Top 10 Color Laser Printers
Color laser printers are becoming more affordable, though toner costs can still be a shock. Ratings and rankings can change due to pricing and technology changes, so check back frequently for the latest info.
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Bottom Line: Middling in price, performance, and design, this printer suffers from spotty documentation.
PC World Rating: 70 (Good)
- Performance Word Score: Fair
- B&W Pages per Min.: 21
- Color Pages per Min.: 21
- Max. B&W dpi: 2400-by-600
- Max. Color dpi: 2400-by-600
- Tray Capacity, pages: 251
- Price When Reviewed: $599
- Rated on: February 07, 2008
Bottom Line: The CLP-660ND offers decent speed and design, but its grainy graphics aren't for the art crowd.
PC World Rating: 71 (Good)
- Performance Word Score: Fair
- B&W Pages per Min.: 25
- Color Pages per Min.: 25
- Max. B&W dpi: 2400-by-600
- Max. Color dpi: 2400-by-600
- Tray Capacity, pages: 250
- Price When Reviewed: $700
- Rated on: February 07, 2008
Bottom Line: For busy offices, this unit's speed and print quality are worth the cost--despite the subpar reliability.
PC World Rating: 71 (Good)
- Performance Word Score: Very Good
- B&W Pages per Min.: 35
- Color Pages per Min.: 31
- Max. B&W dpi: 1200-by-1200
- Max. Color dpi: 1200-by-1200
- Tray Capacity, pages: 600
- Price When Reviewed: $899
- Rated on: February 07, 2008
Bottom Line: This model prints text fast, but letters looked fuzzy and graphics were dark. Compact design has letter-size paper limit.
PC World Rating: 74 (Good)
- Performance Word Score: Fair
- B&W Pages per Min.: 31
- Color Pages per Min.: 8
- Max. B&W dpi: 2400-by-600
- Max. Color dpi: 2400-by-600
- Tray Capacity, pages: 250
- Price When Reviewed: $500
- Rated on: February 07, 2008
Bottom Line: The Phaser 6180/N prints high-quality text at decent speeds, but it finds color images more of a challenge.
PC World Rating: 76 (Good)
- Performance Word Score: Fair
- B&W Pages per Min.: 26
- Color Pages per Min.: 20
- Max. B&W dpi: 600-by-600
- Max. Color dpi: 600-by-600
- Tray Capacity, pages: 400
- Price When Reviewed: $499
- Rated on: February 07, 2008
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