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Xerox Phaser 8500DN

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on 11/15/2005

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Quick specs
Printer Type: Workgroup printer - Solid ink - Color
Max media size: A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in) Legal (8.5 in x 14 in)
Connectivity technology: Wired
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The Xerox Phaser 8500 color printers are speedy, office-ready machines that best fit a small workgroup.

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CNET editors' review

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Edited by:
Elsa Wenzel
Reviewed on: 11/15/2005

The Xerox Phaser 8500 series of printers provides color printing and expandability for office networks. These machines rival color laser printers, although they use blocks of solid ink instead of toner. We reviewed the network-ready Xerox Phaser 8500N. If you need built-in duplexing to make double-sided prints, check out the 8500DN for $1,099 or the 8550DP for $1,299. The 8550 models aim to provide 30-pages-per-minute (ppm) print speeds, while their 8500 siblings are designed to print 24ppm. CNET Labs' tests clocked the 8500N printing 12.07ppm of text and 11.05ppm of color graphics.

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Editors' rating: 76

Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 66 reviews of Xerox Phaser 8500DN from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 69/100 and users 57/100. Comparing these reviews to 219680 other Printers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 76/100 = Good.

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macworld.com

Editors' rating: 80

Summary: On the plus side, the unit did appear automatically as a Bonjour printer when I connected it to the network. If you check Include Bonjour in your Safari Bookmarks preferences, you can administer and even download the latest printer driver

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pcmag.com

Editors' rating: 70

Summary: Xerox's latest generation of solid-ink printer, the Phaser 8500N, is a good fit for a small office or workgroup. Overall performance is a touch slower than for comparably priced color lasers, but that's balanced by output quality that leads the pack.

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