The Wonderful World Of The Lexmark Optra E321 Printer

Now, the E320 was a good printer, but then Lexmark decided to upgrade it to the Lexmark Optra E321 printer and it has reached an whole new level. While the early model scored some good customer reviews regarding speed, the upgrade makes the old version look like a snail. With documents flying into the output tray at speeds of 20 pages per minute and with the high quality Lexmark E321 printer toners, the user will not be disappointed.

With the speedy printing, the Lexmark toner also prints in quality resolution. 600 to 1200 dots per square inch is the kind of quality every college student needs when they want to turn in a paper worthy of an A. While this printer is praised for its speed and quality looking print jobs, it has also been known for its noisiness.

Regardless of noise, the Lexmark Optra E321 looks good. Instead of going for the boring white that most printers have, Lexmark decided to make this printer gray, which is a nice change of pace. It is a good size too that can be easily carried in and out of college dormitories with ease. Weighing twenty pounds, this machine can be placed on just about anything, though a sturdy object is still recommended.

There are some inherent design issues in the manufacturing of this printer and this is where the noise issues become apparent. When turning the unit on, the first thing many users noticed was how the buttons on the control panel are loose and rattle when the machine is in use. While on, the E321 has a continuous low-pitched hum, which may not be an issue for some, but is for others. When engaging in printing, the machine makes a noise that has been described by some as a whine as it ramps up, and then again, when it winds down.

The Lexmark Optra E321 printer holds about the same amount of pages of any other printer its size. While the loading tray can hold 150 pages, though, the output tray will break under the weight of over a hundred sheets of paper. However, the output tray does have a nice feature if a user uses paper of different sizes.

This improved model has added some nice features for beefing up its operations. As mentioned previously it has 8MB RAM, which can accommodate some sizable printing tasks. The memory can be expanded all of the way up to 72MB. The E321 has both parallel and USB ports, though neither cable is included in the purchase price.

For the student or person who prints at home, a printer that prints twenty pages a minute is a pretty fast machine. Push the power button on the beautiful gray machine and a user can have the first page he or she would like printed within 10 seconds. The Lexmark Optra E321 toner can produce up to 3000 pages of crisp and clean document.

Another bonus feature of the Lexmark Optra E321 Printer is that it is both Mac and Windows compatible, something that is rare among budget printers. The Lexmark E321 toner cartridge are efficient and cost effective and are not shipped installed in the printer so that there are no unpleasant spillage surprises when opening the box. For just about $300, it is worth putting up with a little bit of printer hum in exchange for speed and reliability, especially with the quality one can rely on with Lexmark Optra laser toners. Shop online for extra remanufactured toner to find good deals.