Lexmark CS510de: touchscreen color duplex with wired sharing review

A touchscreen for shared color printing

The Lexmark CS510de is an earlier print-only color laser with a 4.3-inch touchscreen and included automatic duplex. The exact US reference is part 28E0050. Its touchscreen and gigabit Ethernet distinguish its operating experience from simpler related models, but the base paper arrangement still starts with one ordinary 250-sheet drawer.

Lexmark marks this model discontinued. Treat its original configuration as a reference to verify against a real machine, including region, installed equipment and software. A later sales listing may bundle extra paper hardware, but the de suffix alone does not promise the larger dte package. This analysis does not establish current availability, a unit's condition or measured output quality.

Color, duplex and workload stay separate

Manufacturer maximum one-sided Letter output is 32 pages per minute for black or color. Automatic two-sided output is separately 15 Letter sides per minute. The duplex rate should be used as its own mode declaration; it is not the same as the one-sided figure. Actual job completion also depends on the document, application processing and the number of small submissions in the queue.

The recommended monthly range is 1,500–7,000 printed pages. Maximum duty is separately 85,000 pages, rather than a suggested ordinary monthly workload. An office regularly exceeding the recommendation should not assume that a larger drawer or faster network port changes it. The guide's printing and media settings also deserve checking when mixing ordinary documents, special stock and black-only output.

What the standard paper package provides

Included input is 250+1 sheets on the stated 20-pound or 75-gsm basis: a 250-sheet main drawer plus a single-sheet manual feeder. The plus-one source is useful for occasional suitable special media, but does not create a second normal paper stack. Letter, Legal and A4 have positive support in the main drawer and automatic duplex path.

Load longer sheets using the correct guide extension and set the actual paper size and type. Suitable envelopes have a separate one-sided manual-feed routine. Ordinary-paper duplex support should not be extended to envelopes or every specialty stock. The original guide recommends trying the intended special media before committing to a large supply; this article does not claim to have performed that trial.

Maximum input of 1,450+1 sheets requires optional equipment: the duo assembly combines a 550-sheet drawer and 100-sheet multipurpose feeder, and another 550-sheet drawer supplies the final expansion. Confirm the supported stand or base, actual accessories and driver settings for a multiple-input installation. The 125-sheet output bin remains a separate limit.

Protect jobs through the documented submission path

The guide documents compatible Print and Hold submission with a computer-set four-digit PIN and release through Held Jobs at the touchscreen. Ordinary protected jobs can use memory; the optional hard disk is separate. That does not guarantee that every application or mobile print button creates an equivalent confidential job. Check the intended driver and submission workflow before making protected release essential to the purchase.

USB Type-B is the computer connection, while the front and rear Type-A interfaces have separate supported roles. The guide distinguishes a rear keyboard connection and optional wireless interface. Gigabit Ethernet is included, but Wi-Fi requires optional MarkNet hardware. AirPrint and Mopria are documented for suitable shared networking and compatible devices, without turning a USB-only computer cable into a mobile network arrangement.

Supplies and the actual installation

The US supplied toner is declared at 6,000 black pages and 4,000 for each color. Specific extra-high replacements include 70C1XK0 black at 8,000 pages and 70C1XC0, 70C1XM0 and 70C1XY0 colors at 4,000 each. Regular alternatives have their own identifiers. ISO/IEC 19798 yields, geographical restrictions and Return Program conditions should be read together; they do not establish present cost per page. Imaging and developer components are separate maintenance items.

The color touchscreen does not add scanning, copying or fax: this remains print-only hardware. Its body is 17.4 inches wide, 16.0 deep and 12.1 high at 46.1 pounds. Allow loading and service access, inspect the actual electrical label and cord, and choose the de arrangement when its included duplex, wired sharing and ordinary main stack fit the workgroup.