xerox phaser 8400....

[Alex]

Hi there, i was thinking of buying the phaser 8400 - does anyone have
any opinions on this printer?. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

many thanks,
Alex

 

[Huey]

It's just like the 860/8200, but totally re-engineered. So if your familar
with the Soild Ink line up from Tek/Xerox then you know.

 

[Markeau]

If you drill down thru the reviews that are linked from the 8400 area
on Xerox's site you will find some comments, including some from some
home/home office ppl ... From some of those comments it appears the
solid ink printers are for active/higher duty cycle environments in
which the ink is continually being heated *and* used - otherwise, if
the ink sits heated/unused the color of it can change/burn (thus
requiring the need to purge the old ink and resupply with multiple new
ink sticks).

Hi there, i was thinking of buying the phaser 8400 - does anyone have
any opinions on this printer?. Any input would be greatly

appreciated.

 

[Roger]

Hi there, i was thinking of buying the phaser 8400 - does anyone have
any opinions on this printer?. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

I use mine for real estate flyers, postcards, etc and because the solid ink
technology works like an offset printing press, you can print on almost any
type of paper surface without worrying too much about ink pick-up or
absorption like you would with an inkjet or laser. Quality is great on plain
old paper, but I also print regularly on 12 pt coated stock (Kromekote). Ink
coverage is very smooth, especially for solid fills. The 100th print will
look pretty much like the first.

I did some research and the cost per page for color ink is excellent (though
the cost per little block of ink is steep, both weight-wise and compared to
Crayola). And the color ink blocks are easy to install, no waste, etc...

The 8400 has the ability to define a custom page size, which the 8200 model
for some reason could not handle and was very picky about precise page size.
Duplexing on mine is great (but only duplexes "normal" paper weights). The
networked versions have some great management features including job
accounting (so you can see exactly how much each print is costing you).

Only down side to the solid wax ink: you can never run the *same* side
through twice (roller will pick the wax back up and re-distribute it on
subsequent prints), can't heat laminate it, and can't really write over it
with a ballpoint pen.

Roger

 

[Timothy Lee]

Only down side to the solid wax ink: you can never run the *same* side
through twice (roller will pick the wax back up and re-distribute it on
subsequent prints), can't heat laminate it, and can't really write over it
with a ballpoint pen.

I just about have a solution to the laminating:

Take you print and put another sheet of paper behind it, then put the
pair in the laminating pouch, now put a sheet of paper on each side of
the laminate before putting it in a carrier, turn the laminator down to
the very bottom of the heat level once the laminator has warmed up I
turn it to the cold setting and feed it through the output then is
perfectly adequate for wall display.