Canon i-SENSYS LBP5050 reviews – an excellent and economical laser printer for your home office

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canon_i-sensys_lbp5050 Canon’s i-SENSYS range of printers is extremely good looking and utterly stylish. This range of printers includes the curved front, two-toned cream chassis bearing Canon printers. The Canon i-SENSYS LBP5050 is a proud member of this range of printers. The printer is around 401 mm wide, 452 mm deep and 262 mm tall. This means that as the printer requires very less space, you can easily mount it over the top of your office desk. The printer features a minimalist approach in terms of its controls. It features a single button for you to cancel print works and this button lies on the top of the printer. This button is accompanied by an array of LEDs. These LEDs feature alerts for events like paper jams and low toner. The input tray of the printer has a capacity of a maximum of 150 sheets. The printer also features a feeder just above the input tray.

Setting up the printer is an extremely easy task. Just plug in the system, open the flap of the printer, load the cartridges and you are good to go. The printer features the power socket and USB sockets at its back. The printer does not feature a LAN port. This printer offers printing speeds of 12 pages per minute in mono prints and that of 8 pages per minute in colour prints. The four ’starter’ toner cartridges of the LBP5050 house sufficient toner for around 800 pages.

Purchasing replacements for the toner is easy with Canon selling black toner for £57.50 and color toners for £51.75. As far as print quality is concerned, the text printed by the printer is extremely clean and crisp. The colors reproduced by the printer are bright, clear, vivid, and free of any oversaturation. The Canon i-SENSYS LBP5050 is available at a price of £199. If you are looking for a cheap color laser to suit your home office, this printer is excellent choice for you to go for.