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Pros

  • Fast
  • Excellent output quality

Cons

  • Expensive memory upgrades

Manufacturer’s Description

The Lexmark C748de color laser printer with duplex printing standard, color touch screen and an 800MB processor delivers high-quality output in 4800 Color Quality mode at print speeds of up to 35 ppm black or color on letter-size media.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 41H0050
Processor
Processor speed 0.8 MHz
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Linux
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Memory
Memory max 1.536 GB
Display
Display size 4.3 inches
Display type Color
Text Only 0
Touchscreen 1
Ports and Connections
USB Yes
USB Flash Port Yes
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Width 23.1 inches
Depth 21.8 inches
Height 21.5 inches
Weight 66.4 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 2.0
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 650.0 sheets
Optional Trays Available 1.0
Manual Feed Slot 0.0
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Duty Cycle 100000.0
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 1200 dpi
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 1200 dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 1200 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 1200 dpi
Platform Support
Printer languages supported
  • PCL
  • PostScript Emulation
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4.0
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 1.6 cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 9.2 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 35.0 ppm
Color print speed 35.0 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

Macworld Labs (Quality)
Print quality: Text Superior
Print quality: Color photo Superior
Print quality:PDF Very Good
Macworld Labs (Speed)
Print speed: Text 17.9   ppm
Print speed rating: Text Very Good
Print speed: Color photo 32.72   seconds for 8X10 photo
Print speed rating: Color photo Superior
Print speed: PDF 36.21   seconds for 4-page PDF
Print speed rating: PDF Very Good