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Xerox Phaser 3250DN

78

Good

  • Pros
  • Inexpensive purchase price
  • Automatic duplexer included
  • Cons
  • Unfriendly paper tray design
  • Somewhat pricey toner
  • Performance: Good: 76
  • Features: Very Good: 82
  • Design: Good: 76
Performance
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)9.5
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)13.15
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)10.73
Color Output QualityGood
Color Photo Qualityn/a
Copy Output Qualityn/a
Copy Qualityn/a
Grayscale Glossy Output Qualityn/a
Grayscale Output QualityGood
Line Art Output QualityVery Good
One-Page Webpage (secs)9.53
Overall Scan Qualityn/a
Ten-Page Word Document28.2
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)28.2
Tested Color Speed (ppm)7
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)6.3
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)5.6
Tested Text Speed (ppm)27.7
Text Output QualitySuperior
Three-Page Word Document14.27
Three-Page Word Document (secs)14.27
Two-Page Excel Document11.53
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)11.53
Text Printing
Text output qualitySuperior

What You Should Know about the Phaser 3250DN

Duplex Printing a Must for Busy Offices

A printer with duplex capability contains an internal mechanism for turning the paper over to print on the other side. (This is not to be confused with the manual duplexing that some printers offer, where driver software walks you through the process of turning over the paper yourself.) Any high-volume office should seriously consider this feature. The duplexing process slows down your print job a bit, but it also immediately cuts your paper use in half -- good for your budget, good for the environment.