Xerox Phaser 6180MFP/N

A Color Laser That Does It All



This multifunction version of the Editors' Choice Xerox Phaser 5180/N printer starts out with the best possible credentials. And indeed, when it comes to printing, the 6180MFP/N delivers on its promise, with print speed and paper handling suitable for relatively heavy-duty printing in a small office. It stumbles a bit over other functions, notably faxing and scanning, but its impressive printing skills largely make up for those shortcomings.

Even for a laser, this is a big, heavy printer. It measures 28.7 by 18.1 by 22.4 inches (HWD) and weighs 88.2 pounds—much too large to fit comfortably on a desk. The 6180MFP can print, scan, and fax over a network and work as a standalone copier, fax machine, and e-mail sender, complete with a 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF) for multipage documents. Its standard paper capacity is 400 sheets, divided into a 250- sheet drawer and a 150-sheet tray.



Xerox rates the 6180MFP/N's engine at 31 pages per minute for monochrome and 20 ppm for color—which is slightly faster for color than the 6180/N. On our tests, this printer turned in an admirable total time of 9 minutes 46 seconds on our business appli- cations suite, shaving about a half minute off the 6180/N's time. More important, this is the fastest time I've seen yet for a color laser A10 in this class. And it scored well on out- put quality, with superior text and graphics on a par with its competitors. The fax-from-PC and network scanning features are tricky to use, but the 6180MFP/N is impressive overall, and a good fit for most small offices and workgroups.-14. David Stone


PC Magazine May 2009