Xerox 128 Printer Review
The Xerox WorkCentre Pro 128 is a rare addition to its class of laser printers, offering busy offices robust print, scan, copy and fax capabilities for a fair price tag. The 128 can print monochrome documents at speeds of up to 28 pages per minute, as well as duplicate an original job up to 999 times at the same quick rate. In addition to impressive speeds, this machine packages many popular all-in-one features that will enable multitasking between multiple users in medium-sized offices. With its flexible design also benefiting from an upgradable paper capacity, long-lasting WorkCentre Pro 128 printer toner and its ample control tools, this machine ranks as one of the top picks in its class.
An important aspect to office printers is their ability to be easily shared among many users, and the 128 enables this through its flexible connectivity that includes a standard USB port, a wired ethernet interface and wireless networking support that can connect it to multiple computers. In addition, the unit can also utilize up to 256 MB of RAM, handle 500 electronic security accounts and support unattended scan or fax jobs if users are busy with its 50-sheet automatic document feeder.
Located front and center on this bulky 26x25x43-inch printer is a color touchscreen interface, which can quickly provide access to a range of useful tools and functions. Users will be able to walk up to the device and use this interface to select where to send a scan, enlarge a copy up to 400% or reduce it by 25%, monitor media input and toners and make edits to print jobs.
Paper handling for the 128 is extensive, with its built-in standard capacity of 1,100 pages being a generous starting point. Users can add optional input trays to increase its total capacity to 3,100 pages. They can also add finishing options for more professional-looking jobs, including one for 3-position stapling up to 50 pages at once, a booklet maker and hole puncher. Combining this expandable paper handling with its ability to support a monthly duty cycle of up to 100,000 pages, the 128 is capable of keeping up with large volumes.
The unit can only tackle monochrome images, graphics and text jobs, but it can print each with fine professional detail and a maximum resolution of 1200x1200 dpi using black WorkCentre Pro 128 toner. The machine can duplicate jobs with an accuracy that closely resembles the original job and a resolution of 600x600 dpi using Xerox 128 toner.
The device comes with a starter black Xerox 128 toner cartridge that can yield up to 11,000 pages. This starter should last for a decent amount of time even in heavy-duty offices, and the replacement black Xerox 128 toner cartridge can yield an even higher capacity of 30,000 pages.
The 128's list of positive attributes is long, providing users with a flexible design that can be expanded to accommodate increases in workflow, connected wirelessly to a shared office network and controlled from its touchscreen interface. Large-volume offices that can benefit from these features and its heavy-duty 4-in-1 design can do so for an affordable price, making this monochrome printer one of the best models in its class.
