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A review by Caio-Spike on OKI C 5600n April 20th, 2007
Author's product rating:
Picture quality
Excellent
Printing speed
Very fast
Colour sensitivity
Excellent
Ease of use
Very easy
Value For Money
Excellent
Advantages:
Low cost, relatively quiet, good software pack & support from Oki
Disadvantages:
Wish it was A3 for this price but nothing else springs to mind
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
When Oki released their colour printers a few years ago the print results were mediocre to say the least. Colour lasers had cleaner sharper lines and the finish was simply better.
In the past couple of years Oki have refined their technology and printer software to bring us a range of machines that are truly amazing!
The C5600n was my printer of choice. It warms up quickly, is reltively quiet and produces laser quality fast prints at a relatively low cost.
The user interface is excellent, printer operation is simple and the replacement of toners, drums and fuser unit very simple.
There are good offers around from main line Oki dealers so shop wisely but deals can be found.
I would be wary of buying second hand as these machines can be given hard lifes but for a personal/office printer of this quality at a sub-£400 price point - you really do not need to look any further.
This specific machine can print on a wide range of material, in verious weights and even produce paper banners up to 1200mm in length (with a single pass).
Many small print shops employ these machines for small print run jobs, they provide professional quality finishes for a relatively low print cost.
One of the simple things I like with this machine is the software pack it comes with. There's a nifty little "Web Print" facility that shrinks a web page down to fit A4 paper so there's no more missing edges and no playing about to do before you print - simply hit the button and voila! A perfect page every time.
On graphic print quality, you can manage colour, contrast and brightness before each print. There's photo enhancement facilities which enable me to produce A4 full colour prints that a watercolour artist uses as a template for his actual work. Colours remain vibrant and clear.
Finally, economically speaking you can get more prints per £1 from this Oki than you can from either my Epson or HP inkjet printer and that's before you hit the "Toner Saver" button that gives you a crystal clear draft print.
This is an amazing piece of equipment that I would thoroughly recommend to anyone. If you have £400 for an office machine then this is the product you simply must consider.
Media Handling: 100-sheet multipurpose tray, 300-sheet input tray
Processor
Processor: 200 MHz
Ram
RAM Installed ( Max ): 64 MB / 320 MB (max)
Media handling
Media Type: Envelopes, transparencies, labels, plain paper, banners, cards
Max Media Size (Custom): 216 mm x 1200 mm
Media Sizes: ANSI A (Letter) (216 x 279 mm), Legal (216 x 356 mm), Executive (184 x 267 mm), A4 (210 x 297 mm), A5 (148 x 210 mm), B5 (176 x 250 mm), A6 (105 x 148 mm)
Envelope Sizes: International DL (110 x 220 mm), Com-10 (105 x 241 mm), International C5 (162 x 229 mm), Monarch (98.4 x 190.5 mm), Com-9 (98 x 225 mm)
Media Weight: 64 g/m2 - 203 g/m2
Total Media Capacity: 400 sheets
Media Feeder(s):
1 x autoload - 300 sheets - A4 (210 x 297 mm) weight: 64 g/m2 - 120 g/m2
1 x autoload - 100 sheets - 216 x 1200 mm weight: 75 g/m2 - 203 g/m2
Max Media Capacity: 930 sheets
Output Trays Capacity: 350 sheets
Duty cycle
Monthly Duty Cycle: 60000 pages
Networking
Networking: Print server
Connectivity Technology: Wired
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Manufacturer's product description
OKI is committed to creating superior solutions and providing excellent information and communications services nationally and internationally to meet the diversified needs of customers in the digital age. OKI is working to develop optimum solutions for each type of user in the coming e-society.
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free): Memory
Connections:
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type B
Miscellaneous
Consumables Included:
1 x toner cartridge ( black ) - up to 2250 pages
1 x toner cartridge ( cyan ) - up to 2250 pages
1 x toner cartridge ( magenta ) - up to 2250 pages
1 x toner cartridge ( yellow ) - up to 2250 pages
1 x drum ( black ) - up to 20000 pages
1 x drum ( cyan ) - up to 20000 pages
1 x drum ( magenta ) - up to 20000 pages
1 x drum ( yellow ) - up to 20000 pages
1 x transmission belt - up to 60000 pages
1 x fuser - up to 60000 pages
Power
Power Device: Power supply - internal
Voltage Required: AC 230V
Frequency Required: 50 Hz
Power Consumption Operational: 490 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep: 15 Watt
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities, OKI Colour Correct, OKI LPR, OKI Print Control Client, OKI Print Control Server, OKI PrintSuperVision.net, OKI Swatch Utility, OKI Template Manager 2006, OKI Web Driver Installer, OKI Web Print
OS Required: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Apple MacOS 9.0 or later, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000, Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Itanium, Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Apple MacOS X on Intel 10.4.4 or later
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