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Phaser 8500/8550 family is really in a category by itself.

In another plus, these machines are small in dimension

and weight, unlike some laser machines.

Afear that some users have had in the past with solid

ink jets is that printed pages can be difficult to copy or

scan later via a copier’s automatic document feeder

because of the slightly raised texture of the image. But

advances in ink manufacture have minimized that prob-

lem.

Although these limitations may cause a few buyers to

look elsewhere, we feel that many color users will be

swayed by the Phaser 8500/8550 family’s undeniable

strengths.

These are not intended for really high-volume use —

they are rated for 85,000 pages per month. The meager

output tray is a clear indication that this printer is better

suited for a moderate flow of work. The warm-up time

may be an issue as well; it’s considerably longer than that

for LED and laser.But this should be a once-a-day issue.

These machines are capable of producing very good

color output and good black-and-white documents as

well. They are easy to use and can be pretty fast when it

comes to full-color output, though not at the highest res-

olution. Keep in mind, however,that the series does not

have the paper-handling capability to be used in place of

adepartmental laser printer.

But all things told, we really like the Phaser 8500/8550

family. We also find its attractive pricing, small and ele-

gant footprint, and quiet operation very nice bonuses as

well.

Chart entries — pages 119–120

Xerox Phaser 6300N

Xerox Phaser 6300DN

26ppm full color

36ppm black & white

Xerox Phaser 6350DP

Xerox Phaser 6350DT

Xerox Phaser 6350DX

36ppm full color

36ppm black & white

Sum-up: Raw power makes this a very good family of work-

group printers.

As with the Phaser 8500/8550 family, Xerox’s Phaser

6300/6350 family has models that run at different speeds

but otherwise share virtually all features and are clearly

based on the same engine. In this case, that engine is a

powerful one, as the 800MHz processor indicates.

The Phaser 6300 models run at 26ppm in color and

36ppm in black-and-white. The Phaser 6350 models run

at 36ppm in both color and black-and-white. The 6350

models come with more standard features, but these fea-

tures are optionally available in the lower-priced 6300

models. There aren’t many color laser printers that offer

faster speeds, especially at this price range.

The models in the series are:

lThe $1,299 Phaser 6300N, which starts with 256MB

of memory and 700 sheets of standard input. The

monthly duty cycle is set at 100,000.

Better Buys for Business

Xerox Phaser 6350 (High-Capacity Toner Cartridge)

Consumables costs at-a-glance

Price

Yield

Full-color cost per page

Black-and-whitecost per page

Blacktoner $99.99 10,000 $ 0.010 $ 0.010

Cyan toner $249.99 10,000 $ 0.025 N/A

Magenta toner $249.99 10,000 $ 0.025 N/A

Yellowtoner $249.99 10,000 $ 0.025 N/A

Imaging unit/4-color $249.99 35,000 $ 0.007 $ 0.007

Transfer roller $71.99 35,000 $ 0.002 N/A

Fuser kit $149.99 100,000 $ 0.001 $ 0.001

TOTAL PER-PAGE COSTS

$0.0957 $ 0.0230

9.57 0.02

Xerox Phaser 8550

Consumables costs at-a-glance

Price

Yield

Full-color cost per page

Black-and-whitecost per page

Black toner $88.99 6,000 $ 0.015 $ 0.015

Cyan toner $88.99 3,000 $ 0.030 N/A

Magenta toner $88.99 3,000 $ 0.030 N/A

Yellow toner $88.99 3,000 $ 0.030 N/A

Maintenance kit $99.99 10,000 $ 0.010 $ 0.010

TOTAL PER-PAGE COSTS

$0.1138 $ 0.0248

11.38 2.48