Most printers are made for one of two groups: the power user, typically working out of an office, or the home user, who requires ease and only the most basic of features. That’s as true now as it ever was. However, go back several years and you find a printer by Lexmark that struck an excellent balance between power and ease. And if you can find one, perhaps on an online auction or classified-ad site, it still makes a good buy. We’re talking about the Lexmark Optra T610 using Lexmark Optra t610 toner. With this model, Lexmark proved that a printer can be a powerful printer and yet retain all of the ease of use features that a novice would need.
Speaking of ease of use, the Lexmark Optra T610 was simple to install (in about five minutes, on average, including installing the software and the toner cartridge) and functional in design. Its square shape made it easy to fit in even the tightest areas, and it was also compact enough to carry around to different locations. The toner cartridge was so noted for its ease of installation that it became one of the hallmarks that drew people back to the printer over and over again.
As for power, the Lexmark Optra T610 featured a paper tray with capacity for 350 sheets. The printer could also accept three more paper trays, upping the paper capacity to as much as 2,000 sheets. For use at home or at the office, the Lexmark Optra T610 could adapt to any setting without being too complicated or high tech. This also meant it worked well for those whose printers served dual purpose, for home use and home-office use.
Let’s look again at printing speed. This printer typically prints 12 pages per minute, though it can potentially print as many as 15 pages a minute. And the printing is done with few delays. Of course, every printer is going to have the occasional paper jam. However, with this model, it is easy to extract the offending paper, due to the printer’s simple front-opening design.
With a sharp 1200 by 1200 dpi print resolution, the Lexmark Optra T610 was able to print on all different kinds of paper and card stock, even transparencies and envelopes. The print quality made it excellent for office documents and also sufficient for printing graphics and some photos.
Is the model still useable, or is it obsolete? That depends upon your operating system. The T610 supports Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Macintosh, and UnX, oS/2. Be aware, though, that support for this model might fade away as we enter Windows 7 era. If you are still using one of the mentioned systems, however, this printer will answer your needs.
How often do you change toner cartridges in your printer? The T610 has the awesome ability to yield a 10,000 page output. And the duty cycle of the Lexmark Optra t610 toner is about 65,000 pages a month. That’s a lot of power from a print cartridge! The Lexmark Optra T610’s standard toner cartridge that’s where the power is in this machine!
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June 29th, 2009
Ben Pate
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