Xerox DocuPrint P8 Personal Laser Printer

by Xerox

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 16 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: B00000JFMX
• Item model number: P-8
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

The Xerox DocuPrint P8 laser printer can place up to four pages of information onto one proof sheet. It also prints up to 256 gray shades, has two parallel ports for PC sharing, and offers 250-sheet paper capacity.

The P8's best feature is its simplicity. To set up the printer, we removed the protective shipping tape and padding, unpacked and inserted the included toner cartridge, and connected the AC power. We connected the parallel cable (included) to our PC and inserted the driver software disk when prompted by the Windows setup wizard.

To test the P8, we printed text in a variety of fonts and sizes. All our samples were as laser-perfect as we would expect from a 600-dpi printer, with most fonts looking as if they had been typeset. We also printed color fonts, and the grayscale interpretation seemed reasonable (violet was darker than red, and blue was darker than green). The rated printing speed is eight pages per minute, and we printed eight identical copies in 71 seconds.

We also printed a color photo using the default printer settings (600 dpi, medium halftoning); the printer's 256-grayscale interpretation of the original's colors was warm and smooth with little evidence of dotted halftoning or pixelation. The total printing time for the photo was 35 seconds (20 seconds to transfer the data and process the image, 15 seconds to print it) from the time we clicked the Print button to the time we pulled the paper from the output tray. A second printing of the same image took only 21 seconds.

We also manually changed the printer settings to 300 dpi with medium halftoning and again to 600 dpi with fine halftoning. The former was a bit grainy, and the latter was too dark. Clearly there's no need to override the printer's decisions for most printing tasks.

Overall, we think the P8's performance was very good for its price--this is a nice, little laser printer for general-purpose printing.

Pros:

• Parallel cable included
• Quick setup
• Simple, straightforward design

Cons:

• No software bundle
• Drivers on floppy disks, not CD-ROM

Product Description

Manufacturer's Part # P8
This product is Refurbished.

AT A GLANCE...

The Xerox DocuPrint P8 Personal Laser Printeris perfect for the home or small office! It's an unusually compact affordable personaldesktop laser printer that produces professional-looking business and personal documents. Dual parallel ports allow the printer to be shared bytwo personal computers.

This monochrome laser printer produces up to 8 pages per minute at 600 x 600dpi resolution (1800 x 300 dpi with image enhancement). Creates professional businessor personal documents including reports resumes proposals labels transparencies and printing from the web. Handles paper up to legal sizeand volumes up to 3000 prints per month.
The DocuPrint P8 has the largest paper capacity (250 sheets) of anylaser printer in its price range so you spend less time adding paper.
Dual parallel ports allow the printer to be shared by two personalcomputers without a network. Communicates with the PCs as to when the printer is busy.
This printer is simple to set up and simple to use. It includes theinitial supplies you need for printing - one black starter toner cartridge and one long-life drum cartridge.
Xerox replacement supplies part numbers: Toner Cartridge (106R364)Drum Cartridge (13R553) (Supplies are not included).
The P8 is compatible with PCs running one of these operating systems:Microsoft[R] Windows[tm] 3.1x '95 '98 NT 4.0.
PCs communicate with printers using printer drivers. Theprinter drivers are on a CD-ROM included in the box except for the Windows '98 drivers whichcan be downloaded from the Xerox web site as can all the drivers. If you ...

This product is Refurbished and comes with a 90 days warranty.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent small printer for those who want laser quality, August 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Xerox DocuPrint P8 Personal Laser Printer (Office Product)

The printer was super easy to set up and begin using. The print quality is comparable to the more expensive and larger laser printers. Also, the toner cartridges last for about 3000 pages ( the first one is a starter - 1500 pages). Cartridges are easily available and cost about $80. Printer footprint is small, perfect for limited space. Lastly, the printer looks great too.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SMALL & THRIFTY, December 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Xerox DocuPrint P8 Personal Laser Printer (Office Product)

I was in need of a new printer, and prefered a laser printer. I picked this printer because of the brand name & honestly, the price. I admit I was a bit worried because it was so much cheaper than all the rest, but now that I own it I'm very happy. The set-up was quick & easy. The copies are clear & clean, and I couldn't believe how quick it was! I had previously owned a Canon Bubble Jet which took literally 4-5 minutes to print one page & ate ink like crazy. This Xerox printed the same page in 4-5 seconds. I'm very happy with my purchase.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing value, December 27, 1999

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Higher Ed Technologist (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Xerox DocuPrint P8 Personal Laser Printer (Office Product)

Who would have thought you could get a real-life laser printer for so little money? When I first saw this item on sale, I thought the price was a mistake. When I bought it, I half expected it to be too good to be true. Instead, I found myself with a printing workhorse. I share it on a network with two coworkers. It was easy to set up on our network, prints great quality text and images, and is reasonably fast. This printer exceeds the quality of a laser printer I purchased several years ago for over three times as much. Unless you have need of color printing, or have 20+ users sharing the printer, I can't see any reason not to get this gem.