| Shopping for a new home use printer is no longer | | | | Another strong point of this printer is its |
| an easy task. I remember when I bought my | | | | processing speed. This makes it fast, not only |
| first printer and there were two kinds of printers | | | | with documents, but also with monochrome |
| - the expensive office juggernauts and the cheap | | | | graphics. The chip has a speed of 350 MHz, which |
| and nasty home use printers. Now the barrier | | | | speeds up the processing time of complex images |
| between home and office use is so thin it no | | | | like graphics. |
| longer really exists. If you are in the market for a | | | | This also allows for faster printing of multiple jobs |
| monochrome laser printer, and speed and | | | | placed in the waiting list. The large sheet tray is |
| durability are your main features, you might want | | | | also a nice bonus for people who want to be able |
| to have a look at the Lexmark Optra T632 | | | | to print for longer without reloading. There are |
| printer using Lexmark Optra T632 toner. At less | | | | obviously some features this little fighter did not |
| than $170, and if the features it carries are right | | | | manage to pack in. You will not find a duplex |
| for you, it can be a great deal. | | | | printing feature or great starter toner included. |
| This little worker of a printer can deliver around | | | | Unfortunately, this is the case with most printers. |
| forty pages a minute, quite amazing for a | | | | Duplex printing, however, is a feature many |
| diminutive device like this. The quality of printing is | | | | consumers enjoy. It is the ability to print the two |
| also high at 1,200 dpi; again these are great specs | | | | sides of a sheet with the same pass. This feature |
| for a printer of this size and price. | | | | is currently only found in more expensive models |
| The weaknesses of this printer finally start to | | | | because the cost of duplex printing is currently |
| appear in the connections area. It is not a large | | | | quite high. Lexmark has tried to keep costs down |
| office printer, so networking and workgroup | | | | on this printer while still providing high speed and |
| connections are not as easy or as available as | | | | quality printings. |
| with other larger and more expensive printers. | | | | This printer has been designed for home users |
| The available connections are a USB port and a | | | | and small offices that need a high volume of |
| parallel port for older computer models. This is a | | | | documents printed with good printing quality. The |
| great little bonus for low budget consumers who | | | | 40 pages per minute, resolution of 1,200 dpi and a |
| have managed to keep their older desktop | | | | price tag below $170 make it a great compromise |
| working and need a new printer. | | | | of speed, quality and price. |