Lexmark C540n review

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By xiongyn on 27 Nov 2009

Lexmark C540n review

a.There appear to be mistakes in the review.
Dimensions and max paper weight do not agree with the spec from Lexmark.
B. The full review will not print-Only Page1.
sblackadder@ntlworld.com

By SBlackadder on 4 Jan 2010

Envelopes?

Will it print DL & C5 envelopes without chewing them up?

By stephen_elms on 6 Jan 2010

Wast toner costs

Beware! I see that replacement waste toner bottles are available. This may well mean that the printer wastes toner every time it warms up, so if you just do occasional prinitng, this will incur a lot of wasted toner (and costs). This is my experience with a Samsung CLP-500 I own. Better to choose a colour laser that doesn't produce waste toner. A colleague has an OKI C3200 that is much more economical than my printer.

By soundfriend on 29 Jan 2010

Slow photo print

Having just purchased the C540n I found it unbelievably slow at printintg 7x5 photo (about 1.5MB)

By Denis on 16 Feb 2010

Slow photo print

Never having had a laser colour printer before I was keen to see how it prints photos. To my horror it took 3 min 45 seconds to print one 7x5 photo (1.5 MB) On reducing the resolution to 1200x1200 it speeded up to 2 mins . Is this

By Denis on 16 Feb 2010

Expensive!

I am shocked at how much toner this printer is going through. I am on my 3rd full set in 6 months and they aren't cheap! (haven't even printed one photo on it)

By Jon2010 on 2 Jun 2010

Eats Toner! Beware!

As previous comments - spending 2-3 times as much on toner as old (Epson Acculaser 900) printer - and it is slow to warm up and print. Does make me question the reviews!

By fearnfarm on 20 Jan 2011

Wastes 90% of toner

I've had a C544dn for ~ 15 months. The 544 was a better buy than the 540 because it was only a few pounds more, did duplex *AND* comes/came with high yield toner carts. 2500 pages black, 200 page C, Y & M.
I typically switch on, print 1-5 pages, turn off as not needed again for some days.
After printing around 300, yes, three *hundred*, pages, it is reporting my high-yield black toner is low.
Unbelievable.

By markv on 2 Apr 2011

Wastes 90% of toner

I've had a C544dn for ~ 15 months. The 544 was a better buy than the 540 because it was only a few pounds more, did duplex *AND* comes/came with high yield toner carts. 2500 pages black, 200 page C, Y & M.
I typically switch on, print 1-5 pages, turn off as not needed again for some days.
After printing around 300, yes, three *hundred*, pages, it is reporting my high-yield black toner is low.
Unbelievable.

By markv on 2 Apr 2011

Big price drop since review

Just thought I'd mention that this printer is currently being sold for just under £100 inc vat & del by oyyy.co.uk (don't know if its a temporary offer or just a result of the models age)

With this new low price and the fact that its still on the A-list (at the old price) I was extremely tempted, but the previous comments about running costs have put me off somewhat.

By Paul_ on 13 Apr 2011

Slow and Expensive

I purchased one of these last year and wish I had looked elsewhere. It is unbelievably slow to print any complex job, and I have had to purchase several toner cartridges costing me £240 even though it is only lightly used. Can anyone help solve the speed issues?

By DavidMcDonald on 14 Apr 2011

Remove this review?

Apart from being an out-of-date review from the end of 2009, a cursory glance at user comments around the internet will reveal that toner use and costs are off the chart.

Colour toner is also used in monochrome printing so you're toast either way.

Toner costs of around £65 per cartridge means only magazine reviewers will be able to afford to run it.

Reliability also appears suspect.

By rip_tractorboy on 19 Apr 2011

A List?

Does anyone from the magazine look at these comments? In view of the negative posts above, shouldn't the A list status be reviewed, or at least answer the criticism ?

By adamgashead on 4 Jun 2011

high toner consumption

thinking that reviews are meaningful, I purchased the lexmark, a C543dn to get duplexing. While I agree with the reviewers comments on output quality, I now have to agree with other comments on the rate of toner use! When I got a warning that the waste toner bottle was full and had to be replaced I was a bit disappointed, with the cost of toner at over £70 a shot, it felt like I am throwing money away! I feel that the toner use estimates @ 5% coverage should be complimented with real world use estimates of maybe 20% 30% and 40% coverage. Lexmarks estimates of hi yield is frankly laughable in my experience.

By ravit on 9 Jul 2011

PC Pro Reviews Reliability

As a long time PC Pro reader I've gone through several opinions re the quality of journalism and in particular the reviews. The early phase was one of pure bliss at finding a quality magazine with articles relevant and up to date. In particular I found the reviews consistently reliable and a safe way to buy on recommendation.

However, for too many years now I've found the reviews erratic at best and sometimes 180 degrees south of the truth.

I think I'm entering a new (and probably terminal)"Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells" phase when I come across stuff like this.

On the lookout for a NEW laser printer I came across this A-List review. Just looking at the make and model surprised me, but the age of the review coupled with the reader comments just gets me foaming at the mouth.

I don't believe for one minute that all the comments can be mistaken, so why is it still A-Listed and why no author's response?

The cynic in me would say that if I bothered to buy a paper edition from around Christmas 2009 I'd find some lovely colour ads from Lexmark in there.

Whatever the reason, I won't be the owner of the "current" PC Pro A-List printer.

By Binaa on 8 Sep 2011

Price variability too

Earlier comment about spec being wrong for dimensions and max paper weight but why the huge price variability? When reviewed £180+VAT, one correspondent suggested it's less than £100 BUT current price £750 upwards. Pardon??

By keithach on 29 Sep 2011

Where did you get your prices from?

You quote a minimum of £639 for this printer. This is pure fiction. It can be obtained from Printerland for £114 including VAT and delivery. I was thinking about buying one at that price. But then I read the readers' comments above...

By nedsram2 on 3 Oct 2011