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“dtn” version or Duplex, extra
Tray and Network connection
standard. The CP2025 is
right on that edge again of
whether it’s serviceable or
not. In this case, HP created
an MFP version and that is at
a price point worth servicing.
The MFP version is the
CM2320mfp. The CM in
front of CM2320mfp stands
for Color Multifunction.
The CM2320n mfp lists for
$549, while the CM2330nf
mfp lists for $649,
CM2320xfi mfp for $849.
These units are rated at
21ppm in monochrome
and in color.
Moving up the lad-
der, the busi-
ness class
CP3520
series
includes
the
CP3525n at
$699, CP3525dn
at $899 and CP3525x at
$1,299. These are color
business class printers rated
at 30 ppm in color and black
and white. The higher price
point also gives us a lower
cost per page (cpp) of 12.5¢
using the high yield 10,500
page black toner cartridge
and 7,000 yield color toner
cartridges. This is starting to
come in line with a more real-
istic price of color printing. The
higher the cost of the unit, the
lower the cost per page.
Following the “printer that
becomes an MFP” theme
is the CM3530mfp series
which uses the CP3525,
just discussed, as its print
engine. The CM3530mfp
uses the model number —
CM3520mfp — and there is
no series number like the
others. The MFPs come
in the following models:
CM3530mfp at $2,499
and the CM3530fs mfp at
$2,999. They run at 31 ppm
in monochrome and color.
Interestingly, the warranty
requires the customer to call
HP in the event of a
failure.
If it requires a
basic fix, HP
will send the
customer
the service
kit with the
instruction on how
to install it. If it’s a more
complicated repair, HP will do
an exchange with the cus-
tomer. If the customer refuses
to install the part themselves,
a service tech can be called
who will install it for them, but
the customer will have to pay
the labor charge.
Lexmark Trends:
Lexmark is wisely going along
with the rest of the industry,
following the “if you make a
printer, why not make it an
MFP?” philosophy. Ironically,
Lexmark was originally the
leader who created this
trend. They began with scan-
ners that could attach to
printers and convert them into
MFPs. In time it became the
standard for most products.
Lexmark
New Products:
Lexmark introduced the new
T65x series in October to
replace the T64x series.
The T65x series keeps up
with the rest of the market in
terms of speed. The T650n
runs at 45ppm and lists at
$699. The T652 runs at
50 ppm and lists at $799.
Finally the T654 runs at 55
ppm and lists at $1099.
Lexmark is directly marketing
against the HP P4015 line
of printers in stating that the
Lexmark units are quieter
than HP’s models. (The new
P4014, P4015 & P4515
running at 45, 52 and
62ppm respectively are
known to be noisy mostly
due to the high speeds.)
The X series of printers are
commonly Lexmark’s MFP
version. The X65x MFP
series uses the T65x series
print engine, using the addi-
tion of an attached scanner
to make it an MFP. Since the
“The higher price
point also gives us a
lower cost per
page...”