The Xerox Phaser 6180/N bears striking resemblance to Dell laser printer (3110cn). Their designs are almost similar and so are their paper paths.

Basically they are almost the same, but the Xerox printer is superior when it comes to documentation and support. And this is why you just might prefer Xerox Phaser 6180/N over the 3110cn.

Characteristics of the Xerox Phaser 6180/N printer:

The Xerox Phaser 6180/N printer has a manual tray, which can hold up to 150 sheets of paper. For reaching this tray, you need to fold down the huge panel in front of the printer.

The base has a drawer, which can accommodate around 250 papers. The manual tray draws papers from the main paper drawer in front. You can put up to 15 mm high envelopes in the tray.

There is also an option for increasing the Xerox Phaser 6180/N printer’s paper holding capacity. You can add an extra 550 sheet drawer for just $399.

The Dell prices are on the lower side for the same ($299). You can also get double printing on your Xerox Phaser 6180/N printer by getting a duplexer for $199. The duplexer for Dell’s also cost the same.

You will primarily think that the Xerox Phaser 6130/N ($450) seemed like a smaller rendition of other Phaser units as you open its package.

It looks like a lighter, more compact alternative for a person who might need a color laser for personal, home or office utilization.

Even if the exterior of the Xerox Phaser 6130N is designed differently; it has the same Fuji-Xerox engine that the Dell Color Laser Printer 1320c uses.

The Xerox Phaser 6130N printer is more expensive than the latter, though. Instead of taking the work into the computer the network connector that was built in and PostScript processes the image and sends it directly to the printer.

Resemblance of Xerox Phaser 6130N and Dell printer:

The Xerox Phaser 6130N is atypically humble in proportion and weight with it being a color laser, 38 lbs, 15.3″ by 15.8″ by 15.5″ (HWD). Its humble size makes placing it easier around a small area yet it is not small enough to for me to want it atop my workplace.

The Xerox Phaser 6110MFP is a color laser printer that offers a wide range of options and facilities in one small machine.

While this color laser printer is not small by any stretch of the imagination, it is roughly the same size as most all in one printers, so you should have no problem finding the perfect spot in your office.

Features of the Xerox Phaser 6110MFP color laser printer:

At the top of the Xerox Phaser 6110MFP color laser printer, you will find a small tray that automatically feeds in papers to print, which will allow you to work elsewhere in your office.

However, depending on the size of your printing jobs, you may have to frequently check back with the auto feeder, as it only holds 50 sheets of paper. Under the auto feeder, you will find a lid that covers the scanner.

If you want to control most of the Xerox Phaser 6110MFP color laser printers options away from your computer, you will find that it has 30 buttons that will allow you to do just that. Some of these dial functions include: fax controls, LCD display screen, control panel, and keys for the scan, copy and a fax number pad that will let you input fax or telephone numbers.

Compared to other laser printers, Samsung laser printer CLP-660ND is a bit cheaply priced. However there’s still lot of competition in this range too.

Samsung laser printer CLP-660ND has the speed and the performance, which you need for running your small business.

Here is the review of the Samsung Color Laser Printer CLP-660ND:

Samsung laser printer CLP-660ND has a good print rate of 19.8 pages/ minute. It also prints graphics at quite a good rate of 2.9 pages/ minute. The text appears great. The letters are formed nicely and appear dark black.

Good quality text is a major highpoint of Samsung laser printer CLP-660ND. However the biggest disappointment with Samsung laser printer CLP-660ND is its graphics. They appear out of pattern and are of poor quality. The graphics aren’t good even when printed on the glossy laser paper.

Designed simply, the Samsung laser printer CLP-660ND has an input tray, which can hold up to 250 sheets. Accommodating legal size paper in this tray isn’t very easy though. There is also a 100 sheet multipurpose tray. The front panel and the handle for opening the multipurpose tray are located at the same place and hence it’s become difficult to distinguish the handle.

You might not be familiar with Ricoh but this company is trying to change that. Printers for small to medium offices have not been the type of electronics that Ricoh would have created in the past. Now this company has released a few color laser printers aimed at small and home office arenas.

Features of the Ricoh Aficio SP C222SF color laser printer:

The Ricoh Aficio SP C222SF color laser printer comes in the same color theme as most printers, featuring a dark grey and cream tone. It can print up to 21 pages per minute for black and white documents and also up to 8 pages per minute for colored works. You can connect this color laser printer using the network cord, which is included or you can choose the USB option.

This all in one color laser printer comes with 64MB of RAM but you can easily buy more RAM to expand it. The paper tray can hold 250 sheets but like the RAM you can also expand it with an optional 530 sheet tray. Both trays work together to give you up to 780 sheets of paper to print on.

With the SP C222DN, Ricoh has entered the market of low cost color laser printers.

