Reviews of the Xerox Phaser 8500N
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CNET Review
The Good: The Xerox Phaser 8500N provides fast color printing; a low-cost, low-waste solid-ink system; great software; and expandable paper handling and memory.
The Bad: The Xerox 8500N serves up mediocre print quality.
The Bottom Line: Color lasers offer better output quality than this solid-ink printer, but the Xerox Phaser 8500N is faster, less costly to maintain, and kinder to your energy bill.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 69/100 and users 57/100. Comparing these reviews to 210835 other Printers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 100/100 = Excellent.
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digitaltrends.com
Review Summary: Want your business to be bolder? Brighter? More efficient? The Xerox Phaser 8500 printers deliver. With brilliant color that gets you noticed - at an affordable price. What's more, they are super...
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macworld.com
Review 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
Review 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.
Manufacturer: Xerox
Part number: 8500/N
General
- Printer Type Workgroup printer - Solid ink - Color
- Form Factor Desktop
- Width 16 in
- Depth 21 in
- Height 14.5 in
- Weight 61.7 lbs
Printer
- Print Speed up to 24 pages/min - B/W, up to 24 pages/min - Color
- Built-in Devices Status LCD
- Connectivity Technology Wired
- Interface USB, Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
- Max Resolution ( B&W ) 600 dpi x 600 dpi
- Max Resolution ( Color ) 600 dpi x 600 dpi
- Image Enhancement Technology FinePoint 1200
- PostScript Support Standard
- First Print Out Time B/W 6 sec
- First Print Out Time Color 6 sec
- Language Simulation PCL 5C, PostScript 3
- Fonts Included 137 x PostScript, 81 x PCL 5c
- Color Management Features sRGB, Apple ColorSync, ICC Color Profiles, PANTONE Digital Color
- Printer Features Optional duplex
- Media Handling 100-sheet input tray, 525-sheet input tray
Processor
- Processor PowerPC 600 MHz
RAM
- RAM Installed ( Max ) 128 MB / 512 MB (max)
Media Handling
- Media Type Cards, Labels, Envelopes, Cover paper, Index cards, Plain paper, Business cards, Transparencies, Postal card paper, Tri-fold brochure
- Max Media Size (Custom) 8.5 in x 14 in
- Media Sizes 3 in x 5 in, A7 (2.9 in x 4.1 in), A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in), A5 (5.83 in x 8.25 in), A6 (4.13 in x 5.83 in), B5 (6.93 in x 9.83 in), Folio (8.5 in x 13 in), Legal (8.5 in x 14 in), JIS B5 (7.17 in x 10.12 in), Statement (5.5 in x 8.5 in), Executive (7.25 in x 10.5 in), Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in)
- Envelope Sizes Com-10 (4.13 in x 9.5 in), Monarch (3.87 in x 7.5 in), International C5 (6.38 in x 9 in), Japanese Chou No 3 (5 in x 9.25 in), International DL (4.33 in x 8.66 in), Japanese Chou No 4 (3.5 in x 8.1 in)
- Card / Label Sizes Index card (3 x 5 in)
- Media Weight 60 g/m2 - 220 g/m2
- Total Media Capacity 625 sheets
- Media Feeder(s) 1 x Autoload - 100 sheets - Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) weight: 60 g/m2 - 220 g/m2, 1 x Autoload - 525 sheets - Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) weight: 60 g/m2 - 120 g/m2
- Max Media Capacity 1675 sheets
- Output Trays Capacity 300 sheets
Duty Cycle
- Monthly Duty Cycle 85000 pages
Telecom
- Modem None
Networking
- Networking Print server
- Connectivity Technology Wired
- Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Scanner
- Type None
Copier
- Copier Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays Total (Free) None
- Expansion Slots Total (Free) Memory
- Interfaces USB, RJ-45
- Connections 1 x Hi-Speed USB, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
- Compatible Slots None
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards CE, EN55022, FCC Part 15 B, CSA 22.2 No. 950
Power
- Power Device Power supply - Internal
- Voltage Required AC 120 V
- Power Consumption Operational 230 Watt
Battery
- Type None
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Xerox CentreWare, Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required HP-UX 11.x, IBM AIX 4.3.3, SuSE Linux 9.x, Apple MacOS 9.x, Red Hat Linux 9, Novell NetWare 5.x, Novell NetWare 6.5, SunSoft Solaris 2.8, SunSoft Solaris 2.9, Red Hat Fedora Core 1, Apple MacOS X 10.2 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME
- Peripheral / Interface Devices USB port, Ethernet port
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year - On-site
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 50 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 89.6 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 10 - 80%
- Sound Emission (Idle) 33 dBA
- Sound Emission (Operating) 54 dBA
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