Xerox Phaser 4510

The Xerox Phaser 4510 is another printer which expands the range of the office machine giant recently. It slots in neatly to their expanding home/small office offerings to the market. Offering themselves up as direct competition to the big names like Brother, Canon and Dell.

The Phaser 4510 comes with a standard 700 sheet paper tray, with the option of increasing that to 1800 with an extra purchase. Toner cartridges are easily replaceable after they have served their 19000 page life. The cost is reasonable, at an approximate cost of $125 each.

The simple control panel is simple and straightforward with decent sized buttons and a clear LCD gray screen. The navy blue surroundings add a nice bit of color to an otherwise standard gray box. The buttons are simple, and spaced out enough to not get in the way of each other, which is ideal for those of use with larger fingers.

The print output is excellent. It prints around 45 pages per minute according to Xerox, but real life tests saw nearer 40. Text is clear and bright, with definite edges and no obvious banding. Images were of a similar quality, with an even spread of toner across even the most complex tests.

This is a printer that would suit a small business or home office. Flexibility is one of the benefits of the 4510. The memory can be upgraded, as can the paper tray, you can add a hard drive, network port, wireless and a duplexer. So if your needs grow with your business, the printer can grow with you.

It can print good quality monochrome pages at up to 45 pages per minute at a resolution of 600 dpi, and supports Windows and Mac. Native support for PostScript, PCL and PDL, there is no problem with compatibility either. With a maximum duty cycle of 250000 pages per month, it is a little box with a big heart.

The 4510 is a solid performer. Perfect for the small/home office who need a good quality printer at a decent price. Consumables are cheap so the printer doesn’t cost a fortune to run. Combined with the decent turn of speed, that makes it a winner in the market as far as we are concerned.

Read more ...

Xerox XC830

The XC830 is a quality copier from Xerox, aimed squarely at business users. It offers features that are normally reserved for much larger and more expensive devices.

The controls are crude but effective. Simple enough to be able to satisfy most demands but nothing more. The buttons cover most of the features, and the small LCD displays copy numbers, error codes and toner levels.

Out of the packaging, the XC830 is easy to install and configure. The toners are good for 4000 pages duty cycle for even the most busy offices. The paper drawer won’t last too long though at 150 sheet capacity. It will be enough to low users, but may become annoying to the busier environment.

Warm up takes around 15 seconds, with the first copy appearing a further 14 seconds after that. In sleep mode the device is silent, and when copying the noise is evident but not overbearing, there are certainly much louder devices out there.

Reproduction is accurate, with monochrome text appearing crisp and clear. Photos looked a little on the dark side, but once the settings were changed appeared fine. While this is easy to do, we shouldn’t really have to do it on a machine of this caliber. With a copy speed of 17 pages per minute for monochrome, it is a quick mover for such an affordable machine. Probably more suited to a home office or small business than a busy office or workgroup.

Overall, the XC830 is a value for money office device with rich enough copying quality to satisfy most needs. Replacement consumables are readily available and good value, while robust enough to last the test of time. Anyone in the market for a good, solid copier would be advised to check out the XC830.

Read more ...

Xerox DocuColor 250

The Xerox DocuColor 250 was one of the most popular copiers ever made. It sold in its hundreds of thousands, and many can still be found today. It is a printer and copier, but is also has a scan function, although it is definitely an addon function rather than a primary one.

The DocuColor 250 is a color laser printer that can output up to 50 pages per minute for monochrome and 50 for color. Print quality is excellent in the default 2400 x 2400 dpi resolution. In monochrome mode, blacks and grays are clean and well formed. No bleeding or banding was evident on any of our large text or image heavy documents. Color was much the same, with accurate reproduction and smooth clean lines throughout.

Paper is fed into one of five drawers at the front which can hold up to 3260 sheets. There is also the option of adding a further 2000 with a paper feeder that sits at the bottom. Toner cartridges are also fed from the front, and like other devices in the Xerox range, features two black toners for quick changes. The black cartridge will print up to 30000 standard pages, with the color ones reaching 34000 each.

The screen is bright, and almost a full size PC screen. It is full color with function buttons at the bottom which are well laid out and easy to use. The menu system is intuitive and has been well thought out. Each function of the device is accessible within a couple of choices, so getting lost should be a thing of the past.

Configuration and driver installation is easy, with the software package installing in just over a minute. There is a decent software package to accompany the drivers featuring many tools to improve and enhance printing and copying quality, plus various settings for different finishes.

The DocuColor 250 supports PDL, PCL and PostScript, and will work with Windows and Mac computers. The drivers and software suite will also work with either platform.

As an all round printer/copier the DocuColor 250 is an excellent prospect. It became so popular because of its superior features and print quality. Even though it is now a few years old, there are still plenty of them around and consumables are still produced and sold in numbers.

For a busy office, or even a creative office that needs top-notch prints at all different shapes and sizes, this is an excellent device to try. With a flexible paper handling system, accurate lasers and a duty cycle of up to 300000 sheets per month, the DocuColor 250 can handle anything.

Read more ...

Xerox ColorQube 8900 configuration page

The configuration page or configuration report that you can print from a ColorQube 8900 is packed with information.  Youll find basic printer data like the machines name and serial number, hardware information such as amount of memory and type of finisher, and very detailed information about network and security settings.

To print the configuration report:

- Press the Machine Status button.
- On the touch screen, select the Machine Information tab.
- Select Information Pages.
- Select Configuration Report.
- Select Print.

Read more ...