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Affordable color lasers have multiplied from discounted old stock through new, slightly more compact, models a year later to today. When every small office and workgroup can enjoy a workhorse, high-volume alternative to inkjet printing and every vendor offers a color laser priced low enough to tempt even solo, let alone network, users.
A fast laser printer will let you crank out lots of black and white pages. A good inkjet properly used can produce high-quality photographic images. For some of the best of each, the Phaser 8560 uses solid-ink technology to quickly deliver rich, even color. And with PostScript compatibility and color-tweaking, you get performance unmatched by an entry-level color laser printer.
The Phaser 8560 printer is known as a phase-change or a wax-jet printer. Its ink appears to be halfway between that of a laser printer and an ink-jet printer, or that used by offset printing presses. The four colors of ink come in small waxy cubes. To be more precise, the yellow, cyan, black, and magenta inks each come in slightly different shapes. They are inserted into the printer like a toddler’s toys, each one into its own slot beneath the hood of the printer.
The fact that Phaser’s software driver and front-panel LCD don’t have a gauge to show the ink remaining can be uncomfortable to people used to regular ink and toner cartridge. The LCD does have a low-ink warning light. However, you can see the ink level by simply lifting the front hood of the printer, and can add more ink at any time without the uncertainties that come with newly installed cartridges.
As opposed to the standard procedure of discarding or recycling cartridges and ink storage units, our machine results in considerably less waste. All that is needed for continued operation are three small pieces. These consist of a “maintenance kit”, a “lubricating kit”, and a tray to capture any waste material. Monitor these and replace as necessary, and you will have no problems.
The crayons are melted within the printer. It draws up to 1500 watts. The Phaser 8560 however, claims that the printer averages less than a fifth of that into an ink reservoir. There is a rotating drum inside which gets heated. The print head, which is a 1,236-nozzle, 600 by 600 dpi, sprays the ink onto the heated drum. Where low-priced color lasers print the matter in four passes, this requires just one pass to print the same matter.
The ink almost instantly solidifies again on the page, with no inkjet-style seeping or blotting on plain paper, and won’t smear if swiped by a damp finger though it can scratch off if rubbed with a fingernail. The result is output that almost looks damp when it’s dry. Solid-color areas appear practically painted on, with rich, glossy hues and absolutely none of the banding that plagues inkjets and, to a lesser extent, laser printers.
Phaser 8560 ink doesn’t utilize laser technology. It utilizes ink to make stunning color copies very rapidly. It is also compatible with PostScript, and you can adjust color settings in a way that’s not possible with a low level laser printer. The Phaser 8560 is a solid ink printer. Instead of using liquid or powdered inks, the Phaser 8560 solid ink printer utilizes small solid blocks of yellow, cyan, magenta, and black ink that are specially shaped to be held and used by the printer. The Xerox Phaser 8560 is revolutionary.
- Ben Pate
