Lexmark C540 Review

Aimed at small businesses and workgroups within larger enterprises, the Lexmark C540 Series and X540 Series feature print speeds of up to 25 pages per minute (ppm) in color at resolutions up to 1200×1200 dpi.

All these models also include eco-friendly features like built-in two-sided printing (to cut back paper waste), instant warm-up fuser technology (this uses a lesser amount of electrical power whenever the device not utilized), power-saving eco-mode, as well as quiet mode (which decreases sound pollution levels). All these designs are Energy Star certified, plus are said to perform reliably even with recycling paper.

The C540 Series of color laser printers created for small company workgroups or rather busy individuals. Versions within the line consist of the Lexmark C540n, C543dn, and C544n, all of which feature Lexmark’s “4800 Colour Quality” mode for improved color images and graphics and a distinct four-in-one color laser printhead which in turn offers exact color registration.

The C540n is an uncomplicated little workgroup color laser printer that prints at speeds up to 21 ppm in color and black for a probable street price of £349. The C543dn comes with high-yield toner cartridges and built-in double-sided printing with an estimated street price of £399. The C544 model offers still faster speeds, as much as 25 ppm in color, as well as black, for prices starting at £449. The Series also features extra-high-yield cartridges that save money with a reduced expense per page and help conserve resources with cartridges that will end up changed less frequently.

For small offices and large business clients looking for more advanced capability, the Lexmark X543dn color laser MFP includes copy as well as scanning ability along with built-in two-sided printing. It prints at rates of speed as much as 21 ppm in color and also black and ships together with high-yield toner cartridges. The Lexmark X544 models of color laser MFPs are four-in-one products that will print, copy, scan, and fax, with quick print rates as many as 25 ppm in color as well as black; prices start at £699. Also, these printers equipped with two-sided scanning and use of extra-high-yield cartridges and more powerful paper handling for much larger workgroups.

The high-yield Lexmark C540 toner cartridge can produce as many as 2,500 pages for black cartridges, and the price is almost £ 50 when a variety of return programs are selected and also 2,000 for each of the three color cartridges, cyan magenta and yellow. This cartridge, once again in program mode, is yet available on the internet for around £ 60.