Xerox PHASER 6250N Color Laser Printer (Xerox-6250N)

Xerox Phaser 6250N

PHASER 6250N Color Laser Printer (Xerox-6250N) Review, by Dan Littman April 2, 2004

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• Reviewed by: hkjunkie

  Strengths: Compact, packed with features at a great price: Duplex, single pass, great color & b&w for a general printer.

  Weaknesses: 6250 has a design or manufacture quality flaw not seen on the 6200. Image resolution could be higher.

  Overall: THe big issue is the flaw in the 6250 design or parts quality from manufacturer suppliers. Paper jams at fuser entry are resolved by a new fuser, new fuser motor, or new fuser motor controller - but Xerox has NO IDEA why the problem occurs. Also, the techs have indicated they have seen the problem re-occur after fixing it. The problem has not been seen on the 6200 model that came before, but the two should be mechanically almost identical. Either something is designed to run at the wrong specs (causing the fuser motor to stall - which causes the jam) or the manufacture of the parts cause a stall that doesn't happen on the parts installed in the older 6200 series.The printer is great otherwise: for the compact size, you can get duplex and single pass color laser printing . Other printer brands give you a much taller and generally larger box to do the same. The price is also great. The quality is excellent for what it is: a color laser printer. Yes, the quality is no where near that of a good inkjet on photo paper - but for printing that quality - a laser is not the right tool. You get crisper b/w from a dedicated b/w printer as well. But for a general color laser (ie waterproof prints) for CD/DVD labels, case inserts, artwork, newsletters, general documents, etc - its super. The features supported by the box are excellent as well. Pamphlet printing, duplex, std 500 page tray, expandable to add another 500 page tray , or add 2 more 500 page trays (as a single unit) for 3 trays total - plus the multi-purpose tray for envelopes, labels, etc. The only downside is the design / manufacturing quality flaw yet to be resolved and the cost of service beyond the warranty period.