Sharp AL-1641CS Digital Laser Copier, Printer, Scanner

Average customer rating: 4.0

Awsome Copier
It does what it was designed to do.
This is a great printer!!!
Impossible Installation!?!
Does what it says

Sharp AL-1641CS Digital Laser Copier, Printer, Scanner

Manufacturer: Sharp
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B00016ZLDO

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Product Description

The AL-1641CS is a digital copier/printer/scanner with standard features that are exceptional, making it the ideal solution for home or office. This compact office machine has an up to 16 ppm copier, up to 12 ppm printer, sheet fed or flatbed color scanner, hands-free 2-sided copier (one-sided originals only), and a 30-page automatic document feeder.

Amazon.com Product Description

The AL-1641CS is a multifunction copier, printer, and scanner, which consolidates these important functions into one machine, saving on both space and overall cost. Perfect for the home office or small business, the AL-1641CS offers a monochrome laser printer that delivers a 600 x 600 dpi print resolution and print speeds of up to 12 ppm. You can print single or double-sided sheets on media up to 8.5 by 14 inches. The built in copier has a 16 cpm maximum copy speed with a 9.6-second time-to-first print, and also features double-sided copying (one-sided originals only).

A 25% to 400% zoom allows you to reduce and enlarge copies to your liking, while a 30-page automatic document feeder allows you to copy multi-page documents all at once. The scanner has a 600 x 1,200 dpi optical resolution (up to 9,600 dpi interpolated), and the included scanning software helps you to achieve the best results from your scans.

The AL-1641CS has a 250-sheet input capacity, along with a 50-sheet bypass input, and connects to your computer via USB or parallel ports. Compatible with PC operating platforms only, the machine also comes backed by a one-year limited warranty.

<B>What's in the Box</B>
AL-1641CS, toner cartridge, drum cartridge, user's manual, software CD-ROM; printer cable not included

Customer Reviews:

Awsome Copier.......2005-10-22

I bought this machine for its compact design and ability to do duplex printing. I have been very pleased with my purchase of the machine as well as the costs for maintenance materials and toner, very reasonable compared to other machines.

The copy quaity is very good, it works great with the standard 20lb paper but work even better with 24lb paper. It's quick and quiet. I have only used the copier featuer of this machine since that is all I needed it for, so I cannot comment on it's other features. But if your looking for a good qualiy copier for a reasonable price this machine is for you.

It does what it was designed to do........2005-06-08

The laser quality double sided printing, and laser quality copying are as good as expected. You can set how long the machine sits idle before it goes into Energy Saver mode. With a touch of the [copy] button, it comes back to life. I had problems with the Sharp scanner software though. I could not use the .TIF formatted output as input to any of my other software products. I found that I already had a graphics program that would "Acquire" the scanned picture in .JPG format, and I was then able to accomplish everything I needed to do. This machine uses 1,000 watts of power when it operates. This may require you to use a heavier weight paper, and 24lb does not seem to curl as bad. I use this machine in addition to a color inkjet printer. I can select which printer to use depending on the needs of the project I am working on. This allows me to always have a backup printer available if the ink supply runs out of one or the other.

This is a great printer!!!.......2004-12-31

So far, I have every reasons to love this printer. Copier, printer and scanner. This unit is great except for the fact that it is missing fax functionality. I bought it on sale @ office depot and so far it has been performing up to expectation. It is great for all it has to offer. Love it!

Impossible Installation!?!.......2004-12-12

I bought this for home use...loved the duplex/copier/scanner functions and my TI Microlaser (circa 1991 is just about dead)... brought it home to install. Finished the install procedures and doesn't do anything (other than make great copies). My jobs go to the print queue and then the printer s/w takes over and tells me that the item is "Scanning" even though there is no action from the unit...it will stay this way for hours.

I reinstall (per the instructions). I try a third time.

I call Sharp's helpdesk. We delete my other drivers (for printers I still use), and reinstall the AL-1641CS. Tech tells me that since I have had a HP driver installed, it will likely never install correctly. I asked, "So, do I put it in the box and take it back to the store?" Tech replies, "Either that or reformat your computer." Hmmmm. I'll try another tech before I haul it back.

Does what it says.......2004-06-03

Very easy to setup this copier, software installed exactly as expected. Software includes product manager software that was very clear when I had an early error during the setup. The software gave me the instructions to fix the error and it worked! The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is the lack of faxing, but the printing and copying is very good and exceptionally fast. I have tried similar products by HP and the Shartp was much faster and easier to install.

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