Lexmark C760 Toner Cartridges

Lexmark C760 Printer Review

The Lexmark C760 color laser printer is designed for the home or small office user. Its fast speeds and large paper capacity make it perfect for high-volume use in small environments. Its slightly bulky frame might be too large for some small offices, in that case check out the HP 3800 toner printer.

The Lexmark C760 color laser printer tends to be a little larger than the average small office machine, but this is likely due to its large paper capacity and fast single-pass color printing engine. It measures 20.8 inches by 23.8 inches by 18.5 inches, and weighs 105 pounds. Paper capacity is an impressive 600 sheets, with a 500-sheet main tray and a 100-sheet multipurpose tray. The multipurpose tray will be a welcome feature for users used to emptying the main tray before loading an alternate paper size or type.

The unit connects via USB or parallel, but does not have built-in networking capabilities, so users planning to share it will need to use a printer server or host computer, or else look for a a model with networking. The 500 mhz processor and 128 MB of RAM is enough to handle a high volume in a small office environment, but memory is expandable to 512 MB if needed.

Lexmark C760 toner cartridges have a capacity of 6,000 pages for black, and 6,000 pages for each color laser toner cartridge. Each printer toner cartridge can be replaced individually for more economical toner use. For an even higher-capacity option, look at the Dell 5100cn toner printer.

Print speed is quite fast, and color printing speed matches black printing speed at 25 pages per minute. This is due to the unit's single-pass printing engine. Text is very sharp and dark, but graphics quality is merely average. Photos are quite good, but there are some inaccurate colors and blocky gradients.

Overall, the Lexmark C760 has impressive speed and paper capacity, and its text is sharp. A bulky frame and high toner costs reduce its value to small office users.