Reviewer’s Guide: Lexmark T420d
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Beating the Competition: HP, Xerox Can’t Keep Up
Lexmark’s T420d is faster, smaller and offers more standard features than
Hewlett-Packard Co.’s identically priced hp LaserJet 2200. The T420d also beats
Xerox, Kyocera, and Brother. Here are the facts to back up Lexmark’s position:
Lexmark vs. HP
T420d vs. LaserJet 2200
T420d
LJ 2200
Price
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$649
$649
Duplex printing
Standard
$100 Option
Speed
22 pgs. / min.
19 pgs. / min.
Size
(WxHxD)
16" x 10.2” x 16.7" 16” x 10” x 17.1”
Footprint
267 sq. in.
274 sq. in.
Cost per page
$0.0193
$0.0198
Duty cycle
50,000 pgs. / mo.
40,000 pgs. / mo.
Time to first page
10 seconds
<15 seconds
Std. memory
16 MB
8 MB
Processor
200MHz
133MHz
Resolution
1200 quality
1200 x 1200
Source: Lexmark for T420d; hp Web site for LaserJet 2220
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Speed comparison.
The network models of several comparably priced printers
were given the same files to print. When comparing the total print times of all files
used in the test, the results were as follows:
The Lexmark T420dn performed
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232 percent faster than the Hp LaserJet 2200dn
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145 percent faster than the Brother HL-1870N
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118 percent faster than the Xerox Phaser 3400N
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96 percent faster than the Kyocera Mita FS-1900N
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U.S. street prices are estimates; actual prices may vary.
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