Professionals who demand colour printing for highly presentable documents can consider the Oki C3520 MFP, a versatile multifunction device with a copier and a scanner. The Oki C3520 colour laser printer is fairly speedy for its size, but it is heavy, oversized, and demands a little too much space.
Design
Despite the lack of an attractive design, the Oki C3520 multifunction printer makes up for that with a sturdy and heavy-duty build for handling different kinds of office applications. The C3520 MFP runs on 128MB of memory for ample speed, and it is fairly easy to operate because of the easy installation and set-up procedure along with the user-friendly control panel. The internal input tray can accommodate up to 250 sheets at a time, while the output tray is good for 150 sheets.
Advantages
The Oki C3520 MFP printer is reasonably fast, at up to 12ppm in colour and 16ppm in monochrome. The maximum duty cycle is up to 35,000 pages per month, so it can be used for printing in bulk. The print resolution is integrated with Oki's ProQ2400 technology for vibrant graphics and sharp text. Users can scan directly to a USB stick, save time with a 50-sheet auto document feeder, and copy documents in 17 seconds.
Disadvantages
Small offices might feel the need to look at the smaller and more compact options from the competition instead of settling for the Oki C3520 A4 laser printer because of its oversized frame that measures 521mm tall, 547mm deep, and 447mm wide. The Oki C3520 MFP printer is also heavy, weighing 29kg. Compatibility is limited to older versions of Windows and Macintosh computers (i.e. until Windows Vista and Mac OS X 10.4.4 only). The Oki C-3520 colour laser printer is quite noisy to operate, too, and networking options are limited to an Ethernet interface.
