The Okidata C9200 color printer is an LED printer with good support and quality prints for an entry level work group printer; the device is reasonably priced at $350.00.

As this is an LED printer it has faster warm up times and great speeds attributed to its Motorola PowerPC 400 MHz 64 bit processor and maximum memory of 1 GB, 128 MB standard. Ethernet 10/100BaseTX is optional while USB and parallel ports are included for fast set up, but it only accepts envelopes, plain paper and transparencies while other printers in class allow for the use of card stock and some recycled paper. Tabloid sizes can be utilized by the C9200 and a total of 1,650 sheets of input can be used if additional paper trays are added. Unfortunately these printers only support Windows and Mac systems although new drivers may be available for Vista. An optional 5 GB hard drive and auto duplexing are available but will add a decent amount of cost to the printer.

Printing on large formats in as little as 20 pages per minute in black and white and full color documents and 26 pages per minute on standard sized media the Okidata C9200 is comparable to most other LED printers in class. Color rendering is acceptable for most applications and text presented itself to be average; be careful of highly stylized fonts. Resolutions are on par with other printers in class at 600 dpi by 1200dpi and a monthly duty cycle of 50,000 pages makes the unit suitable for small work groups and even some medium sized work groups with lower printing demands. Color management from PANTONE is available for the Okidata C9200 LED printer keeping what you see on the screen the same as what is printed. In addition auto paper detection and printer alerts are included with the software and drivers for this series of printers.

The OKI C9200 is a good printer for the average work group and supports tabloid sizes, but if you need stellar color prints spend a little extra for a color intensive printer.