Xerox ColorQube 8570 Ink Sticks

Xerox 8570 Printer Review

The Xerox ColorQube 8570 is a solid ink printer that offers environmentally friendly printing solutions and up to three different models with varying features to meet a user's specific print needs. While each model can produce color and monochrome projects at a rate of up to 40 pages per minute, the standard 8750N model has networking support, the 8750DN adds duplexing, and the 8570DT adds a high paper capacity of 1,150 pages that can support larger workgroups. The affordable ColorQube 8570 printer ink system can reduce costs and waste.

The 8570 is by no means a bulky or over-sized office printer with a size of around 20x14x16 inches that will allow it fit in any workspace and print directly from a desktop if desired. It also has a relatively light weight of 60 pounds in relation to other high-volume office devices. An assortment of print features such as supply-life indicator, troubleshooting and job completion notification are provided by the unit's control panel.

As a solid ink device, it is designed with a cartridge-free Xerox 8570 system that is less wasteful and environmentally friendly. This system incorporates both black and color ColorQube 8570 ink sticks including cyan, magenta and yellow. Users can purchase packages that include two Xerox 8570 ink sticks with a total yield of 4,400 pages for color and 4,300 for black, and higher capacities are also available.

Producing a maximum print resolution of 2400 dpi, this unit consistently produces detailed and precise projects. The standard memory is 512 MB, which should be more than enough for most smaller offices and fairly high volumes. Buyers who experience slowdowns can upgrade to a maximum of 2 GB to improve performance. With a maximum monthly duty cycle of 85,000 pages, the machine can keep up with a fair number of users.

A number of key features set the 8570 up to benefit workgroups including fast color and black-and-white print speeds and a control panel for easy management options. In-addition, high-capacity black Xerox 8570 printer ink and the ability to purchase a model with expanded media handling make it perfect large offices.