Lexmark C522n review

CNET Labs' colour laser speed tests (pages per minute)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

Colour graphics

Colour text

Black graphics

Black text

Dell Colour Laser 5100cn

13.43 

11.3 

24.48 

24.43 

Lexmark C522n

12.31 

14.21 

14.49 

14.41 

HP Colour LaserJet 3600n

13.54 

13.6 

12.9 

13 

Xerox Phaser 8500n

11.05 

11.87 

10.93 

12.07 

CNET Labs' colour laser quality tests
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

Colour graphics

Colour text

Black graphics

Black text

One concern is that consumables for the C522 can add up. A page of plainblack text costs about 2 pence, and a lightly covered colour page about 10 pence. For comparison, HP's Colour LaserJet 3600n costs around £100 more, but runs about 1.2 pence per text page and 9 pence per colour page.

Edited by Felisa Yang
Additional editing by Kate Macefield