Pros
- Very fast at printing text
- Very good design; good print quality
Cons
- Expensive
- Slow at printing graphics; costly toner
At A Glance
This high-end unit offers good performance and features, but it's not for the budget-conscious.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Phaser 6180MFPN color printer delivers fast printing, outstanding color quality and unmatched ease-of-use. The Phaser 6180MFPN color multifunction printer adds to those strengths with advanced copying, scanning and faxing - all the tools you need to get more work done with optimal efficiency.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 6180MFPN |
| Inventory Number | 31032 |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Memory | |
| Memory size | 384.0 MB |
| Memory max | 1.408 GB |
| Display | |
| Display type | Monochrome |
| Ports and Connections | |
| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | No |
| Parallel Port | 1 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 500 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 90 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax Resolution (dpi) | 400 x 400 dpi |
| Fax page memory capacity | 4.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 18.1 inches |
| Depth | 20.5 inches |
| Height | 28.7 inches |
| Weight | 88.2 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 400 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 1 |
| Max Input Trays | 3 |
| 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 |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed/ADF |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 9600 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 600 |
| Platform Support | |
| Printer languages supported | PCL6 |
| Postcript Type | PostScript |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Superior |
| Print quality: Color photo | Good |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Good |
| Copy quality | Very Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 28.3 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Good |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 9.66 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 117.88 |
| Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) | 3.8 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 1.5 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Very Good |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 17.86 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 15.71 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 27.61 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 0.5 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 8.62 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 8.76 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 13.12 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 14.88 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 8.84 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 7.34 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 10.09 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 8.78 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 109.35 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 40.38 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 1.7 |
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