Compare Prices : Xerox Phaser 6280

Review summary: Xerox says its Phaser 6280 series is capable of delivering 'beautiful colour and quiet reliability for your busy workteam'

Verdict: A well-priced workgroup printer that offers speed, quality and features that will allow it to grow with your demands

Review summary: Could use a bigger paper tray, but produces good black and colour print at relatively low cost

Verdict: If you're looking for a workhorse colour laser printer which can happily handle the output from several people in a workgroup, the Phaser 6280V/DN has few faults. It's reasonably cheap to run, produces good quality print and its duplexer doesn't slow ...

Review summary: In the universe of sub-$1,000 color laser printers, the Xerox Phaser 6280/DN is a fair performer. It has high-capacity input trays and toner cartridges, and an average cost per print and purchase price. It’s fast at printing longer text documents, ...

Pros: 10/100 Ethernet ; duplex printing ; high-capacity toner cartridges ; superior text quality

Cons: Photographs have red color cast ; confusing driver menus

Verdict: The 6280/DN was easy to set up, and once it was powered up and connected via Ethernet to our test network, it was recognized automatically via Bonjour, Apple's zero-configuration networking protocol. You can also connect to the printer via USB 2.0

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: The Xerox Phaser 6280DN ($649 direct) is Xerox's latest color laser workhorse entry for small offices and workgroups. Although it's a little pricier than some of its competition, it stands out from the crowd for its great-looking output, particularly ...

Pros: Reasonably fast. High-quality output, particularly for text and graphics. Good paper handling

Cons: Both initial price and running costs are a touch on the high side

Verdict: The Xerox Phaser 6280DN color laser offers a highly attractive balance of speed, output quality, and paper handing for a small office or small workgroup.