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Lexmark C500n Color Laser Printer comparison

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Product name	Lexmark C500n Color Laser Printer	Color Laser Printer 1320c	HP Color LaserJet CP2025n	Brother HL-4040cn	HP Color LaserJet CP1215
Price	$349.99	$239.00 to $249.95	$382.00 to $569.57	$249.79 to $421.09	$189.99 to $388.27
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	2.5 stars Overall score: 5.8 (2.5 stars)
Average user rating	2.0 stars	2.0 stars		3.0 stars	3.0 stars
Release date	May 23, 2006	July 10, 2007		May 02, 2007
The Bottom Line	The Lexmark C500n is a fast color laser printer fit for a multiuser environment with high-volume printing needs. The competition offers more features, but slower printing or lower-quality prints.	The Dell 1320c is a decent choice for a small office or work group, but a little more cash will net you a faster printer with better print quality.	Although the HP CP2025n is rather slow to print black documents and is missing supplementary features such as USB-direct printing and wireless, the color laser shines in output quality, and the software holds your hand through a somewhat daunting learning curve. The CP2025n also has a high monthly duty-cycle, so we recommend it to anyone hunting for a workhorse printer to complement an equally diligent work environment.	Despite its lagging black print speeds, the Brother HL-4040CN does a lot of things right and makes a compelling color laser printer for small offices or workgroups.	The Color LaserJet CP1215 is HP's entry-level printer built to serve small workgroups, but it suffers from frustratingly slow print speeds, a missing LCD screen, and other problems. Your $299 will go much further with the Dell 1320c, another color laser with faster print speeds for the same price.
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Media type	Cards Labels Envelopes Plain paper Glossy paper Transparencies	Labels Envelopes Cover paper Plain paper Coated paper Recycled paper	Info unavailable	Labels Envelopes Bond paper Plain paper Recycled paper	Cards Labels Envelopes Plain paper Glossy paper Recycled paper Transparencies
Software type	Info unavailable	Dell OpenManage Drivers & Utilities	Info unavailable	Drivers & Utilities	Drivers & Utilities
RAM installed size	64 MB	64 MB	Info unavailable	64 MB	16 MB
Monthly Duty Cycle (Users Qty)	20,000 - 49,999 pages	35000 pages	Info unavailable	20,000 - 49,999 pages	Info unavailable
Technology	Laser	Laser	Info unavailable	Laser	Laser
Operating system	Apple MacOS X Apple MacOS 9.x Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 2003 Microsoft Windows Vista	Info unavailable	Linux Apple MacOS X 10.2.4 or later Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP Professional Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition	Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Printer type	Workgroup printer	Personal printer	Info unavailable	Workgroup printer	Workgroup printer
Service & support type	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	1 year warranty
Printer output type	Color	Color	Info unavailable	Color	Color
Max Resolution Color	1200 x 600 dpi	600 x 600 dpi	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Max Resolution B/W	1200 x 600 dpi	600 x 600 dpi	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	Office Depot $349.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Dell Small Business $239.00 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $249.95 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores	Newegg.com $399.99 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $449.99 In stock: See Site HP Home & Home Office Store Accessories $449.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 13 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com Marketplace $421.09 In stock: Yes Staples $249.99 In stock: Yes All Time Deals $249.79 In stock: Yes Prices from 4 CNET Certified stores	J&R Music and Computer World $189.99 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $299.00 In stock: Yes HP Home & Home Office Store Accessories $299.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 15 CNET Certified stores
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