Phaser 350 Beats Laser Printers

Jon Pepper

Today's low-cost color ink-jet printers deliver high-quality output, but their speed is another matter. That's why we were so impressed with the Tektronix Phaser 350. This solid-ink color printer provides equivalent or better speed and output quality compared to today's fast color laser printers, but with great convenience and reliability at a lower cost.

The Phaser 350's new high-speed Fast Color print mode produces full-color pages at 6 pages per minute. No color laser printer costing anywhere near the 350's $3495 base price can do that. Tektronix managed this speed upgrade by finding clever ways to drop out dots (the base resolution is 600 by 300 dpi) without severely affecting the print quality. True , you can notice a difference depending on t he type of document you print, but the color quality is still very good. If you need the best color, you can opt for the 4-ppm speed.

The Phaser 350 uses four (CYMK) color ink sticks that resemble wax crayons and drop into shape-coded slots. Maintenance is almost nonexistent, and setting up the 350 is easier than dealing with color laser printers, which can be cumbersome and sometimes temperamental. The Phaser 350 also prints on just about any type of paper.

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Product Information

Tektronix Phaser 350 (supports Macs and PCs)...........$3495

Tektronix, Inc.
Wilsonville, OR
Phone:    (800) 835-6100 or (503) 682-7377
Fax:      (503) 682-2980
Internet: 
http://www.tek.com/color_printers/

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