Laser Printers

While colour laser machines tend to steal away the limelight, most businesses look to a large number of mono laser printer models to deliver quality performance. Generally, most business documents comprise text, text and more text and this means that the demand for mono lasers has been there for long. Right, the question here is, is there a demand for a mono laser printer that retails as much as £300 online? Canon thinks so, and with its i-Sensys LBP3370, it is bullish about enticing potential buyers away from gaudy but less business-centric colour devices.

The LBP3370 Laser Printer from Canon carries a substantial price tag will not be immediately obvious from the exterior of the machine. You of course will find a mono LCD, but this apart; there is hardly any hint of sophistication to boast of.  First, a look at the highs and lows of the LBP3370 before we get into its design and performance aspects.

Pros:

• Good print quality
• Reasonable running costs
• Economical & effective for strong black & white prints

Cons:

• High price tag

Features:

To start with, the casing of the Canon i-Sensys LBP3370 Laser Printer is not much polished or in any other way indicative of the high price tag. Do not be taken by surprise, as the i-SENSYS LBP3370 is tagged more of a printer built for the office environment and therefore has nothing much of a say on the aesthetic value. As for its size, the printer measures 399.7mm (W) x 378.6mm (D) x 267mm (H) and weighs 12.2kg.

Maximum Sheet Capacity: The paper inputs comprise a 50-sheet multi-purpose tray and can stretch a 250 sheet cassette. The output is a little under 125 pages. Mind you these are not outstanding numbers for a print output, but you obviously have the choice of upgrading the input capacity to 550 sheets using an optional tray. As a user, you might expect the output to be a tad higher on a model which promises a lot better for large-print jobs. In a way though, that may be missing the point of the i-SENSYS LBP3370.

PCL5e/6 support: What the Canon i-SENSYS LBP3370 ought to give to the user is functionality and here the results look pretty convincing. The integration of a 10Base-T/100Base-TX interface and some useful management software allows it to slip into any office network like a dream. There isn’t any wireless connection, but to be honest, we are nowhere close to the time when the typical office workhorse fiddles with the somewhat inconsistent Bluetooth and Wi-Fi standards. Besides 64MB of RAM, you have PCL5e/6 support that makes its way seamlessly into present-day PCL printing environments. Furthermore, Canon’s printer language Plus UFRII gives you reasonably good processing speed for faster output of text documents.

Easy network connectivity: The i-SENSYS LBP3370 has a built-in network interface which facilitates connection to your office network. There is a Remote User Interface which lets users view the machine status and oversee print jobs right from their web browser. Furthermore, administrators will be easily able to control the machine settings.

Easy All-in-One cartridge: The All-in-One cartridge is a brilliant inclusion, in that it could cut down the maintenance cost without any compromise on the output. All you need to do is replace the compact cartridge containing the drum, toner and cleaning units and the machine is about as good as new.

Performance:

No warm-up time: Most printers (including the ones we have tested on our website) come with quick speeds when warmed up. But should you need to print off a load in a jiffy, you have to play the waiting game as they take some time off to constantly warm up. The Canon i-SENSYS LBP3370 does really well and has a reputation for its zero warm up time. Thanks to its On-Demand fixing technology, the time taken for the ‘First Print Out Time’ is a mere 6.5 seconds. And there always, you have the advantage of quiet operation with most Canon printers. Talking about the energy efficiency of the i-SENSYS LBP3370, it makes use of only 5W in sleep mode, which is extremely good under any standards.

Print speeds: In practise, the i-SENSYS LBP3370 was able to print in less than 6 seconds and in our recent observations, it spurred into action almost in a flash. It still does not hit the 26ppm (pages per minute) mark, as quoted by the manufacturer. But at 22.2ppm, it came closer to the on-paper figure then is usually is the case. The Canon’s non-existent warm-up period can prove so crucial in a business environment where there is a beeline for running off little print jobs as fast as possible.
Print Quality: The Canon i-SENSYS LBP3370 boasts a professional print output with clear graphics and sharp text, courtesy its resolution of up to 2400 x 600dpi.  When you make out a comparison with slightly cheaper mono laser printers including Epson AcuLaser M2000D (as an example), the print quality is far better. Being a mono model, in all probability, you will not go for it essentially for its graphic output, though it is pretty competent here too, which we noticed in our series of complicated photograph tests.

Lower paper costs: With the Canon i-SENSYS LBP3370, you can enjoy significant cost advantages when it comes to paper input. The fast, built-in automatic double-sided printing deserves mention as the resultant document and booklet are nothing short of excellence.

Warranty details:

The Canon i-SENSYS LBP3370 is covered under one year onsite warranty which commences from the date of purchase.

Verdict:

Recommended by BLI (Buyers Laboratory Inc.) for its performance and features, the Canon i-SENSYS LBP3370 has all the ingredients of a rock-solid laser printer such that dynamic workgroups would love to have in their scheme of things. And not to mention the printer’s ideal mix of performance with clear print quality, which clearly has a cut above the rest. The price of the printer however, is a certain put off. We understand that the price tag is well over £300, and guess what; you could have gone for a decent colour printer in that price range. The running cost is pretty decent and the LBP3370 is a strong contender if you need to pick an effective and economical machine. But just at a time, when the cost of mono laser models has hit an all time low, we are not sure if the Canon i-SENSYS LBP3370 is sufficiently feature laden to justify that exorbitant price tag.

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