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Lexmark C543DN Reviews

Printer - color - duplex - laser - Legal, A4 - 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi - up to 21 ppm (mono) / up to 21 ppm (color)... More product details

$328.26

Inexpensive Automatic duplexer is standard (pcworld.com)

Lexmark's C543dn colour laser printer sports a completely new engine and is available at a... (pcadvisor.co.uk)

alaTest Review Summary for Lexmark C543DN

We have collected and analyzed 7 expert reviews and 12 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 71/100 and users rate it 67/100. The average review date is May 23, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 210785 reviews from other Printers. The alaScore™ for this product is 100/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

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19 reviews

November, 2009

71 / 100

7 Experts

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67 / 100

12 Users

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from $328.26

Expert Reviews (7)

US

C543DN

By Susan Silvius (pcworld.com)

Lexmark's C543dn color laser printer sports a completely new engine and is available at a temptingly low price ($399 as of 12/16/08). A small office printing simple, everyday documents might find it a good value--especially considering a duplexer ...

Inexpensive Automatic duplexer is standard

Graphics print slowly and look grainy Company has subpar reliability record

Low-cost lasers tend to have high-cost consumables. The C543dn offers some initial relief by bundling high-yield, returnable versions of its toner supplies: a 2500-page black (K), and 2000-page cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y). At the time of our ...

The C543dn must live down Lexmark's worse-than-average rating for reliability...

Rating

78100

pcworld.com
AU

Lexmark C543DN

By (goodgearguide.com.au)

Rating

80100

goodgearguide.com.au
GB

Lexmark C543DN colour laser

By Simon Williams (reghardware.co.uk)

A good try at a new colour laser engine, but consumable costs need to drop.

The Lexmark C543DN is a solid laser printer for a small office or workgroup, with the advantage of duplex print to save paper. Its new colour laser engine works well, though colours can be over-saturated. Speeds are generally reasonable, but running ...

Review The boundary between colour inkjet and colour laser printers continues...

Rating

65100

reghardware.co.uk

User Reviews (12)

US

Good Printer

By N/A (newegg.com)

Quick Printing, good color, great blacks, duplex works well

Needs more memory, Sent some 10 meg pixel pictures to the printer at the 1200 DPI setting and the printer ran out of memory. No issues with printing same pictures at 600 DPI

US

LEXMARK C543dn 26B0000 Workgroup Up to 21 ppm 1200 x 1200 dpi Color Laser Printer - Retail

By TeutonJon78 (newegg.com)

The duplex printing speed is not the fastest, but since I'm using this for home/small business use, I don't need it super speed. It's plenty fast. I do wish it was wireless, but at least it has Ethernet.

This printer has outstanding print quality. It also comes with the high capacity toners cartridges instead of starter models. I compared it against a lot of other printers using the sample pages the printers can product. The Lexmark was far and away the b...

I'm being personally picky here, but it's noisy. My home office is usually almost dead silent and I worked to make my computer silent. In "sleep" mode, the printer is dead quiet. But when it is powered up waiting to print, the power supply makes a slight...

US

Great print quality

By drdread (newegg.com)

Somewhat finicky to set up. There are tons of shipping spacers that have to be removed before use. Fortunately they're all bright red, so it's hard to miss one. You'll need a table or empty desk to use when removing the shipping spacers -- you need access...

BLUF: I'm really happy with this printer, although it has some warts

Needs a nearby nuclear reactor to power it. No joke: the lights in the room get noticeably dimmer while this thing is printing. Long warm-up time ; once it goes on power-saver standby, it takes a couple of minutes before it's ready to print again. Paper h...

Manufacturer's Description

In addition to high-quality color and rapid print speeds, the Lexmark C543dn ships with a 2,000-page color toner cartridge, and helps you save paper and money with integrated duplex printing. Make a big impact on your business with a genuine desktop-friendly color printer. With their small, attractive design and quiet noise level, Lexmark's color lasers will be welcome additions to your desktop or small workgroup. Add professional color to your documents. Lexmark gives you the tools to...

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