An energy efficient printer with good print speed and excellent print quality

Category: Review on Canon LBP-5050N Laser Printer

Posted by: 1-Aug

Strengths: High printing speed, quick start up

Weaknesses: No major fault

Canon LBP-5050N laser color printer has impressive professional color output. This compact printer is ideal for both home and official use. The printer has a super low design and it occupies very less space. The printer comes in white color. It has print speeds of 12ppm for mono and 8ppm for color prints. The black cartridge of the printer lasts for 2,300 pages whereas; the color cartridge lasts for 1,500 pages. The printer uses the quick first-print technology which means the printer warm-up time is almost zero. You can start printing as soon as you power it on. The color laser beam printing method is used by the printer to print the documents. The Hi-SCoA compression technology helps super fast printing.

The printer features a single paper tray which has a capacity of 150 sheets. Above the main tray, there is a single sheet MFP slot. A set of LED indicators are placed on the front panel which shows the paper status, printer activity and for cartridge toner levels. The quality of text print is good. Texts are crisp and clean and the photo prints are also very detailed. There is an imperceptible banding in the photo prints in areas of single color. It supports both high speed USB 2.0 and integrated network connectivity.

The printer weighs 18 kilos and can be moved whenever required. The Canon LBP-5050N laser color printer works quietly and is energy efficient. The LBP-5050N laser color printer has an all-in-one cartridge system where the photosensitive drum, intermediate transfer unit and waste toner container are combined together. This means it can be easily maintained.