Lexmark C752 Toner Cartridges

Lexmark C752 Printer Review

The Lexmark C752 color laser printer is designed for the small or medium office environment. It features multiple configurations, and has expansion and upgrade options to meet almost any need. It puts up a good fight with the competition, like the Oki C5200 toner printer.

The Lexmark C752 comes in a variety of different models, the C752, C752DTN, C752LN, C752N, C752DN, C752FN, C752LDN, and C752LDTN. N models have networking support, D models have automatic duplexing, and F models have finishing options added. While this might seem somewhat confusing, the unit is designed to be highly configurable, to meet the needs of many different types of users and offices.

Standard paper capacity is 600 sheets, with a 500-sheet main drawer and a 100-sheet multipurpose tray. Expansion upgrades are available for adding more paper capacity, and each tray simply attaches to the bottom of the machine. The included memory is 128 MB, but this is expandable to a maximum of 512 MB if needed, especially for users who do a lot of graphics-intensive printing or for sharing among a large number of users.

The unit features a number of color palettes to choose from, giving it flexibility to match different color schemes.

Lexmark C752 toner cartridges have a capacity of either 6,000 pages or 15,000 pages. Color laser toner cartridges have the same capacities of the black printer toner cartridges. Toner costs tend to be quite a bit higher than average, resulting in a high cost of ownership over the lifetime of the machine.

Print quality is mixed. Text is sharp, and even small font sizes remain very readable, with good detail and no missing lines. Graphics and photo quality are average, but some inaccurate colors and blocky gradients are apparent.

Overall, the Lexmark C752 impresses with its wide array of configuration options, but its high toner costs and lackluster photo and graphics quality are a bit disappointing in comparison to competing models like the Xerox 6300 toner printer. For users with specific needs, it might make a good choice.