Lexmark C2535dw Color Laser Printer with Duplex Printing, Wireless Connection, and 35 ppm (42CC160), White/ Gray, Medium
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J. Tant
> 3 dayIts aimed for the office environment, and there it does a good job as a quick and easy printer. Its not something that is intended to print a LOT of things at once, but it does well enough for reports, slide decks, and so on. Setup is, well....fair warning, this printer is a bit on the large side and its heavy for its size. I was a bit surprised because printers of this scale usually have a scanner bed in there, but this one...nope. Part of the size is owing to the laser printing technology along with the need for four toner cartridges, however just know that its not something that will easily fit on a desk next to your laptop. The size issue aside, setup was very easy assuming one uses the Lexmark Mobile Assistant app - basically its straightforward that way. Printer sets up a wifi hotspot, you join it with your phone, and then you proceed with setup from the app. Much easier than the onboard setup which is made more complicated by the lack of a touchscreen on the printer. A serious word of caution for home/AirPrint users: Do NOT use the Lexmark recommended app if you want full iOS integration of AirPrint with this printer. The Lexmark app will override the built in AirPrint functionality of iOS to the point where you have to print anything from an iPhone or iPad through the Lexmark app and NOT through the original application. For instance, say you want to print a photo...instead of clicking Print in Photos, you need to go through the Lexmark app, select the photo through that app, and print it from there. If you do NOT install the app, AirPrint works normally and as expected. To date Ive not seen much that the Lexmark app can do that merits having it hijack AirPrint this way, so I say dont use it. :) Moving on to normal use, its a good and fast printer. It does take about 30-45 seconds to spool up, but printing is fast and clean. Even complex color graphics werent an issue, and certainly exponentially faster than my HP inkjet. Quality is very good as well, with onboard settings that allow one to tailor print quality and media to preference. It did the best job, in my opinion, with business-type graphics on regular paper (think pie charts), and stumbled with photos a bit (though simple photos like headshots against a plain background were just fine if the photo were appropriately sized, meaning no full page printing). Maintenance is very simple, with the toner cartridges on the side and everything is clearly marked and intuitive. Very easy to swap out a toner cartridge, and for that matter quite easy to add paper. The tray does NOT accept a full ream of paper, however...another point that this is more of a quick/easy printer for tasks that dont involve printing 300-page reports. When I get right down to it, I reserve this printer for school or professional use in printing small to medium jobs. A 20 page report, no problem. A copy of a slide deck...again, no problem. For jobs where I need 50 copies of something, well, Im going to the print shop. A good printer when used as designed and I like it!