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Pros

  • Great text and good graphics output
  • Dark color scans
  • Good speed

Cons

  • Pricey toner

At A Glance

This workgroup MFP offers good speed and print quality, but its positive attributes are overshadowed by expensive toner.

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 6505DN
Processor
Processor speed 0.533 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
Photo preview 0
Text Only 1
Touchscreen 0
Display type Monochrome
Ports and Connections
USB Flash Port Yes
USB Yes
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 425 watts
Standby Power Draw (watts) 65 watts
Green
Energy Star compliant 1.0
Dimensions
Height 23.0 inches
Weight 65.1 pounds
Depth 21.4 inches
Width 16.9 inches
Media Handling
Optional Trays Available 1
Automatic Document Feeder 1
Media Sizes Accepted Legal inches
Standard Number of Input Trays 1
Automatic Duplexer Standard
Duty Cycle 40000
Manual Feed Slot 1
Maximum sheet capacity with standard trays 250.0 sheets
Resolutions
Monochrome vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Color horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Monochrome horizontal optical resolution 600 dpi
Color vertical optical resolution 600 dpi
Scanning
Maximum Scan Size Legal
Vertical Optical Scan Resolution 1200
Scanner Type Flatbed
Horizontal Optical Scan Resolution 1200
Maximum External Bit Depth 24-bit
Platform Support
Printer languages supported
  • PCL
  • PostScript
Printer Type
Number of Colors 4
Colors Available
  • Cyan
  • K (Black)
  • Magenta
  • Yellow
Cost Per Page
4-color page (cheapest vendor ink) 16.7 cents per page
Plain Text Page (Highest yield vendor ink) 3.5 cents per page
Vendor Rated Speeds
Monochrome print speed 24 ppm
Color print speed 24 ppm
Warranty
Warranty information 1 Year

Performance

PCWorld Test Center (Quality)
Print quality: Color photo Good
Copy quality Superior
Scan quality: Color photo Good
Scan quality: Line art Very Good
Print quality: Text Superior
Scan quality: Text Very Good
PCWorld Test Center (Speed)
Print speed rating: Text Very Good
Copy speed rating Fair
Print speed rating: Color photo Good
Print speed: Color photo 2  ppm
Copy speed 3.1  ppm
Print speed: Text 15.1  ppm