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Xerox Phaser 6180/N

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Pros
Small footprint.
$199 duplexer option.
Cons
Low photo quality.
Ugly manual tray design.

$288.01 - $746.45
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Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $399 (8/25/2008)
Performance: Fair: 63
Features: Very Good: 82
Design: Very Good: 80

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $399

Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $89.99

Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 89.99

Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 89.99

Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 89.99

Performance

Fair: 63

Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	23.7
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	18.5
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	32.97
Text Output Quality	Very Good

Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	1.9
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	14.79
One-Page Webpage (secs)	13.05
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	100.28
Color Output Quality	Fair

Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	0.6
Sports Action Shot (secs)	109.08
Color Photo Quality	Fair

Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	1.5
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	40.09
Grayscale Output Quality	Poor

Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a

Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	3.4
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	17.67
Line Art Output Quality	Very Good

Scan Tests (in seconds)
Overall Scan Quality	n/a

Copy Tests
Copy Output Quality	n/a

Features

Very Good: 82

Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed	128
Maximum Amount of RAM	1152

Dimensions
Dimensions	15.7-by-19.4-by-18.5
Weight (pounds)	59.8

Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min.	B&W PPM:26
Color Pages per Min.	Color PPM:20

Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi	600-by-600
Max. Color dpi	600-by-600

Language & Emulation
Printer Emulation Type	PostScript
PCL Emulation	PCL6
PostScript Type	PostScript 3

Interfaces
Parallel Port	Yes
Serial Port	No
USB 1.1	Yes
USB 2.0	Yes
Ethernet	Yes
PictBridge	No
Other Interfaces	Opt (with new WNA-100)

Drivers
Macintosh	Yes
Windows 98	Yes
Windows NT	Yes
Windows 2000	Yes
Windows XP	Yes
Linux	Yes

Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts)	450
Standby Power Draw (watts)	70

Multifunction Printer Specs
Fax Memory (pages)	0

Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard	2
Number of Input Trays, Maximum	3
Tray Capacity, pages	400
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays	950
Manual Feed Slot	No
Maximum Paper Size	Legal
Output Tray Capacity	300
Auto Duplexer	No

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty
Cost per Page, Black	0.09
Cost per Page, Color	0.16

Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle	60000
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields	3000
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	2000
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	2000
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	2000

Bundled Items
Included Software	CentreWare IS, PrintingScout

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	Xerox printers need to be more reliable, say readers, who gave the company below-average grades for severe problems and for usability. Xerox’s scores have changed very little since our last R&S survey.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Worse than Average
Reports of problems that render a product unusable	Worse than Average
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use	Worse than Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Design

Very Good: 80

Xerox Phaser 6180/N Review

by Paul Jasper

- The $499 (as of March 7, 2007) Xerox Phaser 6180/N bears a distinct resemblance to the Dell Laser Printer 3110cn. Both models have the same towerlike design that leaves a very small footprint, and both have a single-pass vertical paper path. They're essentially the same printer, but the quality of Xerox's support and documentation may lead you to prefer the 6180/N.

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User Reviews for Xerox Phaser 6180/N

Reviewed by: lrushforth

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Warms up quickly, print quality is outstanding

Weaknesses: Tray for envelopes and odd-size papers does not work well. The toner is very expensive, and the printer is exceptionally large and heavy.

Overall Evaluation: For an office printer, this is a very efficient printer and a good value. While not a true photo printer, the photos and graphics in memos and brochures look great. Because of its size and weight, it requires a sturdy table or desk, but it has been a dependable printer. Our office is purchasing another one. The weight, size, and expense of toner are the factors that disqualify the printer from a 5-star rating.