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US Mall 1 - Xerox Phaser 6130/N Color Laser Printer
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List Price: $449.00
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Manufacturer: Xerox
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Xerox
EAN: 0095205735475
Feature: Fastest to first page in its class with a first-page-out time of as fast as 17 seconds in color
Format: CD
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Label: Xerox
Manufacturer: Xerox
Model: 6130/N
Modem Description: None
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: Macintosh
Publisher: Xerox
Special Features: nv:Print Method^Laser|First Page Output Time^As fast as 17 Seconds (Color)|First Page Output Time^As fast as 14 Seconds (Black)|Resolution^600 x 600 x 4 bits DPI|Maximum Duty Cycle^40,000 Pages Per Month|Print Speed^Up to 16 PPM (Black)|Print Speed^Up to 12 PPM (Color)|Dimensions^15.75"W x 15.51"D x 15.3"H|Connectivity^USB 2.0|Connectivity^10/100 Base-TX Ethernet|Standard Paper Input^250 Sheets|Optional Paper Input^150 Sheets|Paper Sizes Supported^3 x 5" to 8.5" x 14"
Studio: Xerox
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Features
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Fastest to first page in its class with a first-page-out time of as fast as 17 seconds in color
Fast speed gets your print jobs done fast - as quick as 12 ppm color and 16 ppm black
333 MHz processor and 128 MB of memory quickly handle complex print jobs
Vibrant, true-to-life colors with 600 x 600 x 4 dpi will get your work noticed
Easy installation and pre-loaded toner cartridges get you started in a hurry
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Good value and performance for the price
Comment: The XEROX Phaser 6130 is a lower priced color laser printer that will satisfy many users that don't have demanding printing needs but would like the benefits of a color laser instead of a color ink jet, or monochrome laser.
The printer is described as being "compact". Well I guess that's a relative term... the printer is quite tall at a speck over 15". Depth is around 16" and width is a little over 15". It's boxy.
I found the setup on my iMac to be a piece of cake. 20 minutes from box to printing. The quick setup sheet was not particularly helpful since it used some ambiguous graphics to indicate what you were supposed to be doing at each step. Of particular concern is the opening of the front panel to remove the imaging unit assembly. This operation which is essential to the setup could be potentially disastrous if you inadvertently touch it against the "transfer unit" that is quite vulnerable because of it's position when the front cover is opened.
If you are not used to setting up equipment, it's best to take your time and read the documentation thoroughly before undertaking the setup.
After the printer was turned on for the first time, it went through some calibration and eventually spit out two pages of configuration information. What I find quite objectionable is that the printer spits out these two pages EACH TIME your printer is cycled off and on. This is a waste of paper and energy. Fortunately this "start up page" can be turned off in the menu, but it takes a bit of digging to find the option.
The printer is a little noisy during printing and initial startup, but once a print job is finished, it almost immediately goes quiet except for a very low fan sound. After about 30 minutes it will go into an energy saver mode. The time before going into energy saver mode is adjustable, from 5 minutes to 60 minutes. It takes about 15 seconds for the printer to be ready to print once it's re-awakened.
Print quality was fine but not exceptional. Of course, given the price of the printer, it's quite good. The Phaser 6130 is no speed demon however. It took 2 minutes and 45 seconds to print a 8.5 x 11 photo in "enhanced" quality over ethernet. Printing regular text documents or web pages with a mix of small graphics and text was fairly quick.
As with any printer, consumables will be an ongoing cost. The XEROX toner cartridges are rated at 2000 pages and are priced around 68.
The other color laser printer that I own is an Okidata C5500n. The Oki printer cost about $230 more than the XEROX so it's not exactly a fair comparison. But the Okidata prints faster, has marginally more expensive consumables costs but is of a noticeably better print quality. Especially in printing photos, the Okidata has more vibrant colors and is sharper. The Okidata also has duplex capability which the Phaser 6130 does not.
Pros:
-Low price
-Seems well built
-Easy setup
-both USB and Ethernet connectivity
Cons:
-A bit noisy
-No Duplex printing capability
-Lacks a bit of sharpness and vibrancy printing photos
If you're looking to move up to a color laser printer from a black and white laser, or an ink jet printer, and don't have overly demanding printing needs, this printer is a worthwhile contender. If, on the other hand, you are looking for a duplex capable printer that can handle high volume printing, this is not your printer.
I give this a solid 4 rating at its price point.
Customer Rating:
Summary: You'll Be Happy with This One!
Comment: Works well out of the box and with my wireless system. Very pleased with the quality of the prints. Finally, I'm got a printer that I'm happy with.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Printer! Very Affordable. Highly Recommneded.
Comment: I needed a printer for my home office, for infrequent, small print jobs.
I am very satisfied with the fast warm-up speed of this unit, and the image quality it terrific.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very Good Color Laser Printer
Comment: This is the best color laser printer for the price. Easy to set up with a very fast processor. Electrostatic transfer unit seems to be engineered well. Color cartridges lock into position unlike drop/load design of HP color laser printers. Color printer is quiet and quality of prints very good. Achieved better results than HP color LaserJets.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Printer...When it doesn't Jam!
Comment: I purchased this printer about a month ago through an Amazon reseller and it took about five days to arrive. The packaging is really good and it's relatively easy to unbox. The installation instructions are the best I've ever seen with a printer (the click-through videos show you exactly what you need to do to get it ready to print). Installing the drivers and adding the printer is a snap once it's connected to your network. It took less than an hour from the time it arrived to the time I printed my first page.
Unfortunately, it took less than a day for my first paper jam to occur. It has jammed frequently and it seems to be completely random when it jams. Sometimes I've printed 50 page documents without a hiccup and other times I just try to print a 5 page document which ends up taking 15 minutes to clear the rollers, try again, clear the rollers, and try again. I've probably had to throw away a couple dozen sheets of crinkled up paper this past month from all the paper jams. I've tried opening it up and reseating the imager and the toner cartridges; all fruitless attempts at preventing future jams.
