Pros

  • Better graphics quality than most lasers
  • Supports PCL and PostScript

Cons

  • Text was very heavy, with blotchy edges
  • Optional duplexer costs $399

At A Glance

Graphics quality was better than on most competing models, though pages printed slowly. Supports PCL and PostScript.

Manufacturer’s Description

Thanks to its 300MHz processor and 128MB standard RAM (expandable to 640MB), now you can enjoy these incredible speeds. Meanwhile, this printer features a maximum 2400 dpi resolution for exceptional quality, and its duty cycle reaches 35,000 pages per month, so you don't have to worry about overworking it.You'd expect to find such high performance in complicated machines, but the 6120/N is easy to use. Its standard 10/100BaseTX Ethernet capability includes plug-and-print drivers, and easy auto-install puts color on your network immediately. The Phaser 6120/N uses PostScript 3 and PCL 6, 5C and 5e emulations with automatic sensing and switching. In addition, you'll love the enhanced tools, such as the embedded web server, booklet printing, Watermarks, custom page sizes, scaling, scale-to-fit, N-up printing, graphical toner level gauges and built-in support links.The 6120/N gives you unparalleled printing flexibility. Not only does it come with a standard input capacity of 200 sheets, you can add an optional 500 sheet tray for 700 page printing. Plus, print on a variety of media types ranging in size up to legal. Its optional duplex unit allows you to print two-sided documents.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 6120N
Inventory Number 24643
Memory
Memory size 128.0 MB
Memory max 0.64 GB
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 2000
  • Macintosh OS
  • Linux
Ports and Connections
USB 1.1 Yes
USB 2.0 Yes
PictBridge No
Parallel Port 1
Serial Port No
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 450 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 35 watts
Dimensions
Width 17.4 inches
Depth 15.6 inches
Height 13.4 inches
Weight 44.5 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Standard Input Sheet Capacity 200
Manual Feed Slot 0
Automatic Duplexer Not Available
Max Input Trays 2
Maximum Paper Height 14.0
Storage Media
Compact flash Yes
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 600 x 600 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 600 x 600 dpi
Platform Support
Printer languages supported PLC6/PCL 5c/PCL5e
Postcript Type standard

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Fair
Print quality: Color photo Fair
Print quality: Grayscale photo Good
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 14.7  ppm
Performance
Color Output Quality Good
Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best) Good
Color Photo (secs) 54.98
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best) Fair
5 x 7 Photo (secs) 62.44
Line Art Output Quality Good
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs) 24.81
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs) 134.93
Color Photo, Normal Settings 54.98
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 40.72
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 1
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default) Good
Color Photo, Best Quality Settings 62.44
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed) 1
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 36.89
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default) Good
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 1.6
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default) Fair