HP Color LaserJet 5M Bright, saturated colors without shine. Good graphics despite banding in gradients. Minimally acceptable photos. Text is suitably crisp and legible. Lexmark Optra SC1275n Fully saturated colors.
Graphics show very little banding in gradients.
Some photos show greater banding. Text is less crisp than that of other printers. Panasonic KX-PS8000 Bright, saturated colors, with noticeable dithering. Photos are among the best. CMYK text is fuzzy on mixed-color and monochrome pages.