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| date of review: updated 10/05/08
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The Way We See It
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| Excellent
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| Good
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| Average
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| Poor
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| Setup
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9.0
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| Print Quality
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8.0
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| Speed
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9.3
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| Paper Handling
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9.5
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| Supplies
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8.0
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| Service/Reliabilty
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8.8
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| TOTAL
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52.6
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In Short: The new OKI C9650 is the latest large format color page printer from OKI and replaces the C9600 series. Like all tabloid color page printers the C9600 is large and requires at least two people to unpack and set up. OKI provides top notch documentation so that unpacking and set up went smoothly. Setting the printer up on our network also proved to be straight forward. With color print speeds up to 36 ppm color and 40 ppm mono, and 800 MHz processor, this printer can go through big jobs in a hurry. The C9650 did well in most of our speed tests and the print quality was good on plain paper. The C9650 produced good color and black text even on heavy card stock though the quality and color accuracy diminishes a bit. The printer can handle paper up to 12” x 18” and as heavy as 80lb. cover, (216g/m2), from any tray and it can handle up to 110lb. cover, (307 g/m2), from the MP tray. However, print quality decreases with heavy stock as the printer prints a very light gray over the whole page. This is especially pronounced when printing on heavier glossy stock. Most large format color lasers claim to handle longer sheets of paper through their MP trays but OKI gets credit for actually selling the odd size paper needed. All versions ship with 512MB RAM and a fast Ethernet. The C9650dn includes an auto-duplex unit and the C9650hdn configuration adds an internal 40GB HD Additional paper feed options are also available..
The Bottom Line: The OKI C9650 is a good performing printer all around. Although it was not at the top of this printer group when it came to print quality and color accuracy, it may be one of the best options available if you need to print on heavy card stock. All the C9650 configurations work well in any network environment including Windows XP, Vista, and Mac OS.
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