Lexmark C544DW Color Laser Printer

• High-quality color is within easy reach thanks to the added freedom of wireless connectivity.
• Wireless-N connectivity lets you easily connect multiple users to the high-quality color of the C544dw
• Get a product built to last with a 55,000 page duty cycle.
• Extra-High Yield toner cartridges available for extra-low printing costs; Compact design makes the C544dw perfect for desktop printing in color.
• Save paper and the environment with automatic two-sided printing;with energy-saving Eco Mode.
• Connect multiple users to one device with advanced ethernet networking capabilities

This unit replaced my Ricoh 3500 Color Laser. While the Lexmark has print advantages, its a slower machine print wise in:

Energy Save Mode To first print job it makes a low buzzing noise when it is warming up. I miss the instant spool up of the Ricoh.

Duplex Mode it feeds the paper out and then pulls it back in, a rather inefficient and slower duplexing system and to an impatient person you may pull the copy from the feeder causing a misprint.

What it lacks in mechanical speed, I feel it makes up in print quality, so its a fair compromise for the price range.

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While advertised as being compatible with the Macintosh operating system, the installation manual''s instructions for getting the wireless system working do not work. I needed to use Lexmark''s live chat (and allow them to wire in to my computer) to get it working using a completely different installation procedure. Then within a few weeks, the wireless network card began having problems and I needed to resort to live chat again. The technician told me there was NO way to install the printer on a Mac, even though I''d already done it. Almost three hours later, while trying to access a menu on the printer that apparently does not actually exist, the printer started printing from the queue on its own. The technician declared the printer fixed. Within an hour, it stopped working again. The error code clearly says the network card has an unrecoverable error and needs to be replaced, but Lexmark keeps sending me new things to try to get it working. So now I can only use my wireless printer when it is connected by USB cable.

On the positive side, print quality is excellent. Speed is good unless there are graphics, in which case it is very slow.

If the wireless card wasn''t broken and/or if the technical support people could actually fix the problem, I''d probably rate the printer four stars.

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I am a graphic designer and have a small home office. It prints well and I really like the duplex feature. It has rarely jammed, and when it did, it was easy to clear the jam. The toner is very easy to change. I did have a bit of trouble setting up the wireless feature, but Lexmark''s customer service was excellent. They patiently worked with me to set it up -and they didn''t even make me feel like an idiot! The only thing that surprised me was the cost of the replacement toner. However, the overall cost of the laser toner is lower than the cost of multiple inkjet cartridges. And I like their free recycle/postage return paid toner program.

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I found the initial setup on my wireless network (Apple Airport Extreme) to be challenging and it required a call to Lexmark''s excellent tech support team. After the setup was sorted out, I found the Lexmark C544DW Color Laser Printer to be a very high quality small workgroup or home office printer. It''s relatively fast and the output quality is excellent. It''s also completely silent in standby mode.

I am very disappointed in the performance of this printer. I just spent 2.5 hours printing out 228 pages double-sided in color for a club newsletter. That is about 3-sides per minute, which is a huge difference the published speed. After printing the 228 pages plus about 100 pages in black, printer status reports that the black toner is about 25% depleted (only 75% left) and the magenta is depleted 25% (around 75% left). This is based on using the original toner cartridges that came with the printer. The printer reports that the black toner cartridge has a capacity of 2500 pages while the Magenta toner cartridge has a capacity of only 2000 pages. Again, these are the original cartridges. So, it looks like the cost to print is about 3.5 cents a page (single sides) [($38 for black 2500 page cartridge x 25% + $40 for Magenta 2000 toner cartridge x 25%) / 556 single sided pages]. This does not include the cost for the ITU or fuser.