| The Okidata C5200 printer is modestly priced | | | | this makes the C5200 is a cut above the rest. It |
| around $800, which makes it, along with its | | | | is able to provide an average of 20,000 pages |
| 42127401 toner, one of the most affordable color | | | | more when compared to other laser printers in its |
| laser printers. It has been in the market for | | | | class. The combined total of all its paper trays can |
| around six years, but many people are still | | | | handle up to 930 sheets. The Okidata printer is |
| interested in it because it provides solutions that | | | | also network friendly since it has an Ethernet port. |
| no other laser printer can. We are going to review | | | | It does not require any special setup. Just plug it |
| the specifications that have made this model one | | | | to the router and it will configure itself. Since the |
| of the best selling laser printers of its time. | | | | printer can be connected directly to a router, it |
| It is important to get a printer that is fast enough | | | | does not need a dedicated computer to be its |
| to handle multiple users. The C5200 is not always | | | | server. Anybody in the network will be able to |
| the fastest laser printer around, but its speed is | | | | use it. You can also plug in directly through the |
| enough to handle most printing jobs. For the | | | | USB. |
| monochrome prints, it averaged 24 pages a | | | | The black and colored print resolution can support |
| minute, while for the colored prints it was able get | | | | up to 1200 x 600 dots per inch or dpi. An optional |
| around 16 pages per minute. | | | | duplexer is available for around $300 if you find |
| A printer does not only need to print fast, it also | | | | there is a need to print on both sides of the |
| needs quality. The Okidata printer's text quality | | | | paper. The size of Okidata C5200 printer is |
| was superb. The text was even readable at 4 | | | | comparable to a big toaster oven, which is good |
| point. However, the same cannot be said about | | | | for a printer that costs $800. However, it weighs |
| the colored printing. The colored and photo prints | | | | a hefty 57.3 lbs. Moving it from one place to |
| showed signs of discoloration. | | | | another will literally break your back. Place it |
| Cost is something that we need to check | | | | somewhere convenient so that you do not have |
| because an office can spend hundreds of dollars | | | | to move it around every time you need it. |
| just for printing alone. The Oki C5200 ink and | | | | It is powered by a powerful 200 MHz process |
| toner was able to deliver prints that can cost 2 | | | | and built-in 32 MB memory. Both the processor |
| cents a page, which is good for a device that | | | | and memory can handle a small office. However, |
| cost less than a thousand dollars. However, the | | | | if the printer is freezing up, you can upgrade the |
| color printing is little expensive costing around 14.1 | | | | memory up to 288 MB. In addition, the feeder |
| cents a page. | | | | can accept almost any kind of paper. |
| With a duty cycle of 50,000 pages in a month, | | | | |