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The printing costs for toner and exposure unit can quickly exceed the purchase price of a color laser printer (Photo: Fotolia).
In the meantime we have reached times when you didn't have to be lucky enough to test whether a printer was running on a Mac or not. On the one hand there are many manufacturers who advertise their devices directly with the label "Mac compatible" or you know from some manufacturers such as HP or OKI that the color lasers also run on the Mac under OS X or macOS. Even so, I always tend to buy laser printers that have been explicitly highlighted as mac-compatible somewhere.
Color lasers for different purposes
Most people will want a color laser printer that they can use in their home or small office. This usually involves printing out a photo, a presentation, an invoice or an offer here and there. Large quantities will usually be less here. For this reason, the purchase price is just as important as the operating costs, which are particularly high due to the toner and exposure unit.
Color laser for the Mac in the test
In order to offer a little more than a "Top 10 list of the best color laser printers for the Mac", I would like to introduce some laser printers that I found among the best in one or the other test. I would like to give a little more information about each printer that I have read on other websites. I think you can use it to decide which printer is best for your application.
The best Mac color lasers with rating and comment
Here is the list of the [color laser printer-> color laser printer] that I have shortlisted. The order does not mean anything, because it is arbitrary and all the printers that are mentioned here have done very well in any case - either in a test or in the customer rating on Amazon.
The Lexmark color laser can be used with the WLAN module Marketnet N8352 make network-compatible. This means that it can also be conveniently controlled from iOS devices.
I was also able to read positive things about the Lexmark C540n in terms of print quality, but unfortunately everyone on Amazon agrees that the toner is used up faster than stated. In addition, the follow-up costs make it extremely expensive. For this reason, the device only made it to be mentioned, but not really made it to be recommended by me.
The prices that I mention here for toners and printers were researched by me today (June 17.6.2013th, XNUMX). So it may well happen that these are actually significantly different. This should always be taken into account when evaluating a printer.
Update: The current bestsellers in color laser printers
Since this post is already a few years old, but still attracts some attention, I would like to provide you with a bestseller list of mac-compatible color laser printers. I haven't tested any of the printers, but you can already see from the reviews which ones are good. And the good thing is: the list is automatically up-to-date!
- Powerful: The WLAN color laser printer with duplex unit prints high quality in black and white and color. Print jobs with up to ...
- Environmentally friendly: Climate protection system = climate friendly printing and copying. Further information on Kyocera climate protection ...
- Never run out of toner again: The consumables for this printer can be purchased through the Amazon Dash refill service ...
- Fast and efficient laser printer with color printing, printing via WiFi and network, thanks to its compact dimensions ideal for ...
- Print speed: up to 18 ppm (black and white); up to 4 ppm (in color)
- Print quality: up to 600 x 600 dpi; Connections: Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Ethernet, WiFi, Mobile Printing
- Fast and efficient laser printer with JetIntelligence and duplex printing, printing via WiFi and network, auto on / off ...
- Print speed: up to 21 S./Min (in color and black and white)
- Print quality: up to 600 x 600 dpi; Connections: Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Ethernet, WiFi, Mobile Printing
- Special features: faster and more efficient black and white laser printer with JetIntelligence technology and duplex printing, ...
- Print speed: up to 38 ppm (black and white)
- Print quality: up to 1200 x 1200 dpi; Connections: Hi-Speed USB 2.0, Ethernet, Mobile Printing
- Up to 31 pages per minute in color and black and white
- Automatic duplex printing function
- Flexible paper management options with up to 1.050 sheets of paper capacity
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5 comments
Very interesting report I will probably opt for the HP LaserJet Pro 200, until now always had HP printers and have always done well with it! I like the site I will probably stop by here more often :-)!
The Epson AcuLaser C9300N is currently also available for around 1.400 euros, but nowhere can I find a test from the point of view of a creative person.
Yes, unfortunately I couldn't find a "private" review either. Only pseudo test portals that ultimately have no real test reports. It's a shame.
Unfortunately, after a long research here and on the net, I have not found anything regarding my problem.
I bought an HP ColorLaserjet M254dw. Now I have bought 200g of photo paper to test the results as a photo print.
When it comes to the print quality setting, I cannot move the slider to optimal quality. The controller always jumps back to normal. No matter what type of paper I choose (e.g. Glossy). The toner levels are all around 70%.
Does anyone have any idea why this could be?
Hello Uwe! Sorry, I have no idea. :(