Xerox Phaser 6700DN

Xerox Phaser 6700/DN

The Xerox Phaser 6700/DN ($1,550 street) is ready to step up as a heavy-duty color laser printer for a small to mid-sized office or a busy workgroup. Though not the fastest printer in its class, it can churn out prodigious volumes of beautiful text. Its color photos and graphics aren't as elegant, but they're fine for internal business uses. The hulking, two-toned (blue and white) 6700/DN measures 22 by 20.3 by 16.9 inches and weighs 93 pounds, so you'll need preferably three people to move it into place. The 6700/DN has generous paper capacity, between a 550-sheet main tray and a 150-sheet secondary tray; an automatic duplexer is standard. Additional 550-sheet ($399) and 1,100-sheet trays ($799) are available as options; the printer's maximum capacity is 2,900 sheets. The other option available is a finisher with stacker and stapler ($899). The 6700/DN has a rated monthly duty cycle of 120,000 pages. The Xerox Phaser 6700/DN has Ethernet and USB connectivity. I tested the Phaser over an Ethernet connection with a PC running Windows Vista. Print Speed I timed the Xerox Phaser 6700/DN on the latest version of our business applications suite at 7.1 effective pages per minute (ppm).