However with the cutting of post, the quality has also gone down. The print performs decently but not up to the mark.

The problems start as soon as you begin the installation process. There is a huge guide, which has all the necessary details.

The instructions are pretty clear. At first, you are asked to move to the –‘Software Installation guide’ for network connection.

You are supposed to get the next set of instructions here, however these instructions are difficult to understand and inadequate. Some very important steps and key points are missing. Along with the printer, you get a CD which contains details about the USB installation.

This make things tough as the USB details are only in the CD and thus not easily available. The remaining documents are adequate and available in both PDF and HTML format.

Review of Ricoh Aficio SP C222DN Color Laser Printer:

The design is also not very user friendly. There are few buttons on the control panel through, which different functions can be performed; though some the key combinations are vague. This color laser printer does not have any LCD screen; which is one of its major drawbacks.

If you’re looking for a reasonably priced color printer capable of speedily churning out quality text printouts and does not require you to keep refilling the paper, the Oki Printing Solutions C5800Ldn is the best thing in the market for you.

The Oki Printing Solutions C5800Ldn is the latest descendant from the line of laser printers produced by the same company, only edgier.

Though there isn’t much distinction from the printers before it in terms of hardware design, the difference is in the performance.

Features of the Oki Printing Solutions C5800Ldn printer:

The Oki Printing Solutions C5800Ldn is faster. Best of all, it’s cheaper than its predecessors. Priced at $799, the Oki Printing Solutions C5800Ldn has a built-in duplexer, which allows the simultaneous printing on both sides of a paper. The duplexer feature is made available to older Oki printer models for an additional $320.

A certain questionable aspect to the Oki Printer Solutions C5800Ldn is its way of using your computer’s processor to tap into the Windows graphical device interface (GDI). Many other printers make use of Printer Control Language (PCL) and use its own processor for faster printing.

Fast-paced, high-quality color printing was never this economical. The Oki Printing Solutions C5500n printer steps up to the plate and hits a home run for the team.

Aside from being a networked color printer like any other Oki printer, the Oki Printing Solutions C5500n seeks to lead the pack by combining very efficient paper processing, fairly fast printing performance, cost-effectiveness, and high-quality printing.

Features of the Oki Printing Solutions C5500n printer:

Reasonably priced at $595 (as of March 7, 2007), the Oki Printing Solutions C5500n is not shabby at all with its actual user interface. Having a backlit two-line LCD and ergonomically organized buttons on the control panel makes it all the more user-friendly and easy to operate.

The Oki Printing Solutions C5500n is a monster in handling volumes of paper at once. The normal (meaning, if no optional accessories are purchased) paper capacity of the input tray is at 300 sheets.  The manual paper tray folds down from the front and can hold a maximum of 100 sheets, and can also feed up to ten envelopes at a time.

Say goodbye to paper jams caused by paper blocking the output tray; the Oki Printing Solutions C5500n boasts that you can collect 250 sheets face down from the output bin.

Lexmark printer x502n is a multifunctional device, which has the same engine as the popular c500 color laser family from Lexmark. However its price is on the higher side and also it’s not very easy to use. These factors limit its usage.

Review of the Lexmark printer X502n:

This Lexmark printer has the A4 laser engine, which produces black prints at a speed of 31 pages per minute. The color prints are printed at a rate of 8 pages per minute. X502n has an in-built document feeder (35 sheets) and a color scanner.

The device can thus very well work as a copier. This Lexmark printer also has provisions for network faxing and scanning. This is possible by the use of an Ethernet interface (10/100Mbps).

The machine can produce copies at a speed of 21 pages per minute for monochrome. The duty cycle is also huge- 35,000 pages/ month. The Lexmark printer x502n has an in-built 250 sheet tray; however you can add an extra 530 sheet paper tray if your print volume per month is huge. The additional tray costs 115 pounds plus VAT. This further raises the price of the machine.

Lexmark’s X500n is a multifunctional machine suitable for a small group or office. This Lexmark printer has a scanner, an automatic document feeder and all these work well with the printer part of this machine.

The machine is reasonably priced even with all these great features and this makes it a very interesting option for the buyers.

Features of the Lexmark printer X500n:

This Lexmark printer has a 250 sheet paper tray from where the papers feed inside. An optional 530 sheet paper tray is also available.

There is no feed for other media like envelopes, labels etc. The control panel has straightforward controls. The buttons are spaced properly and are user-friendly.

This Lexmark printer has a two line display, which gives good results; though the background isn’t very appealing to eyes! Lexmark printer X500n has some pretty good software in the form of Abbyy Fine Reader for OCR and Presto Page Manager for managing documents.

This Lexmark printer operates at a decent rate of 31 pages per minute for black and white pages. The printing speed for color pages is around 8 pages per minute. As per the manufacturers, this is what the print speed should be. However in reality, it is actually a bit lower than this.