Also, this printer is pretty loud. If you are used to a nearly silent ink jet, you'll be surprised at how much noise this thing creates when it's cranking out 50 page reports.
One other note, this printer is rather large for a desk. If you don't have a considerable amount of desk space or a table to place it on, you might want to measure before buying one.
Overall, the Xerox Phaser 6130 gets 3 out of 5 stars. When this printer actually prints and doesn't jam, the quality is pretty good. It is easy to unbox and setup; the price is pretty competitive too. However all the jams and the loud printing takes down what could have been a great score.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good value and performance for the price
Comment: The XEROX Phaser 6130 is a lower priced color laser printer that will satisfy many users that don't have demanding printing needs but would like the benefits of a color laser instead of a color ink jet, or monochrome laser.
The printer is described as being "compact". Well I guess that's a relative term... the printer is quite tall at a speck over 15". Depth is around 16" and width is a little over 15". It's boxy.
I found the setup on my iMac to be a piece of cake. 20 minutes from box to printing. The quick setup sheet was not particularly helpful since it used some ambiguous graphics to indicate what you were supposed to be doing at each step. Of particular concern is the opening of the front panel to remove the imaging unit assembly. This operation which is essential to the setup could be potentially disastrous if you inadvertently touch it against the "transfer unit" that is quite vulnerable because of it's position when the front cover is opened.
If you are not used to setting up equipment, it's best to take your time and read the documentation thoroughly before undertaking the setup.
After the printer was turned on for the first time, it went through some calibration and eventually spit out two pages of configuration information. What I find quite objectionable is that the printer spits out these two pages EACH TIME your printer is cycled off and on. This is a waste of paper and energy. Fortunately this "start up page" can be turned off in the menu, but it takes a bit of digging to find the option.
The printer is a little noisy during printing and initial startup, but once a print job is finished, it almost immediately goes quiet except for a very low fan sound. After about 30 minutes it will go into an energy saver mode. The time before going into energy saver mode is adjustable, from 5 minutes to 60 minutes. It takes about 15 seconds for the printer to be ready to print once it's re-awakened.
Print quality was fine but not exceptional. Of course, given the price of the printer, it's quite good. The Phaser 6130 is no speed demon however. It took 2 minutes and 45 seconds to print a 8.5 x 11 photo in "enhanced" quality over ethernet. Printing regular text documents or web pages with a mix of small graphics and text was fairly quick.
As with any printer, consumables will be an ongoing cost. The XEROX toner cartridges are rated at 2000 pages and are priced around 68.
The other color laser printer that I own is an Okidata C5500n. The Oki printer cost about $230 more than the XEROX so it's not exactly a fair comparison. But the Okidata prints faster, has marginally more expensive consumables costs but is of a noticeably better print quality. Especially in printing photos, the Okidata has more vibrant colors and is sharper. The Okidata also has duplex capability which the Phaser 6130 does not.
Pros:
-Low price
-Seems well built
-Easy setup
-both USB and Ethernet connectivity
Cons:
-A bit noisy
-No Duplex printing capability
-Lacks a bit of sharpness and vibrancy printing photos
If you're looking to move up to a color laser printer from a black and white laser, or an ink jet printer, and don't have overly demanding printing needs, this printer is a worthwhile contender. If, on the other hand, you are looking for a duplex capable printer that can handle high volume printing, this is not your printer.
I give this a solid 4 rating at its price point.
Customer Rating:
Summary: You'll Be Happy with This One!
Comment: Works well out of the box and with my wireless system. Very pleased with the quality of the prints. Finally, I'm got a printer that I'm happy with.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Printer! Very Affordable. Highly Recommneded.
Comment: I needed a printer for my home office, for infrequent, small print jobs.
I am very satisfied with the fast warm-up speed of this unit, and the image quality it terrific.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very Good Color Laser Printer
Comment: This is the best color laser printer for the price. Easy to set up with a very fast processor. Electrostatic transfer unit seems to be engineered well. Color cartridges lock into position unlike drop/load design of HP color laser printers. Color printer is quiet and quality of prints very good. Achieved better results than HP color LaserJets.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Printer...When it doesn't Jam!
Comment: I purchased this printer about a month ago through an Amazon reseller and it took about five days to arrive. The packaging is really good and it's relatively easy to unbox. The installation instructions are the best I've ever seen with a printer (the click-through videos show you exactly what you need to do to get it ready to print). Installing the drivers and adding the printer is a snap once it's connected to your network. It took less than an hour from the time it arrived to the time I printed my first page.
Unfortunately, it took less than a day for my first paper jam to occur. It has jammed frequently and it seems to be completely random when it jams. Sometimes I've printed 50 page documents without a hiccup and other times I just try to print a 5 page document which ends up taking 15 minutes to clear the rollers, try again, clear the rollers, and try again. I've probably had to throw away a couple dozen sheets of crinkled up paper this past month from all the paper jams. I've tried opening it up and reseating the imager and the toner cartridges; all fruitless attempts at preventing future jams.
Also, this printer is pretty loud. If you are used to a nearly silent ink jet, you'll be surprised at how much noise this thing creates when it's cranking out 50 page reports.
One other note, this printer is rather large for a desk. If you don't have a considerable amount of desk space or a table to place it on, you might want to measure before buying one.
Overall, the Xerox Phaser 6130 gets 3 out of 5 stars. When this printer actually prints and doesn't jam, the quality is pretty good. It is easy to unbox and setup; the price is pretty competitive too. However all the jams and the loud printing takes down what could have been a great score.
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