The Phaser 8560 series printer gives busy workgroups a fast, affordable, easy-to-use color printer that can expand from a desktop model to a four-tray, floor-standing powerhouse.
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 XeroxPhaser8560 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 XeroxPhaser8560 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 Phaser8560 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: 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), A4 (210 x 297 mm), 140 x 216 mm, Statement (139.7 x 215.9 mm), 76 x 127 mm, 88.9 x 127 mm
Media Weight
60 g/m2 - 220 g/m2
Total Media Capacity
625 sheets
Media Feeder(s)
1 x autoload - 100 sheets - Legal (216 x 356 mm) weight: 60 g/m2 - 220 g/m2
1 x autoload - 525 sheets - Legal (216 x 356 mm) weight: 60 g/m2 - 120 g/m2
2 x optional autoload - 525 sheets - Legal (216 x 356 mm) weight: 60 g/m2 - 120 g/m2
Max Media Capacity
1675 sheets
Output Trays Capacity
250 sheets
Duty cycle
Monthly Duty Cycle
85000 pages
Networking
Networking
Print server - internal
Connectivity Technology
Wired
Data Link Protocol
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Network / Transport Protocol
TCP/IP, AppleTalk, DHCP
Remote Management Protocol
SNMP 1, SNMP 2, SNMP 3, NDPS
Expansion / connectivity
Expansion Bays Total (Free)
1 ( 1 ) x internal
Expansion Slots Total (Free)
Memory
Connections
1 x USB - 4 PIN USB Type B
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
Miscellaneous
Consumables Included
Solid ink ( black )
Solid ink ( cyan )
Solid ink ( magenta )
Solid ink ( yellow )
Works with Windows Vista
Software and devices that carry the Works with Windows Vista logo have been tested for baseline compatibility with PC's running.
Compliant Standards
FCC Class B certified, CE, FCC Class A certified, GOST, CE-LVD, EN55024, EN55022 Class A, ICES-003 Class B, EMC, FCC Part 15, R&TTE, RoHS, UL 60950-1, EN 60950-1, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-03, WEEE
Power
Power Device
Power supply - internal
Voltage Required
AC 230V
Frequency Required
50/60 Hz
Power Consumption Operational
230 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep
43 Watt
Software / system requirements
Software Included
Xerox CentreWare IS Embedded Web Server, Xerox CentreWare Printer Management for Microsoft, Xerox CentreWare Printer Management for Novell, Xerox CentreWare Printer Management for UNIX, Xerox NDPS Gateway, Xerox Walk-Up Printer Driver, Xerox CentreWare Web, Xerox MaiLinX Alerts, Xerox PhaserSMART, Xerox PrintingScout, Xerox Usage Analysis Tool
OS Required
UNIX, Linux, Novell NetWare 5.x, Apple MacOS 9.x, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Novell NetWare 6.5, Microsoft Windows Vista
Environmental standards
EPA Energy Star Compliant
Yes
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - 1 year - on-site
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature
10 °C
Max Operating Temperature
32 °C
Humidity Range Operating
10 - 80%
Sound Emission (Idle)
33 dBA
Sound Emission (Operating)
54 dBA
Manufacturer's product description
The Phaser 8560 series printer gives busy workgroups a fast, affordable, easy-to-use color printer that can expand from a desktop model to a four-tray, floor-standing powerhouse.
