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Review summary: The Xerox Phaser 8560DN isn't small even for a solid-ink printer, so you'll need a sizeable area of free desk space to give it a home. And a sizeable wallet, too.

Verdict: The Xerox Phaser 8560DN is a good solid-ink performer, which leans heavily on its green credentials. It's quick, enjoys good colour gamut and quality, has built-in ethernet networking and an intriguing power-saving mode. Alas, it's far from cheap to ...

Review summary: There may be nothing new about solid ink printers, but the price over the last five years has fallen from immensely painful to acceptable. We take a look at the Phaser 8560 from Xerox, to see what performance it offers for the money.

Pros: Speed, colour gamut and quality, built-in Ethernet networking as well as USB, power-saving mode has potential

Cons: Quite pricey to buy, pricey to run, bulky for an A4 model, average power consumption of 230W isn't small

Verdict: Solid ink printers aren't new, but costs have been creeping downwards from the astronomical to the merely painful. The solid ink process is now at the same price point that colour lasers were five years ago, which makes it an affordable proposition ...

Review summary: Xerox's range of solid ink printers, of which the Phaser 8560MFP/N is the latest, employ a technology inherited from its purchase of Tektronix, where wax sticks akin to crayons are used to print pages. This may sound a bit kiddy, but is far from it, ...

Verdict: The 8560MFP/N is a smashing multi-function for anybody who wants high duty cycles, but with better print quality than a typical laser. The initial cost may seem high, at just over 1000, but low running costs mitigate this, and the printer is capable ...

Pros: Fast. Reasonably high quality. Prints, scans, faxes from PC. Standalone copier and fax.

Cons: Fax feature is inconveniently hidden in driver.

Verdict: The Xerox Phaser 8560MFP/D delivers the right combination of features, speed, and output quality for a small to medium-size office or a workgroup in a larger office.