| The Lexmark S 1650: Right For You? |
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| Computers - Computers |
| Written by Ben Pate |
| Wednesday, 10 June 2009 07:35 |
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The Lexmark Optra line of printers performed admirably for small business users at one time. Now they now longer produce these printers, but many online retailers still sell them as refurbished or used machines. Look into the pros and cons of buying refurbished equipment, and if you think that this option might work for you, you could make great savings with the Lexmark S 1650 with compatible Lexmark S 1650 Toner Cartridge.
The Lexmark Optra line of printers performed admirably for small business users at one time. Now they now longer produce these printers, but many online retailers still sell them as refurbished or used machines. Look into the pros and cons of buying refurbished equipment, and if you think that this option might work for you, you could make great savings with the Lexmark S 1650 with compatible S 1650 Toner Cartridge. The Lexmark company is a well-respected manufacturer of computer peripherals and accessories. In fact, Fortune magazine has listed it as number five in a list of the most admired manufacturers of computer peripherals. The Better Business Bureau also gave this company an A+ rating for their honesty and customer service. This Lexmark S 1650 is a monochrome printer with a capacity of 16 pages per minute using Lexmark S 1650 Toner. Now, most small business operations will be fine with such a speed, but this may tax companies that have an extremely high volume (or if they print higher volumes periodically on bigger projects). If you don't think this will work for you, you will want to find another (hopefully affordable) option that better suits your needs. This printer does have a decent duty cycle, however. It has a duty cycle of sixty-five thousand pages per month, which will again suit most lower volume needs. And it's paper input can be expanded from three hundred and fifty pages to over three thousand if you have high-volume needs but don't need to print at blinding speeds. The printing quality itself is pretty good. This S 1650 series printer is known for its ability to print decent graphics with smooth, un-jagged lines that will make for professional graphs and other business images. It has a resolution of up to 1200 DPI (dots per inch), which will be more than enough for most users. In fact, you will probably be printing at a lower resolution most of the time anyway. It also has a reliable paper feed system, so you won't be experiencing too many paper jams. This printer can be found at some online retailers for fewer than three hundred dollars. In its day the printer went on sale for much more, but it is now an older model and is usually only available as a refurbished or used printer. This might be a great price for you if you don't mind buying refurbished and you want a near professional-level laser printer designed for small business needs. The Lexmark S 1650 toner is still sold at more usual prices, and that now amounts to almost the cost of the printer in some cases. Toner can be expensive, but if you print a lot of documents, you might be able to save some money by looking for a high-capacity toner cartridge. The higher capacity cartridge will print up to seventeen thousand and five hundred pages, while the regular cartridge will print less than half of that--and the high-capacity toner is much less than twice as much as the standard version. About the Author: If you are looking for a bargain, the S 1650 with Lexmark S 1650 toner is still available online, if you look hard enough. If the specs above meet what you need, the Lexmark toner and printer are a great deal. Quality toner always makes the best printers better. |