Xerox Phaser 3130: Great for text printing such as letters (Xerox Phaser 3130)

Member Name: lunarc

Product:	Xerox Phaser 3130
Date:	05/09/09 (22 review reads)
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Advantages: Good quality laser printer for letters and documents

Disadvantages: Not very fast or high resolution

I have a collection of printers in use in my house for various purposes, from brands such as Brother, Epson, Lexmark and HP. Therefore, I think I'm well placed to make a good, relevant review of a printer when I have so much to compare it to! The Xerox Phaser 3130 is my "everyday" printer for black and white documents. This means I use it to print letters or documents that aren't particularly important - e.g. if I want to print off a website page to refer to it. I think this printer is perfect for this type of printing because the quality is fine for text (e.g letters) but isn't as good as other printers in terms of resolution for printing images. The Phaser 3130 is a monochrome laser printer, so it uses toner rather than ink. Because it's monochrome (black and white) there is only one toner cartridge to replace - the black one! I usually pay around £50 for my replacement toner and rarely have to replace it more than once or twice a year. I find the quality of the print is excellent and the printer is solid and reliable. Unlike other printers, I haven't experienced a great deal of paper jams and, when I have, it's usually been my own fault for incorrectly inserting paper! All in all, this is a good, economical printer for black and white documents and it's worked easily without requiring a service for several years.

Summary: A simple to use laser printer which is great for printing documents

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