Xerox Phaser 8860 Ink Printer Review
The Xerox Phaser 8860 is a solid ink printer that serves as the next generation version of the extremely popular Xerox Phaser 8560 printer.
To provide background, Xerox Phaser solid ink printers offer laser-class speed and high quality prints, but instead of using traditional toner cartridges that are fused onto paper, these printers start with solid blocks of ink. These solid ink sticks are melted and sprayed onto a drum that rolls against a piece of paper, thereby transferring the image and performing in a manner similar to how offset printing press operates.
Xerox Phaser Solid Ink - The Business Solution
Xerox Phaser solid ink printers are generally aimed at small to mid-size business or offices. Given their solid ink approach, it is highly recommended that the machines remain on 24 hours a day. This not only keeps the ink melted and always at the ready for printing, but it also ensures that excessive power-on cleaning cycles are avoided upon startup - thus keeping printing costs down and reducing potential solid ink waste.
Xerox 8860 Ink Printer Specifications
As with comparable lasers, the Xerox Phaser 8860 ink printer is a hefty beast. At 14.5 by 16 by 21 inches (HWD), the Xerox Phaser 8860 ink printer too big to share a desk comfortably. Additionally, at 60 pounds you will probably want some help moving it into place. The actual setup, is easy. Aside from pulling off a few strips of packing tape, all you have to do to set up the printer on a network is load paper, plug it in, and run the fully automated installation routine while you’re waiting for the solid ink to melt.
The Xerox Phaser 8860 ink printer ships with ink already loaded and ready for operation. To load, simply open the Phaser 8860 top cover and slip each piece of solid ink into its Xerox coded key slot. Loading the solid ink is a lot faster and easier than putting a toner cartridge into a laser printer.
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Phaser 8860 Ink Printer Speed
The 8860’s print speed is a little on the slow side for the price, but nowhere near slow enough to hurt the overall value. Xerox rates it at 30 pages per minute (ppm) for both monochrome and color at its top speed and at 16 ppm for both in the default enhanced mode. On our tests, it turned in reasonable times for the default rating.
Summary of the Xerox Phaser 8860 Ink Printer
Given the cost of ink these days, the Xerox Phaser 8860 ink printer doesn’t have to deliver much else to make it worth considering. However, given what it actually delivers, the Phaser 8860 printer belongs on your short list of high technology printers to consider. In short, we high recommend it as a step in the Xerox Phaser lineup of solid ink printer choices.
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