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The Xerox Phaser 3450 printer is a monochrome laser printer that makes a great choice for smaller workgroups or even for printing at home. It offers good productivity for a reasonable price. Your output is not sacrificed because of your office size with this printer and neither is the quality thanks to the Xerox Phaser 3450 toner.

The Phaser 3450 has a 266 MHz processor and 36 MB of RAM standard, which can be expanded up to 160 MB. It can print up to 25 pages per minute and is able to print out the first page in less than 12 seconds. Obviously, these figures will be dependent upon the particular print job, but there is no doubt the speed is respectable on this printer.

It comes standard with one 500 sheet paper tray and one 100 sheet paper tray. There is also a feeder you can opt for that holds an additional 500 sheets. All of this enables you to wait longer before you have to get up to add paper. Feeder and trays can all handle letter-sized paper, legal paper, bond, light card stock and transparencies. The paper trays can also work with labels and envelopes.

By upgrading to the D or DN model of the Phaser 3450, you will be able to print two-sided documents automatically. This feature is available with bond and light card stock, as well as letter and legal sized paper. With the DN version of the printer you also get built-in Ethernet connectivity so setting the printer up for a workgroup is easy. Additional features with this model include the ability to monitor both printer and job status.

Replacing the printer cartridge is simple and you can opt for the standard or high output version. The standard toner cartridge will print around 5,000 pages, while the high output does about double, or 10,000. Choosing the higher output cartridge will result in a lower cost per page printed.

A further way to save both money and toner is to pay attention to the print quality mode that you use for each job. There is a standard mode which prints at 600 dpi and a high quality mode that prints at 1,200 dpi. However, there is also a toner saver mode that prints out at 300 dpi. This is a great choice when you are sure you are not printing the final version and you want to proofread, for example.

As is typical for Xerox printers, you get thorough documentation. You will find it easy to set up the printer and start using it right away. If you need more help, you can find other documents on the website or ask questions of the live help or from technical support on the telephone.

Although the printer is not lightweight, it is fairly compact. This makes it relatively simple to move from place to place as needed. If you do not have the networked model, this can be quite convenient.

For larger workgroups, this may not be the best choice printer. There are others that have faster output, for example. But for a smaller workgroup or for home printing, it is a great opportunity to get quality as good as the big guys for a lot less.

Quality largely due to the Xerox Phaser 3450 printer toner.