Advantages: does duplex Disadvantages: not quick enough, now behind with the times
As a have stated in my previous review, I have three colour printers at work, one super duper one, a second being relatively good and my back up plan which was my last review.
The XeroxPhaser 8560 I have had for two years and decided to keep when I recently upgraded to my super duper printer that is my pride and joy when I am in creative mode at work. The XeroxPhaser 8560 replaced the 8400 a couple of years ago and we saw several improvements to the machine as you normally do, better going forwards than backwards.
The Phaser 8560 is a great printer and again takes crayon as opposed to ink that give it that excellent finish when producing reletively professional documents.
The sytling of the machine is very similar to that of the 8400, it is exactly the same size, and has the same control panel on the top of it which is good ...
Advantages: Cheap colour laser, compact, easy to set up and use Disadvantages: Noisy, slow, toner refills too small and difficult to obtain
The 6110 printing quality is very good in both colour & b&w even in draft mode. The unit is compact and simple in design. The print speed in b&w is adequate for home use but might be a bit slow for business use. Colour is too slow for anything other than a few copies. The machine is very reasonably priced and compares favourably with other similar printers spech wise.
Downside is the small paper tray (250 sheets) and no add on available. Initial toner seemd to run out quickly and replacements a bit expensive and difficult to obtain as they are new type. I found the machine a bit noisy to use and takes an age to start from sleep mode. Waste toner bottle constantly "full" unless you shake it. ...
Advantages: Fast, economical,good for pictures, easy to connect to a network Disadvantages: size, paper tray hard to open if kept on the floor
I needed a colour printer which did not require expensive ink cartridges every 90 pages or so. I choose the Xerox 6180N which cost me under £200. It is very economical. it prints all types of paper formats and is very fast. The network facility works well with my 6 computers on the network and seems to accept documents from one computer running SuSe Linux
The toners can be expensive , but firms like Toner Giant offer very good compatibles. The downside is the size, it has a large footprint and is very tall, and can only take 250 sheets in the standard tray, and I am loathed to buy an expensive second tray.
It is not suitable as a home printer, but would be good for a home office or small business. Saying that , it does produce very good pictures when using mid range photo papers designed for colour laser printers. Anyone printing ...
ANSI A (Letter) (216 x 279 mm), Legal (216 x 356 mm), Executive (184 x 267 mm), A4 (210 x 297 mm), A5 (148 x 210 mm), A3 (297 x 420 mm), A6 (105 x 148 mm), Folio (216 x 330 mm), JIS B5 (182 x 257 mm), JIS B4 (257 x 364 mm), Statement (139.7 x 215.9 mm)
Media Weight
60 g/m2 - 216 g/m2
Total Media Capacity
1100 sheets
Media Feeder(s)
1 x autoload - 100 sheets - A3 (297 x 420 mm) weight: 60 g/m2 - 216 g/m2
1 x autoload - 500 sheets - A3 (297 x 420 mm) weight: 60 g/m2 - 105 g/m2
Software and devices that carry the Works with Windows Vista logo have been tested for baseline compatibility with PC's running.
Compliant Standards
UL, IEC 825-1/EN 60825-1 class 1, IEC 60950, EN55024, UL 60950, EN55022 Class B, FCC Part 15 B, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-00
Power
Power Device
Power supply - internal
Voltage Required
AC 120 V, AC 230V
Frequency Required
50/60 Hz
Power Consumption Operational
1300 Watt
Software / system requirements
OS Required
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later, Novell NetWare 3.x, Novell NetWare 4.x, SunSoft Solaris 2.4 or later, Red Hat Linux 5.2 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000, HP-UX 11.x, Novell NetWare 5.x, IBM AIX 4.2 or later, Apple MacOS 9.0 or later, Novell NetWare 6.x, Apple MacOS X 10.1 or later, Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/XP
Environmental standards
EPA Energy Star Compliant
Yes
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 1 year
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
5 °C
Max Operating Temperature
32 °C
Humidity Range Operating
15 - 85%
Sound Emission (Idle)
22 dB
Sound Emission (Operating)
54 dB
Manufacturer's product description
The Xerox Phaser 5500 laser printer packs all the power needed to break through even the most demanding productivity barriers - with speed and ease. Uncompromised performance, plus reliability that floors the competition. It wins whenever high print volumes, tight deadlines, and complex applications are the order of the day. Winning the productivity battle has never been easier - and never so affordable.
