Xerox PHASER 6010 COLOR LASER PRINTER, UP TO 12/15 PPM,1200X1200 DPI, LETTER/LEGAL, U
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
By Mary Raugh
I bought this printer on sale at another website the week before last. I settled on this one for three reasons:
It was very reasonably priced, especially for a color laser. The Amazon price is very good too.
The toner cartridges have about the same consumption rate as the ones for my HP color laser but cost less. (My only gripes with them so far is that my normal office supply dealer doesn't carry them and they don't seem to be readily available off-the-shelf at the major office supply chains.)
At 24 pounds, the printer weights just a little more than half my HP laserjet. It's also got a nice, small footprint, so it doesn't need a lot of space. Compared to most other laser printers, I'd go ahead and say this thing is as close to portable as you're likely to get.
The weight was actually my main concern. I run a dealer's table at several science fiction conventions and do a lot of printing on the road. Since I also have a seriously screwed-up back, it was past time to get something I could lift in and out of my car easily AND would still be as cost-effective to operate as the 45-pound HP behemoth I've been dragging around.
So far, the Xerox is doing well on all counts. The print quality is slightly better than my HP on photographs, about the same on text.
It came out of the box in perfect condition. Setting up was easy, but Windows Vista does not have drivers for it. I wouldn't be surprised to find out the same is true of Windows 7, though the printer is compatible with both operating systems. (If you're a Linux user, this printer will also work for you. Assuming you can believe what it says on the box, anyway.) The printer comes with the drivers on a CD, though - no worries there. Found it interesting that you have the option with this printer of going through your computer's USB port or ethernet connection. I did the USB connection, but it's always nice to have options.
So far I've had no trouble with jamming or anything else, but I haven't run anything but regular paper through it so far.
I'll revisit and update this review after I've used it a bit more and it's gone on its first road trip.
Additional comments, 7/30/2012
Just spent the weekend putting this printer through its paces. I'm still very keen on it, but there are a couple of things to be aware of.
First, it really is impossible to get the cartridges off the shelf, although I suppose a Xerox dealer might have them. From what I've been told, Xerox is just a bit weird about letting other people sell their cartridges for them.
Second, this printer doesn't have a whole lot of memory so big documents could be a problem. I sometimes have Word documents of about 25mb (lost of graphics) and this printer will not handle them all at once. I've found a couple of ways to get around this, but since these big documents are one of the things I need this printer to do I was a bit disappointed.
Otherwise, I stand by the five stars I gave it to begin with. The print quality is excellent, and this thing prints a lot faster than the laser printer it's replacing. I've tried out the manual duplexing and it works great. Both of which features outweigh the slight difficulty presented by the lack of memory.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
By Brian_San_Francisco
This is an excellent color printer for personal and small office use.
I purchased the 6010 with Ethernet, plugged it into the wireless router in my network, loaded it up with paper (toner was pre-installed) and booted up my Mac.
My Mac immediately recognized the printer, installed the driver, and I was off to the races.
My first color printed page popped out quickly, with crisp text and good quality graphics.
Since then, the printer has been a reliable workhorse for everything I've needed. It works well with a variety of stock from 20 pound "daily paper" to heavier Hammermill 60 pound Color Copy Digital Cover. Every printout has been clean and fast, setup was quick and flawless, the printer consumes little power (and wakes up nearly instantly from "power save" mode), and whenever I need a printout, I just hit "print." It's exactly as a personal color printer should be. The low price and the quality construction are just nice bonuses.
17 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
By Gillian A. Bigg
If I could give this negative stars I would. It was just fine initially, but it had a mechanical issue and needed some warranty work. No big issue there sometimes things fail. However this has now sat in a Xerox official warranty repair shop for two months, as Xerox has completely failed to support the product as there are NO repeat NO repair parts available.
Xerox should be ashamed of their performance. I have to replace a full function office printer and install an office colour laser printer in the next month. Guess which manufacturer is not in the running.......
Steer well clear, at all costs.
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