The Brother 9970 is a multifunction color printer designed for a medium sized office that needs a compact and capable printer. The Brother 9970 boasts a monthly duty cycle of as much as 60,000 pages, with a recommended monthly print volume of up to 4000 pages. This printer measures only 19.3 inches wide, 20.7 inches deep, and 20.9 high and weighs only 62.8 pounds.

For connectivity, the Brother 9970 uses a high speed USB cable, and a wired Ethernet connection. The Brother 9970 is compatible with many major operating systems, including Windows 2008, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 7, and Mac OS X 10.4 and higher.

The Brother 9970 is capable of printing and copying in black and white and full color through the use of four Brother toner cartridges. These Brother 9970 toner cartridges come in black, magenta, yellow, cyan and are each capable of printing a high number of pages at high quality. The black Brother toner cartridge can print as much as 1500 pages before needing to be replaced. The magenta, cyan, and yellow Brother 9970 toner cartridges can each print as much as 1500 pages. The maximum page capacity of the Brother 9970 is 800 sheets, and can print and copy at rate of 30 pages per minute for black and white and color with a first page out time of 16 seconds. The Brother 9970 prints with a resolution of 2400 dpi by 600 dpi.

The Brother 9970 comes with 256 MB of memory standard. This memory can be upgraded to as much as 512 MB for users who need more RAM. This printer is energy star qualified.

Overall specs:

• Print Speed: 30 ppm
• Duty cycle: 60,000 pages
• Memory: 256 MB upgradable to 512 MB
• Connectivity: High speed USB
• Measurements (WxDxH): 19.3 in x 20.7 in x 20.9 in
• Resolution: 2400 dpi by 600 dpi

The HP 3800 is a color laser printer intended for medium sized offices that need a fast, reliable printer that won’t take up a lot of space. The HP 3800 has a monthly duty cycle of as much as 65,000 sheets, and measures only 15.7 inches wide, 17.7 inches deep, and 15.7 inches tall, making it a good mix of power and reliability, in a compact package.

For connecting to a network or a workgroup, the HP 3800 uses only a high speed USB cable, and a wired Ethernet connection. The USB cable for this printer can be purchased from any computer or office supply retailer. The HP 3800 is compatible with many major operating systems in use today, including Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows ME, Mac OS 9.2 and Mac OS X 10.2 and higher.

The HP 3800 is capable of printing in both black and white and color printing through the use of four HP toner cartridges. These HP 3800 toner cartridges comes in black, magenta, cyan, and yellow, and are designed to print with high quality throughout the life of the cartridges. The black HP toner cartridge that comes with the HP 3800 is capable of printing as much as 6000 pages before needing to be replaced. The magenta, yellow, and cyan HP 3800 toner cartridges are also capable of printing up to 6000 pages. The HP 3800 has a maximum page capacity of 850 sheets, making it easy to print even large jobs without needing to refill the paper tray as often. The average print speed of the HP 3800 is up to 21 pages per minute, whether you’re printing in black and white or full color.

The HP 3800 prints with a resolution of 600 dpi by 600, and is powered by a 533 MHz processor. The printer comes with 96 MB of memory standard, but that memory can be upgraded to as much as 544 MB for users who need more.

Overall specs:

• Print Speed: 21 ppm
• Memory: 96 MB
• Resolution: 600 dpi x 600 dpi
• Paper Capacity: 850 sheets
• Connectivity: USB
• Duty Cycle: 65,000 pages/month
• Measurements (WxDxH): 15.7 in x 17.7 in x 15.7 in

The Xerox 8500 is a solid ink color printer ideal for a medium sized office. The size, speed, and power of this printer makes it a good choice for medium sized offices that need a printer that can meet their needs while still remaining compact. The Xerox 8500 has a monthly duty cycle of as much as 85,000 pages, while still only measuring 16 inches wide, 21 inches deep, and 14.5 inches tall.

Despite it’s compact size, the Xerox 8500 does not force users to sacrifice on speed or quality. For both black and white and full color prints, the Xerox 8500 prints at an average rate of 24 pages per minute, with a standard resolution of 600 dpi by 600 dpi. The Xerox 8500 comes with four Xerox ink sticks, which are designed to produce, vivid, even color throughout the life of the ink. These Xerox 8500 ink sticks come in black, magenta, yellow, and cyan and can produce a high page yield without sacrificing on quality. The standard page capacity of the Xerox 8500 is 625 sheets, with the option to upgrade to a page capacity of 1675. The printer is powered by a 600 MHz processor, and comes with 128 MB of memory installed. The memory of this printer can be upgraded to as much as 512 MB.

For connectivity, the Xerox 8500 needs only a wired Ethernet connection, and a high speed USB cable. The USB cable for the Xerox 8500 can be purchased from an office or computer supply retailer. The Xerox 8500 is compatible with Windows 2003, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.2 or later, Linux Red Hat, and SunSoft Solaris 2.8.

Overall specs:

• Print Speed: 24 ppm
• Memory: 128 MB
• Resolution: 600 dpi x 600 dpi
• Paper Capacity: 625 sheets
• Connectivity: USB
• Duty Cycle: 85,000 pages/month
• Measurements (WxDxH): 16 in x 21 in x 14.5 in

The Xerox Phaser 6250 is a color laser printer intended for medium to large offices that need a compact but powerful printer. This printer boasts a monthly duty cycle of as much as 100,000 pages, but despite it’s power and durability, the Xerox Phaser 6250 measures only 17.3 inches wide, 23.2 inches deep, and 17.5 inches tall.  The compact size of this printer makes it easy to fit into an office of any size, but the compact size does not mean you have to sacrifice on speed or quality.

For connectivity to a workgroup, the Xerox Phaser 6250 utilizes a high speed USB cable, as well as a wired Ethernet connection. The Xerox Phaser 6250 is compatible with many major operating systems that are in use today, including Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 95/98, Windows ME, Mac OS X 10.1 and higher, SunSoft Solaris, and Linux based systems.

For printing in black and white and full color, the Xerox Phaser 6250 utilizes four Xerox  6250 toner cartridges. These Xerox 6250 toner cartridges come in black, magenta, cyan, and yellow, and each cartridge is capable of printing a large number of pages at high quality.  Each of the Xerox toner cartridges that come with the Xerox Phaser 6250 is capable of printing as much as 4000 pages before needing to be replaced. In addition to high capacity toner, the Xerox Phaser 6250 is capable of supporting a page capacity of 600 sheets, split between a 500 sheet tray and a 100 sheet tray. The average print speed of the Xerox Phaser 6250 is 26 pages per minute whether printing in black and white or full color, so every print comes out with high quality and at a fast rate.

The Xerox Phaser 6250 prints with a standard resolution of 2400 dpi by 2400 dpi for black and white and full color, and is powered by a 700 MHz processor. This printer comes with 128 MB of memory standard. This memory can be upgraded to as much as 512 MB for users that need more memory.

Overall specs:

• Print Speed: 26 ppm
• Memory: 128 MB
• Resolution: 2400 dpi x 2400 dpi
• Paper Capacity: 600 sheets
• Connectivity: USB
• Duty Cycle: 100,000 pages/month
• Measurements (WxDxH): 17.3 in x 23.2 in x 17.5 in