NEC Technologies Superscript 870 Laser Printer

by NEC

Product Details

Product Manual [1.47mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 28 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00004SYUZ
• Item model number: 870
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

For professional quality printing, the NEC SuperScript 870 monochrome laser printer offers crisp 600 x 600 dpi resolution and a quick 8-page-per- minute speed. It's powered by a 60 MHz image processing engine to optimize your business text and graphics printing. The print speed and clarity produced by the NEC SuperScript 870 accurately handles both business and home print job requirements.

The 870 prints on letter, legal, and executive stationery, heavy card stock, transparencies, labels, and standard envelopes in several sizes. You can use the faceup output tray, which holds up to 50 sheets, or the facedown output tray with a maximum capacity of 100 sheets. The 870 also features a 150- sheet multipurpose tray that holds input media and speeds your work. This printer supports Adobe PrintGear and HP PCL 4.5 printer languages, with 78 Type 1 fonts and 14 resident PCL fonts.

Upgrades and options can significantly boost the power of the NEC SuperScript 870. A 10/100 Base-T network option efficiently supports printer resource sharing within your office. Printing efficiency is enhanced with 2 MB of memory upgradeable to 16 MB. A 500-sheet second cassette is also available as an option. Windows and PC compatible, the 870 printer can be used with Macintosh systems with the optional network interface card kit. The package includes a two-year limited replacement warranty.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A true worker, May 1, 2000

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"skanok" (Philly) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NEC Technologies Superscript 870 Laser Printer (Office Product)

We used this printer in our office of 7 persons and printed basically everthing out. Heavy worker, nice & quiet, also very fast. I am truely impressed with its 2-side printing feature and also the network capability (can also be printed from the home computer thru the internet). It a little bit too big for home but will be perfect for office. Use inexpensive, old, computer SIM memmory for upgrade. The refill tonner cartidge cost about $150-170.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can't beat this price for a quality laser printer!, August 18, 2000

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Elliott Gurwitz (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NEC Technologies Superscript 870 Laser Printer (Office Product)

I purchased this laser printer for a small office because of the price and my past experience with NEC printers. NEC often offers a rebate on this printer, and with or without the rebate, it is an exceptional value. I was using an ink jet printer before this purchase, but I never printed much because of the time it took for the ink jet to warm-up and its slow printing. The NEC 870 has an energy saving mode when it is not in use, so I just leave the printer on all of the time. It quickly warms up and is ready to print. I am also very impressed with the print quality and page speed.

If you happen to have any old RAM around, you can easily install it into the NEC 870. I increased the standard 2 MB to 6 MB in only a few minutes. The internal parts are easy to manipulate, clean, and replace if needed. Also, the replacement toner cartridge is inexpensive.

After about 10 months and printing about 2,000 pages, the printer surprisingly developed a printing problem. The printer comes with a 2 year warranty and NEC has a toll-free 800 number for technical support. I was able to speak to someone relatively fast, they asked a few questions, and they are going to replace the damaged part at no charge. I am very impressed when a company will stand behind their products when an occasional problem occurs.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The 860 was a great laser printer, July 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: NEC Technologies Superscript 870 Laser Printer (Office Product)

(NOTE: This is a review of the SuperScript 860, which has been replaced with the 870)

We bought a SuperScript 860 (the previous incarnation of this printer) 5 years ago for home use (we were heading off to graduate school and wanted a cheap, fast laser printer for school papers), and it's still serving us well. In fact, we're still on the original toner cartridge, after printing more than 4000 pages. It's not as small as some of the HP personal laser printers, but it's a great printer, and the price is unbelievable for what you get. We've printed on plain paper, cardstock, and transparencies with no problem - the only trouble we've had was with very rough cardstock, which didn't allow the toner to fuse with the paper properly and then flaked off easily. Text printing is excellent and fast; graphics are good, photos are so-so. If you want a good laser printer for home or small-office use, I highly recommend this printer.