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HP 2840 Review

Boasting a monthly duty cycle of up to 30,000 pages, the HP 2840 is a multifunction color laser printer that is well suited for a medium sized office or business. The HP 2840 can serve as a copier, fax machine and scanner as well as printer, and is powered by a 264 MHz processor, making it more than capable of handling the workload of a medium sized office while still remaining compact and easy to incorporate into an office. The HP 2840 prints at a rate of 20 pages per minute when printing in black and white, and 4 pages per minute when printing in full color. For the copier function of this printer, the HP 2840 copies at a rate of 20 pages per minute for monochrome and 4 pages per minute for color. For the fist pages in a job, the HP 2840 has a first page out time of only 18 seconds for black and white prints, and 29 seconds for full color.

The HP 2840 is compatible with many major operating systems, making it versatile enough to meet the needs of almost any office. This multifunction printer is compatible with Windows NT 4.0/XP/2000, Mac OS 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.2.8 and OS X 10.3.X as well as being certified for Windows Vista. The HP 2840 ships with 96 MB of memory preinstalled. The memory on this multifunction printer can be upgraded to as much as 224 MB of memory. The maximum print resolution of the HP 2840 is 600 dpi by 600 dpi.

The HP 2840 boasts a high page capacity, making it an ideal fit for an office that needs to print large jobs without wanting to worry about refilling the paper tray. The standard page capacity of the HP 2840 is 375 sheets, divided between a 250 sheet tray and 125 sheet tray. In addition to a high page capacity, the HP 2840 supports four HP 2840 toner cartridges. This HP 2840 toners comes in yellow, cyan, magenta, and black, and provides high quality prints in addition to a high page capacity. The black HP 2840 toner cartridge is capable of printing 5000 pages, while the magenta, yellow, and cyan HP 2840 toner cartridges can print as much as 4000 pages before needing to be replaced.

For connectivity, the HP 2840 utilizes a high speed USB cable and can connect to a network through an Ethernet connection. This multifunction printer is capable of transmitting faxed pages at a rate of 3 seconds per page, and is powered by a G3 V.34 fax modem. This printer measures only 19.6 inches wide, 20.9 inches deep, and 22.6 inches high.

Overall specs:
•    Paper Capacity: 375 sheets
•    Print Speed:  20 ppm black and white, 4 ppm color
•    Measurements (WxDxH): 19.6 in x 20.9 in x 22.6 in
•    Resolution: 600 dpi x 600 dpi
•    Connectivity: USB
•    Duty Cycle: 30,000 pages/month
•    Memory: 96 MB standard, upgradable to 224 MB

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Xerox C2424 Printer Review

The Xerox c2424 is a multifunction printer/copier/scanner that is a good fit for medium sized offices that want a reliable, fast printer that still retains a compact size. The duty cycle of the Xerox c2424 is as much as 85,000 impressions, making it reliable enough to easily handle the workload of a busy office, while still only measuring 20.9 inches wide, 26 inches deep and 24.4 inches high, with a weight of 92.6 pounds.

This multifunction color laser printer utilizes a high speed USB cable for connectivity. This cable can be purchased from an office supply or computer supply retailer. For networking and connecting to a workgroup, this printer uses a high speed Ethernet connection. The Xerox c2424 supports many major operating systems, including Windows server 2003, Windows 2000/NT, Windows 98, Windows XP, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS 10.1 and higher, and Linux.

The Xerox c2424 prints and copies in monochrome and full color through the use of four Xerox solid ink sticks; one each in yellow, magenta, cyan, and black. These Xerox c2424 ink sticks each produce high quality images and text while still being capable of producing a high page yield. The magenta, cyan, and yellow Xerox c2424 ink sticks that are compatible with the can each produce a page yield of up to 1,133 pages, and produce brighter colors and are more environmentally friendly than standard toner cartridges. The black solid ink stick for the Xerox c2424 can also produce a page yield of up to 1,133 pages. The Xerox c2424 has a standard page capacity of 625 sheets, with the option to upgrade the page capacity to as much as 1,675 sheets. This printer prints at a rate of 24 pages per minute for black and white and color prints with a first page out time of only 6 seconds. The copy speed for this printer for black and white and color prints is 24 pages per minute.

The Xerox c2424 comes with 256 MB of memory installed, with the option to upgrade to as much as 1 GB of memory. The maximum print resolution is 600 dpi by 600 dpi, and automatic duplex printing comes standard on the Xerox c2424. The Xerox c2424 multifunction printer is Energystar qualified.

Overall specs:

  • Paper Capacity: 625 sheets upgradable to 1675 sheets
  • Print Speed: 24 ppm monochrome or color
  • Measurements (WxDxH): 20.9 in x 26 in x 24.4 in
  • Resolution: 600 dpi x 600 dpi
  • Connectivity: USB
  • Duty Cycle: 85,000 pages/month
  • Memory: 256 MB upgradable to 1 GB

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