subject: A Wallet Saver Hp Color Laserjet 3600dn Printer [print this page] The HP Color LaserJet 3600dn printer is specifically designed to cater to the budget conscious sector. Let us face the facts here. There are only a very few quality laser printers that cost less than $1,000. The 3600dn is one of these very few. Aside from being affordable, the HP promises good performance and quality prints, which is largely delivers with the Q6470a toner cartridge. Let us take a closer look.
Like its cousin the HP Color HP Color LaserJet 3600dn toner, it uses a 360-Megahertz processor and 128 MB SDRAM. HP made sure that there is enough RAM to go around and 128 MB is just enough to handle almost anything. In fact, it is one of the most powerful printers in terms of overall processing speed. Unlike other entry-level laser printers, the HP LaserJet does not suffer from any stuttering caused by insufficient processing power. Having twice the amount of RAM definitely makes a laser printer to be envied by many.
Even though it only has a 600 x 600 max resolution, it is still good enough to handle almost any kind of prints. The addition of the HP ImageREt 3600 gives the printer an edge over its competition. The HP ImageREt can optimize and correct any inconsistency in contrast, color depth, and image quality. This technology has been used in professional color printers.
One of the most common problems with laser printers is their size. Some of them simply take too much space. However, the HP LaserJet uses only around 17.7 x 15.7 inches, therefore making it one of the smallest color laser printers in its class. This is great news for people who have very limited space.
In the front of the HP, a simple LCD tells you what it is doing. It can also indicate specific errors like toner cartridge problems or paper jams. It also has two paper feeders with adjustable paper guides. Both paper feeders can take a combined total of 350 sheets. The adjustable paper guides are very useful smaller media types, such as a 3.5 x 5 photo paper.
The HP Color LaserJet 3600dn printer has a monthly cycle of 50,000 pages, which is among the highest in its class. This kind of printing power is enough for any heavy loads of printing. In addition, HP added a pre-installed duplexer, which would hundreds of dollars extra if did not come with the package. The LaserJet 3600dn is one of the very few sub $1,000 laser printers that has a built-in duplexer. It also has an Ethernet port in the back, which makes sharing the printer with a workgroup a cinch. If it is connected to the router, it will automatically configure itself within a few seconds.
Printing speed and quality are two of the most essential elements in choosing a printer. As for speed, the 3600dn is slightly faster than most of its counterparts. It was able to print up to 17 pages in a minute for both color and monochrome. The print quality was good. There are some traces of inconsistency, but they are barely visible to the naked eye. HP added ImageREt, which drastically improved the printer's overall color depth and contrast for graphics and photos. It also supports operating systems like Mac OSX, Linux, Windows XP or higher.
