Lexmark C 500n - Expert Reviews

Review summary: A good quality and speedy colour laser printer, but the running costs are unsettlingly high.

Verdict: So far so good, but what Lexmark gives you in initial value it can easily claw back with consumable costs. It offers high-yield and standard toner cartridges, and the latter push the price high enough to make them a choice to be avoided. The lowest ...

Review summary: Lexmark's budget-priced color laser delivers fast, high-quality text.

Pros: Fast text printing, low price, Extra 530-sheet tray costs only $199

Cons: No manual paper tray, Legal paper requires $129 upgrade

Review summary: Lexmark's C500n is a heavyweight but has a lightweight price tag

Review summary: The Lexmark C500n is a fast colour laser printer fit for a multi-user environment with high-volume printing needs. The competition offers more features, but slower printing or lower-quality prints.

Pros: Fast black text and graphics prints, Excellent text handling ; good graphics prints, Inexpensive

Cons: High consumables cost, Limited functionality, No duplexer, Non-expandable memory

Verdict: The Lexmark C500n is a fast colour laser printer fit for a multi-user environment with high-volume printing needs. The competition offers more features, but slower printing or lower-quality prints...

Pros: Fast black text and graphics prints ; excellent text handling ; good graphics prints ; inexpensive

Cons: High consumables cost ; limited functionality ; no duplexer ; non-expandable memory

Verdict: The Lexmark C500n is a fast colour laser printer fit for a multi-user environment with high-volume printing needs. The competition offers more features, but slower printing or lower-quality prints.