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Xerox Phaser 6180MFP

B&W Pages per Min.: 31 • Color Pages per Min.: 20 • Max. B&W dpi: 600-by-600 • Max. Color dpi: 600-by-600 • Max. Scanning dpi: 600 • Tray Capacity, pages: 400 • Price When Reviewed: $999
Xerox Phaser 6180MFP (Front)
Xerox Phaser 6180MFP (Front)
75.8 Good
Last updated
February 04, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Melissa Riofrio
Pros
  • Very fast at printing text
  • Very good design; good print quality
Cons
  • Expensive
  • Slow at printing graphics; costly toner
  • Pricing:Very Expensive: $999 (12/10/2007)
  • Performance:Good: 72
  • Features:Very Good: 84
  • Design:Very Good: 88
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Expensive: $999

Very Expensive: $999
Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $89.99
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 89.99
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 89.99
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 89.99

Performance Good: 72

Good: 72
Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm) 28.3 
Three-Page Word Document (secs) 17.86 
Ten-Page Word Document (secs) 27.61 
Text Output Quality Superior 
Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm) 1.7 
Two-Page Excel Document (secs) 14.88 
One-Page Webpage (secs) 13.12 
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) 109.35 
Color Output Quality Good 
Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) 0.5 
Sports Action Shot (secs) 117.88 
Color Photo Quality Good 
Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) 1.5 
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) 40.38 
Grayscale Output Quality Good 
Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm) 3.8 
300dpi Line Art Image (secs) 15.71 
Line Art Output Quality Very Good 
Scan Tests (in seconds)
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 8.78 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 8.62 
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi 9.66 
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 8.76 
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi 7.34 
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 8.62 
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi 8.84 
Overall Scan Quality Good 
Copy Tests
One-Page Copy (secs) 10.09 
Copy Output Quality Very Good 

Features Very Good: 84

Very Good: 84
Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed 384 
Maximum Amount of RAM 1408 
Dimensions
Dimensions 18.1 by 20.5 by 28.7 
Weight (pounds) 88.2 
Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min. 31 
Color Pages per Min. 20 
Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi 600-by-600 
Max. Color dpi 600-by-600 
Language & Emulation
Printer Emulation Type PostScript 
PCL Emulation PCL6 
PostScript Type PostScript 
Interfaces
Parallel Port Yes 
Serial Port No 
USB 1.1 Yes 
USB 2.0 Yes 
Ethernet Yes 
Media Card Readers None 
PictBridge No 
Drivers
Macintosh Yes 
Windows 98 No 
Windows NT No 
Windows 2000 Yes 
Windows XP Yes 
Linux Yes 
Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts) 500 
Standby Power Draw (watts) 90 
Multifunction Printer Specs
Scan Area (inches) 8.5 by 14.0 
Max. Scanning dpi 600 
Maximum Enhanced Scan Resolution (dpi) 9600 
Scanning Image Sensor Type ccd 
Scanner Type Flatbed/ADF 
Maximum Scan Color Depth 48 
Maximum Scan Grayscale Depth 32 
Fax Resolution (dpi) 400-by-400 
Fax Memory (pages) 4 
LCD Type Mono 
Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard 2 
Number of Input Trays, Maximum 3 
Tray Capacity, pages 400 
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays 950 
Manual Feed Slot Yes 
Maximum Paper Size Legal 
Output Tray Capacity 300 
Auto Duplexer Optional 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty
Cost per Page, Black 0.09 
Cost per Page, Color 0.16 
Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle 60000 
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields 3000 
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 2000 
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 2000 
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield 2000 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Xerox printers need to be more reliable, say readers, who gave the company below-average grades for severe problems and for usability. Xerox’s scores have changed very little since our last R&S survey. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Worse than Average 
Reports of problems that render a product unusable Worse than Average 
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use Worse than Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Average 

Design Very Good: 88

Very Good: 88
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