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Pros

  • Expandable paper handling

Cons

  • Expensive toner

At A Glance

This workgroup-level printer imposes budget-breaking toner costs, making it unsuitable for high-volume use.

Manufacturer’s Description

The right solution for today's pace of business. Your busy workteam needs a value-packed color device that gets the job done with the rare combination of outstanding print quality, unparalleled simplicity, and day-in, day-out dependability. Introducing the Phaser 6500 and WorkCentre 6505.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number 6500DN
Processor
Processor speed 0.4 MHz
Requirements
Operating System Compatibility
  • Linux
  • Macintosh OS X 10.5.x
  • Macintosh OS X 10.6.x
  • Microsoft Windows 7
  • Microsoft Windows Vista
  • Microsoft Windows XP
Memory
Memory size 0.256 MB
Memory max 0.768 GB
Display
Display type Monochrome (fixed-character)
Photo preview 0
Text Only 1
Touchscreen 0
Ports and Connections
USB Yes
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 375.0 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 15.0 watts
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Width 15.9 inches
Depth 16.75 inches
Height 16.4 inches
Weight 40.0 pounds
Media Handling
Standard Number of Input Trays 1.0
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 251.0 sheets
Optional Trays Available 1.0
Manual Feed Slot 1.0
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Dedicated photo tray 0.0
Automatic Document Feeder 0.0
Duty Cycle 40000.0
Resolutions
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Platform Support
Printer languages supported
  • PCL
  • PostScript
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4.0
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 3.5 cents per page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 16.7 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 24.0 ppm
Color print speed 24.0 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Text Superior
Print quality: Color photo Good
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed: Text 14.8   ppm
Print speed rating: Text Good
Print speed: Color photo 1.8   ppm
Print speed rating: Color photo Fair