Lexmark XC6152de

The Lexmark XC6152de is a 52 ppm color A4 production-class MFP — bigger duty cycle and higher monthly volume than the XC4-Series at similar speed. Aimed at in-plant print rooms and high-volume marketing departments doing 5,000-15,000 color pages a month. 7-inch capacitive touchscreen, 200-sheet single-pass duplex ADF (vs 100 on XC4-Series), 650-sheet input expandable to 6,650 sheets, gigabit Ethernet, optional Wi-Fi, optional inline finishing including booklet making. The 1 thing buyers regret: not specing the booklet finisher. At 52 ppm color in a production environment, the time saved on automated booklet production for proposals, training manuals, and reports pays back the finisher cost in 6-12 months at most shops. The other regret is comparing the XC6152de to a digital production press. It's not. It's an excellent enterprise color MFP with production-class duty cycle, but for client-facing color-matched output that needs Pantone fidelity, get a Konica AccurioPress, Ricoh Pro C, or Canon imagePRESS.