The Lexmark s 1625 printer is a generally good quality laser printer from a well-respected leader in the industry that was listed 5th in Fortune Magazine’s list of America’s most admired companies for computer peripherals. Nearly twenty years after the company separated from IBM, it now makes about 5 billion dollars in revenue every year and it is now very common to see their products throughout offices around the US and the world–about half of their revenue comes from outside the United States. They also make the Lexmark s 1625 toner.
The Lexmark s 1625 is a black and white laser printer made with the small business user in mind. It can take and withstand the output of a business. In fact, it has a duty cycle of up to 65,000 pages per month. Some huge operations might tax this limit, but this will be more than adequate for the small business owner.
It is also reasonably sized and not so heavy for the poor owner who can’t afford some tech support guy to install the printer for her. It stands about only a foot high and just over a foot wide. The depth is of about 19 inches. At about 42 pounds, it’s weighty but not too impossible to move around the office.
The print quality is also clean and dependable. It has a max DPI (dots per inch) of 1200, which is more than enough for most business applications (in fact, you will probably be using it at a lower resolution). The laser printing of this printer will also be far superior to your current printer if you are still using Inkjet technology, and you’re letters and documents will look more professional.
This may not be the perfect printer if you need to print very quickly. While the toner and duty cycle of the printer are sufficient, the Lexmark s 1625 will print at about 16 pages per minute. If you print very large documents and print frequently, this speed may slow you down. If you’re not sure if this will be a problem for you, then it probably won’t be. It also only permits standard paper.
The price of this printer is decent as well, and is in line with the features that the printer offers. Since the model is discontinued, they can be found refurbished at about 250 dollars online, but it is still a reliable product. People have reported great images with little jagged edges and a very good paper feed system that avoids jams.
There are two types of toner available for this printer. Like most toner, it is pricey and can even run as high as half of the price of the printer itself. There is a regular toner cartridge and a high-capacity version. My research indicates that the high-capacity toner only costs a little more and prints 17,500 compared to the 7,500 pages the ordinary toner makes.
While most of these printers are refurbished now, the Lexmark toner is still readily available–especially online. If you want a decent printer and don’t need the world from your machine, then this will be an affordable option for you.
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