Lexmark T430dn delivers the speed, the efficiency, the excellent output, and the expandability essential to workgroups. The cheap Lexmark T430dn has well-designed drivers and makes two-sided prints. Compact for a serious business printer, the Lexmark T430dn measures 10 by 16 by 16.7 inches (HWD) and weighs only 31.5 pounds with its toner installed, about 5 pounds less than comparable machines. The Lexmark’s T430dn comes with the standard array of trays, including a main, 250-sheet cartridge on the bottom; a 100-sheet multipurpose tray for manual feeds, envelopes, and special media; and room for 150 pages of output on top.
This printer consists of 64MB of RAM, which can be upgraded to 320MB total. The printer is compatible with various operating systems, including Windows 98 and up, Macintosh 8.6 and higher, plus Linux and UNIX.
The software of Lexmark T430dn also has more print-quality settings than on most monochrome lasers. The resolution of this cheap printer can be set manually up to 1,200×1, 200dpi or to an enhanced 2,400dpi. Similarly the toner darkness, contrast, and dithering of this printer can also be adjusted manually.
Text and graphics sped out of cheap Lexmark T430dn is at a fast clip of 22.58 text pages per minute (ppm) and 21.74ppm for graphics. Text prints obtained from this printer are sharp and very dark. Graphics looked surprisingly good for a laser printer. The T430dn handled gradients, line drawings, and shaded backgrounds with aplomb, and even photographic images were remarkably smooth and detailed.