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Xerox Phaser 6180MFP

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Pros
Very fast at printing text
Very good design; good print quality
Cons
Expensive
Slow at printing graphics; costly toner

$695.00 - $1,132.00
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Performance: Good: 71
Features: Very Good: 83
Design: Very Good: 88

Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Performance
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	15.71
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	109.35
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	40.38
Color Output Quality	Good
Color Photo Quality	Good
Copy Output Quality	Very Good
Copy Quality	Very Good
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	9.66
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	7.34
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	8.84
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a
Grayscale Output Quality	Good
Line Art Output Quality	Very Good
One-Page Copy	10.09
One-Page Copy (secs)	10.09
One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution	Good
One-Page Webpage (secs)	13.12
One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	Good
Overall Scan Quality	Good
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	8.78
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	8.76
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	8.62
Sports Action Shot (secs)	117.88
Ten-Page Word Document	27.61
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	27.61
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	1.7
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	0.5
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	1.5
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	3.8
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	28.3
Text Output Quality	Superior
Three-Page Word Document	17.86
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	17.86
Total Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	9.66
Total Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	7.34
Total Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	8.84
Two-Page Excel Document	14.88
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	14.88

Scanning
Preview scan, 2-by-2-inch document, 600 dpi	8.78
Preview scan, 4-by-5-inch document, 100 dpi	8.76
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	8.62
Preview scan, one-page Word document, 300 dpi	8.62

Text Printing
Text output quality	Superior

What You Should Know about the Phaser 6180MFP

Installed Memory Works for Normal Sized Group's Everyday Printing

This printer's installed memory is sufficient for a typically sized workgroup (6 to 20 people) that prints a steady stream of mainstream business documents (memos, spreadsheets, or simple Web pages), plus some more graphics-intensive items (brochures, presentations, and reports). If your workgroup handles highly complex image files frequently, however, you'll want more memory than this printer provides.

Reviewed by: scompas

Duration of ownership: 3 Months

Strengths: Great print quality. Fast enough. Good service and support.

Weaknesses: Scan to FTP, Scan to Computer (SMB) and Scan to EMail are flaky at best and some just don't work at all.

Overall Evaluation: Scan to FTP and Scan to Email have problems and don't work with Windows 2003 Server using Active Directory. I spent 3 months working with Xerox tech support to help diagnose the problem. I ran multiple communication traces under multiple scenarios. Their engineering staff finally reproduced the problem in the lab. HOWEVER, Xerox has chosen not to fix the problem. They told me that Xerox was not going to issue ANY firmware upgrades or fixes for the product - EVER! Maybe this explains why they are discounting the product now by $250 - it would seem they are going to drop the product.

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