Comparative Test nine Low Cost Colorlasers

von Ulrich Junker

You pay a maximum of 500 Euros (and for one as little as 170). Prices are falling. Why buy an ink printer, when a color laser costs just a wee bit more? DC compares nine color laser printer in the price segment between 250 and 500 Euros.

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Consumables

Lexmark C500n: Cartridge with starter-toner.

What a nuisance: Many printers ship with low-capacity starter toner, some with less than 50 percent of normal capacity (both Lexmarks, Dell, Oki, and HP 1600) or 70 percent respectively (Samsung, Xerox).

Worst example is Lexmark`s C500n, it ships with a black cartridge for 1.000 pages, replacements for sale have a capacity of 5.000 pages.

Pick of the bunch is HP`s Color Laserjet 2700, which ships with full capacity (6,500 black, 3.500 pages color).

Same with Canon`s i-Sensys LBP5000, it comes with well-filled cartridges (2.500 pages black, 2.000 pages color).

What`s inside

Here you find, how much toner the printers have on delivery, and what you can (or have to) buy when the first cartridges are empty (manufacturers information). DC`s test results are shown on the next page.

Canon i-Sensys LBP5000

Canon i-Sensys LBP5000: Cartidges with integrated imaging drums.

Toner

Ships with black: 2.500 pages
On sale black: 2.500 pages

Ships with colors: 2.000 pages
On sale colors: 2.000 pages

Other consumables

Imaging drum(s): part of cartridge
Waste toner container: part of cartridge

Dell Color Laser Printer 1320c

Dell Color Laser Printer 1320c: Toner cartridges

Toner

Ships with black: 1.000 pages
On sale black: 2.000 pages

Ships with colors: 1.000 pages
On sale colors: 2.000 pages

Other consumables

Imaging drum(s): -

Waste toner container: -

*The 1320c`s imaging drums are mentioned in it´s manual as consumables, but they are not for sale in Dell´s shops. We found out it´s a spare part, and you need a technichian to replace it.