. Lexmark's Tech Support did not help. To fix it you'll need to download and install the PCL Emulation driver from Lexmark.
You'll have to add the new driver from within the properties dialog box of the original PS3 driver. First download the PCL file for your OS; double click to extract it to your C: drive (note the locale); Open the properties dialog of the PS3 driver; select the Advanced tab and click the "New Driver" button; select "Have Disk" and navigate to extracted...Read more
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
My Review of Printer,
August 2, 2007 J. Romeu "JR" (Tampa, Fl USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lexmark C530DN Color Laser Printer (Office Product)
Pros: Excellent print quality, duplesin, network connectivity
Cons: Printer self calibrates every 2 hours; this is a huge waste of mechanical resources. Imagine self-calibrating 12 times a day 36 times a month. It is also annoying when the printer comes on for a few second to self-calibrate. Lexmark technical support was contacted several times by phone and email to receive the same answer, the printer self-calibrates and it cannot be change or adjusted. At this rate of wasteful cycles, the life of the printer will be shorter. The original cartridges ran out within three months; high price of replacements.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful job - but HUGE printing costs!!!,
July 8, 2007 I. Cox - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lexmark C530DN Color Laser Printer (Office Product)
I have owned this printer for all of 3500 pages, 95% of them normal text on normal paper. In that time I have gone through *2* black cartridges (nominally rated for 4000 pages EACH), and these suckers, at $100 or so, are NOT cheap. I also own a Dell 3100CN, and whatever its other faults, printing the same load it gets 30% MORE than the nominal capacity. My Dell may cost a penny or two per page. The Lexmark is a hefty multiple.
Otherwise, it is a superb printer. It prints beautifully, handles different papers with ease, and has a fantastic and easy to use menu system. It also integrated with my network with no problem whatsoever. In terms of quality and speed this is the best printer I have ever seen. Bar NONE.
But unless you do not care about your money, don't buy this printer. Heck, at this rate, even ink-jets look cost-effective. Lexmark clearly are taking advantage of their customers.
