By Ben Pate

The Lexmark Optra M410 is much like any other laser printer outwardly. In fact, the only difference that can be remarked upon is its height. This is considerably taller than most, which can make for easier operation if positioned on a low cabinet next to the desk. What also helps with its practicality is the slight reduction in depth of the product, allowing it to be more flush with the lines of the other furniture. The printer uses Lexmark Optra m410 toner.

Despite being a substantial product, weighing in at forty pounds, the Lexmark Optra M410 remains surprisingly easy to maneuver. Indeed, whether setting up the unit for the first time, replacing the toner, or simply for standard maintenance and cleaning, most should be able to cope with moving it on their own. This excellent design continues to the control panel and the layout of all fundamental access areas.

To set up the product, including installing all software and loading the toner should take no more than about fifteen or twenty minutes. Once set up, it is easy to get started with your printing too. The operating panel clearly displays a status summary for quick reference, whether ready to print, being out of paper, or the job selected.

That said, running out of paper really should not be too easy however - the standard draw holds up to three hundred and fifty of regular letter size sheets. Staying with the paper, misfeeds, blockages, and wrinkled, torn and even folded sheets obviously impacted on the operation of the Lexmark Optra M410. However, such was the ease of use, clearing these, with the help of the information on the panel, and the well designed cabinet doors was a breeze and took no more than a minute.

In the manufacturer's original description, they claimed the printer would happily churn out up to 12 pages per minute, and up to 20,000 pages in a calendar month. Following tests, this was easily achieved. The quality of print too was high; with a resolution of 600x600 dots per inch, resulting in clear and sharp text, and excellent reproduction of images, graphs and photographs. Be sure to only use Lexmark Optra m410 toner with this product.

Everything necessary to start printing straight away is provided. The basic package should be more than adequate for all but the most demanding of personal users, and micro enterprises. Connection can be made via parallel and serial ports, as well as the ever popular USB. The Lexmark Optra M410 is compatible with most operating systems, including Macs, whilst the 4MB memory is impressive.

Installation of the ten thousand page yield Lexmark Optra M410 toner cartridge was also simplicity itself. This is not surprising, considering the user friendliness of the printer itself and the ease of operation it demonstrates right from the get go.

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