Lexmark C544 Toner Cartridges

Lexmark C544 Printer Review

The Lexmark C544 color laser printer is designed for the small or medium office environment. Its vivid high-quality color printing, fast speeds, and economical toner costs make it an excellent choice.

The Lexmark C544 color laser printer comes in multiple configurations, unlike the HP CP1215 toner printer. The C544N model includes built-in networking support, the C544DN includes automatic duplexing and networking, the C544DW has built-in wifi connectivity, and the C544DTN adds extra input paper capacity. With its many choices, any office should be able to find the model that suits their needs the best.

Paper capacity is 250 sheets in its single drawer, but there is also a single-sheet bypass slot for feeding envelopes and other alternate media. Users who often use more than one type of media may be a bit frustrated by the lack of a multipurpose tray, as it would mean clearing the paper drawer before loading alternate media. The unit is clearly designed for the office that uses standard paper all day long.

The 500 mhz processor and 128 MB of RAM add the power to handle even heavy network traffic without slowdowns. The unit supports a multitude of operating systems, including Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.

Lexmark C544 toner cartridges are in the usual configuration of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Each color laser toner cartridge has a capacity of 1,000 pages, and the single black printer toner cartridge has a capacity of 1,000 sheets as well. High-yield cartridges will lower the per-page cost, but they are somewhat more expensive upfront.

Print speed is impressive, at 23 pages per minute for both black and monochrome printing. Color printing quality is vivid, sharp, and accurate. Text is sharp and defined, with readable text even at the smallest font sizes.

Overall, user will be impressed with the Lexmark C544's excellent quality and fast speeds. Users who use multiple paper types may want to look elsewhere, like at the HP 1600 toner printer.