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Xerox Phaser 8560
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The Xerox Phaser 8560 series is Xerox’s latest-generation
solid ink color printer. The Phaser 8560 prints at up to 30
ppm in both color and black-and-white, and is geared
toward small- to mid-size offices in need of excellent print
quality, a device with a small footprint, and an affordable
price.
Some challenges end users face when trying to select the
right printer for their business include how many users will
utilize the printer on a daily basis, and the type of
documents most often printed—such as high intensive
graphical publications, sales presentation, marketing
proposals, or less bandwidth-hungry documents such as
day-to-day correspondence, reports, text reports, etc.
With a multitude of competitively priced printers available
in the market, the Xerox Phaser 8560 is a very good
choice for executive offices where there is a high demand
for good quality color prints, reports, and documentation.
The “N” base model is equipped with PostScript 3 and
PCL 5c print drivers, up to 2,400 FinePoint resolution, fast
600 MHz processor, standard 256 MB memory
(upgradeable to 1 GB), network connectivity, and a 625-
sheet paper capacity. The Xerox Phaser 8560 series
supports Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac, and Linux
operating systems.
The Phaser 8560 ”DN” model includes duplexing
capability. The upgraded Phaser 8560 ”DT” model BERTL
tested adds more memory (512 MB) and an extra paper
drawer, bringing total paper capacity to 1,150 sheets.
The top-of-the-line Phaser 8560 ”DX” model is equipped
with with an extra paper tray—bringing the total paper
capacity to 1,675 sheets, and adds a standard 40 GB hard
drive. The hard drive provides a suite of options, including
storing files in the hard-drive memory. Stored files may be
password-protected and a harddrive overwrite is available.
In testing, BERTL extensively evaluated the Phaser 8560.
In the pages that follow, we will assess the printer’s ease
of use, productivity and image quality.
Device Features Summary
Suggested List Price)
$799-$2,099
depending on the
configuration (Xerox
estimated retail pricing
Monochrome Print
Speed
30 ppm
Mono First Page Out
Time
5 seconds
Color Print Speed
30 ppm
First Copy Out Color
5 seconds
Warm Up Time
Approx. 3 minutes
Maximum Monthly Print
Volume
85,000 pages
Internet/Network Fax
No
Network Scan
No
Output Options
No
Input Options
525-sheet paper drawer
Other Options
Wireless IEEE
802.11a/b/g ($219) 256
MB memory ($599)
525-sheet paper drawer
($399)
40-GB hard drive ($499)
The Xerox Phaser model 8560DT tested by BERTL was
equipped with an additional 525-sheet paper drawer,
two-sided output capability, 512 MB of memory, and a
40-GB hard drive.
Introduction