Battle of the workgroup color printers: Xerox Phaser 6280DN vs. HP Color LaserJet CP3525dn

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“Color By Words” printer feature offers Xerox Phaser 7500 users intuitive color control

Have you ever been frustrated with your color printer output?  Maybe you’re a real estate agent and the grass in your printed listing looks more yellow than green.  Or maybe you simply want to to change the color of one object or area in a printout without affecting the rest of the page.  You try every color correction setting in the driver but never achieve the “pop” you’re looking for.

Well, Xerox has developed a unique solution, “Color By Words”.  It’s found in their newest large format color printer (the Phaser 7500), and it’s  a powerful-yet-intuitive color technology that takes the guesswork out of optimizing your color print jobs.

With this feature there is no need to go back to square one and manipulate source files. You simply select the desired color modifications from a drop-down list in the print driver and “Color By Words” does the rest.  There are four drop down menus that when combined together make a logical descriptive command that tells the printer what you want to see in your output.  Examples might be “pale green colors a lot more green” or “red colors a lot more saturated” (or both combined). Either way, the Phaser 7500 print results are picture-perfect.

Xerox Phaser 6280 wins top industry honors

The Xerox Phaser 6280DN wins a 2009 BERTL’s BEST award for Best SMB / Workgroup Color Laser for Image Quality.  Here are the specifics…

• Top output quality, easily good enough for printing one page mailers or handouts, tri-fold brochures, client newsletters, and similar marketing materials
• Text quality is excellent even at small font sizes, making it suitable for high quality desktop publishing applications
• Graphics stand out for fully saturated color, solid fills, smooth gradients, and, above all, the lack of any serious flaws
• Photos approach true photo quality.
• Xerox’s network setup program makes installation nearly trivial
• Substantial input capacity, with a 400-sheet total capacity as standard, divided into a 250-sheet drawer and 150-sheet multipurpose tray
• Built-in duplexer is standard
• Maximum input capacity is 950-sheets

Smart solutions to reduce business printing costs

When it comes to saving your business money—and working smarter and faster—Xerox products and solutions are on your side. Whether it’s the new multifunction devices, efficient document management software, or cost-saving printing tools and techniques, Xerox solutions are designed to help you reduce your printing costs and stay productive.

• Cost-saving multifunction products: Consolidate your multiple office devices into one space-saving, value-packed MFP, and reduce energy and supplies costs. These devices are an easy way to save money and help your office become more efficient!
• Print smarter: Applying simple, cost-cutting techniques can improve your printing efficiency and have a significant impact on the bottom line. Try printing more than one page per sheet, using ‘Print Preview’ and ‘Shrink to Fit’ functions to eliminate unnecessary pages, and printing double-sided.
• GreenPrint™: This software automatically highlights and removes unwanted wasteful pages (like that last page with just a URL, or banner ad) prior to printing.  GreenPrint also incorporates a reporting feature which keeps track of all the paper, money, trees, and CO2 you’ve saved.  This software is included free with all Xerox solid ink printers.