It is often difficult to determine the best printer to meet your needs when you are shopping for a printer.  People can buy a printer and later find out that it does not have the ability to do things they desire and it is also possible to spend too much and buy a printer with many features you do not need. It is best to determine what you need in a printer before you begin searching and compare it to the models you are interested in buying. As a guide to show some of the things that may be important to a customer, we will examine a Lexmark Optra W820 printer using Lexmark Optra W820 toner.  

Many users are concerned about how fast their machine prints, however this can be measured in two different ways. The amount of time it takes for the first page of the job to be printed from the point it was requested is called Time to First Page. It may vary depending on the complexity of the print job, paper size and weight, and even the paper texture. The W820 has a seven second average for time to first page measurements, which is a rather quick speed.

Another important speed factor that may be useful is the number of pages per minute the printer is capable of handling. The speeds listed will vary depending on paper source and paper type. Most printer manufacturers will use the fastest speed attainable, so you may notice it slightly slower in some instances. This Lexmark will print up to 45 pages per minute simplex and 38 pages per minute duplex.

Paper speeds are great, but a better printer must also support a sufficient amount of paper to allow those speeds without the user having to constantly stop and fill paper trays. The standard paper handling configuration is two 500 sheet capacity input trays, a 35 sheet multipurpose input, and a 500 sheet output bin.

The addition of optional paper feed devices can increase the maximum amount of pages the printer can handle to 3,535 before needing to be refilled with media. Output options can be added to expand the printed pages held to 3,350 pages. The addition of an optional finisher can allow stapling in multiple positions and hole punch capability.

Depending on what media you wish to use, you may wish to check with the specifications to ensure that you can use the media type you require. Some printers because of its design do not support some media types, if you have a specific requirement you should find one that can fulfill the demands on it.

When you use supporting materials in your printer, the company will be able to resolve any resulting problems. The Optra can print on labels, cardstock, transparencies and plain paper up to 90 pound index. Something else you may wish to consider is which storage these specific media might be best drawn from, for example heavy cardstocks could be fed through easier in the multi-purpose trays than in the other trays.

Based on the items examined above, the Lexmark Optra W820 printer would do well in a high print volume office environment, having excellent speed and paper handling capabilities to meet most needs. However there are many possible features, such as Bar Code Printing, that we have not covered and may be important to you as a consumer. So use the examination above as a guide to help you ask the questions most important to meeting your needs.

Successful businesses often come down to good decisions, and purchasing Lexmark Optra W820 compatible toner online falls into this category.  Online merchants have cartridge toner, as well as other brands of Lexmark cartridges, with such great prices you’ll wonder why you haven’t ordered it before.