Customer Reviews

Xerox DocuPrint P8 Personal Laser Printer

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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.

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.

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.

Installation was surprisingly quick and easy thanks to well-written and well-illustrated directions. Print quality is great, and if space is an issue, you'll love the size.

While I'm certain this is a good printer-- Be warned there are no drivers, beta or otherwise for this printer available from Xerox that will function under Windows 2000. With the release of the OS just weeks away! Also when asked when they might have a driver for this printer under 2000 I was told, "I dunno. If we DO write a driver for it, I wouldn't expect it until after April." Granted there are some Xerox laser drivers that come standard with Windows 2000- this isn't one of them. For me anyway it was a big issue, so I returned it and bought the HP Laserjet 1100 (there is already a standard driver in 2000 for the HP printer)

I was truly surprised to find a company like Xerox so behind the curve in the technology market.

I got mine used, 3 years ago, without benefit of knowing how many "miles" it had on it. I downloaded the drivers (less than 1mb- not 20 or 30mb, like some) and they loaded up without a hitch in Win98SE. It has never jammed, despite using various paper weights and qualities, and prints a page in about 6 seconds, with superior clarity. I've used it with 4 or 5 different PC's.

When it ran low on toner, about 6 months ago, I was happy to find out that the cartridge was very easily refillable - it already has a plug you just pop out, to add the toner. I got the toner from TonerRefillKits.com for 30 bucks, with excellent instructions, and good for 2 refills. Refilling it restored the print quality to "just like new".

This was my first laser printer, and after using several brands and models of inkjets, all of which invariably had problems with cartridges drying out or leaking, I'm happy to say that the P8 has never failed to print perfectly, either during continuous use, or after sitting idle for several months.

Right now I'm considering getting another one for my second PC, as I'm VERY unhappy with the brand new Lexmark Z23 hooked up to it. I'll NEVER buy another Lexmark product.
You simply can't go wrong with the Xerox DocuPrint P8!!

This is my 2nd Xerox P8. I wore out the plastic gears after 3 yrs of use on the 1st. Paper exits up or down as you wish. Rarely jams (unlike another reviewers experience) and even takes pages already printed and with adhesive notes attached (although that's really not recommended). The print is great. If you don't mind having smeared ink all over, you can get an Ink-Jet model for the same money, but this little laser is great - no smears. I got my second one on-line, used but never used! Works just as good as the 1st one.... For a tight budget and a small desktop, this P8 can't be beat.

I have owned a p8 for 6 months and put 3000 + pages monthly through it. If all you ever do is print single sided then this is a bargain for a printer. Try printing on paper that has already been through the printer and it noticably smudges the paper when doing this.It also misfed constantly. ( due to the curl caused by printer) This occured using many kinds of paper.

Supplies are a little on the expensive side, a drum and toner costing over the the price of the whole unit. Driver setup was quick with no major problems,good instructions( from previous experience good tech support )

Again this is non typical use, I was given the printer to try and would not argue that it would admirably be able to handle a life of homework and home finance for 2 years without hassle.