Lexmark C4342
The Lexmark C4342 is an A4 colour printer for busy workgroups, printing at up to 40 ppm with a 10.9 cm colour touchscreen and a recommended monthly volume of 1,500 – 15,000 pages.
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About the Lexmark C4342
The Lexmark C4342 sits in Lexmark's Colour 2025 business range and is built for busy workgroups. It prints at speeds of up to 40 pages per minute, with a recommended monthly page volume of 1,500 – 15,000 pages.
Speed and volume
Rated at up to 40 ppm, the C4342 is designed to run comfortably at 1,500 to 15,000 pages a month. Automatic two-sided printing is standard across the Lexmark business range, so duplex output costs no extra time or configuration. Lexmark rates its maximum monthly duty cycle at 120,000 pages — that is the ceiling the hardware can survive under multi-shift use, not a target. The recommended volume above is the band to size against; buying a device whose recommended volume matches your real monthly output is what keeps service calls down.
Paper handling
It ships with 650 sheets of standard input. More input means fewer interruptions to reload — the practical difference between a device someone tops up twice a day and one that runs a week untouched.
At the device
The 10.9 cm colour touchscreen keeps job status, supplies levels and device settings within reach without needing a workstation.
Connectivity and storage
It carries 1,024 MB of memory.
Running costs
Cartridge yields are up to 20,000 mono / 11,500 colour pages (Unison toner). Yield is the number that actually drives cost per page: a higher-yield cartridge costs more up front but is replaced less often, so on a managed print agreement the meaningful comparison between devices is pence per page, not the price of a toner.
Security and solutions
The C4342 is solutions-enabled: Lexmark embedded (eSF) applications run on the device itself, which is what makes secure print release, department accounting and scan workflows possible without a separate server for every job. That matters most where documents sit in an output tray in a shared area — held-and-released printing means a job only prints once the person who sent it is standing at the device.
Specifications taken from the Lexmark Colour 2025 range brochure. ppm = pages per minute; RMPV = recommended monthly page volume; ADF = automatic document feeder.
Specifications
| Functions | |
| Print technology | Colour laser |
| Paper format | A4 |
| Print speed | Up to 40 ppm |
| Duplex printing | Standard |
| Control panel | 10.9 cm colour touchscreen |
| Recommended monthly page volume | 1,500 – 15,000 pages |
| Maximum monthly duty cycle | Up to 120,000 pages |
| Paper input (standard) | 650 sheets |
| Finishing | Not available on this model |
| Storage | Not standard on this model |
| Memory | 1,024 MB |
| Cartridge yield | Up to 20,000 mono / 11,500 colour pages (Unison toner) |
| Wi-Fi | Not standard on this model |
| Fax | Not standard on this model |
| Solutions-enabled | Yes |
| Range | Lexmark Colour 2025 |
Lexmark C4342 — frequently asked questions
How fast is the Lexmark C4342?
The Lexmark C4342 prints at up to 40 pages per minute on A4. Speeds quoted on US datasheets are usually higher because they are rated on Letter paper — 40 ppm is the A4 figure that applies in the UK.
How many pages a month can the Lexmark C4342 handle?
Lexmark gives the Lexmark C4342 a recommended monthly page volume of 1,500 – 15,000 pages, which is the band it is designed to run in day to day. Its maximum monthly duty cycle is 120,000 pages, but that is a survivable ceiling rather than a sustainable workload — size against the recommended volume.
Does the Lexmark C4342 print in colour?
Yes. The Lexmark C4342 is a colour laser printer, printing colour and mono at up to 40 ppm on A4.
Does the Lexmark C4342 have Wi-Fi?
Wi-Fi is not standard on the Lexmark C4342 — it is specified as a wired network device in Lexmark's 2025 range guide. Ask us about wireless options if the siting makes cabling awkward.
How much paper does the Lexmark C4342 hold?
The Lexmark C4342 holds 650 sheets as standard.
What is the toner yield on the Lexmark C4342?
Cartridges for the Lexmark C4342 yield up to 20,000 mono / 11,500 colour pages (Unison toner). On a managed print agreement you pay per page rather than per cartridge, so yield matters mainly for how often someone has to change the toner.
How much does the Lexmark C4342 cost to lease?
Lease cost depends on your monthly volume, the mono and colour split, the term and any finishing options, so there is no single list price. Run the comparison on this site with your actual page volumes and you will get a monthly figure for the Lexmark C4342 in about a minute, with no obligation.
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