Color lasers - CNET reviews

Editors' Top Printers
updated March 3, 2006

Workplaces that need to accent velvety-black text with color for charts and reports can turn to increasingly affordable color laser printers. For more details on what to look for, see our printer buying guide. -- Elsa Wenzel, associate editor

Color lasers

Printers	Editors' rating	Price	Summary
Lexmark C762n	8.0 Excellent	$997	A good fit for law or accounting firms, the C762n has the speed, the print quality, and the features to support a whole office. Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Color , A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Wired , 25 pages/min, 23 pages/min, PC , Mac , Unix , USB , Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

Lexmark C510 series Released: 03/02/2004	7.9 Very good	Email me when product is available	Although expandability can be expensive, the Lexmark C510 is a nearly perfect sub-$1,000 color laser printer for small businesses. Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Color , A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Wired , 30 pages/min, 8 pages/min, PC , Mac , Unix , USB , Parallel

Dell 3100cn	7.8 Very good	$299	This honking-big, networkable color laser printer produces fantastic color output and speedy clear text. Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Color , A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Wired , 25 pages/min, 5 pages/min, PC , Mac , Unix , USB , Parallel , Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

Dell Color Laser Printer 5100cn	7.7 Very good	$139	This respectable, middle-of-the-road color laser printer stands up to heavy network use but won't bankrupt the company. Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Color , A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Wired , 35 pages/min, 25 pages/min, PC , USB , Parallel , Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

Konica Minolta Magicolor 2430DL	7.7 Very good	Email me when product is available	The Magicolor 2430DL is a fine machine for anyone whose text-printing needs trump their color-printing demands. Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Color , A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Wired , 20 pages/min, 5 pages/min, PC , Mac , USB , Ethernet 10/100Base-TX

Samsung CLP-510N Released: 01/05/2005	7.1 Very good		Despite its less-than-perfect text quality, we consider this to be one of the best all-around deals for an affordable color laser. Specs: Workgroup printer - Laser - Color , A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) , Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) , Wired , 6 pages/min, 24 pages/min, 25 pages/min, 11.6 pages/min, PC , Mac , USB , Ethernet 10/100Base-TX