Купить монохромное многофункциональное устройство from a well-known manufacturer with great functionality and at an affordable price is quite real. Indeed, in the past few years, all manufacturers have staged a struggle in the domestic market of office equipment and printing for the attention of customers to color laser printers. Monochrome devices seriously lost in value and approached the mark of 20 000 rubles.
В фокусе данной статьи один из таких Representatives - Xerox 3325, which claims to be the best purchase in the domestic market. Features, instructions, reviews and recommendations of the owners will allow buyers to get acquainted with the device.
First meeting
Before buying an MFP for home usethe future owner should decide on its placement, because the 15-pound printing technique claims to occupy the entire desk. Externally, the Xerox WorkCentre 3325 printer casing resembles a half-meter tower, which causes discontent among many users, judging by their reviews.
In the box, in addition to the printing device, the user will find:
- starter cartridge, which is enough to print 5,000 pages with 5% coverage;
- European standard power cable;
- USB interface cable;
- short patchcord cable (1.5 meters);
- Xerox 3325 operating manual (the instruction with pictures is quite informative);
- CDs with drivers and software.
As for the build quality, it’s not carpingwhat All components are ideally fitted to each other, interfaces, additional elements and even the control panel are conveniently located and do not give the owner inconvenience in the process of use.
Unique scanner
При первом знакомстве многие покупатели не могли Understand what elevations in the form of trays are installed on the Xerox 3325 MFP. They are designed to load sheets that you want to scan. The device works in automatic mode, it also affects the ability to scan documents from two sides without user intervention. However, this applies only to individual sheets of A4 paper. If you need to scan a book or passport, then the owner needs to lift the device cover (and it is not light).
В компании Xerox на сканере не экономили и installed a professional TWAIN sensor with a resolution of 4800x4800 dpi and a color depth of 24 bits. In color, you can scan 8 pages per minute, and in monochrome mode, the device works 3 times faster. Many users in their reviews recommend using Xerox proprietary software for scanning, rather than the operating system tools.
Copying documents
It’s time to learn that Xerox is a brandCopying documents is called a blueprint. Office equipment Xerox WorkCentre 3325 is able to work offline, allowing the user to copy documents without connecting the device to a computer. As for the quality of blueprints, it is worthy: at 600x600 dots per inch, the original is no different from a copy.
Multifunctional device producescopying at a speed of 35 pages per minute and allows you to get 999 blueprints in one pass of the scanner. The device supports scaling from 25 to 400% in 1% increments. Naturally, the copying of documents can be carried out in two-way mode without user intervention.
Printer functionality
Printing device is detected in anyoperating system (Windows, MacOS, Linux, Unix) and is able to work without proprietary drivers of the manufacturer both via USB interface and local network. However, experts recommend installing on the Xerox 3325 driver from the disk, since it has the functionality to fine-tune the print.
The printer works quickly:at a maximum print resolution of 1200x1200 dpi, it produces up to 35 pages per minute. The starter cartridge is enough for 5000 pages, but if the user desires, you can purchase an enlarged cartridge that can print 12 thousand pages at one refueling. True, the owners in their reviews claim that the starter cartridge has a huge resource, allowing the device to withstand 4-5 refills.
Convenient functionality
Availability of network interface and inline faxXerox WC 3325 device opens up new possibilities for the user. First, you can do a remote scan. It is implemented using the built-in mail service, which simply forwards the received file to the mailbox specified by the user. The fax in the MFP is quite convenient; it can not only automatically receive blueprints, but also make automatic dialing to the destination specified in the settings.
As for the built-in Wi-Fi module, then to itusers have questions. It does not support connections with all mobile devices, which causes a negative attitude. The manufacturer constantly updates the firmware versions for the MFP, but the problem remains unresolved.
Built-in and external drives
Производитель не только снабдил устройство Xerox 3325,256 megabytes of RAM, but also installed an internal hard drive with a capacity of 2 GB. The disk is visible both on the network and on a computer connected via USB to the device, and, accordingly, it is capable of performing the function of local storage. From it, you can print or store scanned documents. Many users use it as a remote server.
Under the control panel multifunctiondevice owner will detect the USB port. He, like the built-in hard disk, can work with documents in data storage mode. In fact, the USB module owner can expand the amount of internal memory to any size. Also, the amount of RAM with a hard disk can be improved. True, the hard drive is supported only IDE format, and the RAM is limited to 2 GB (SO-DIMM DDR).
Device control panel
Special attention is given to the control panel.multi-function device Xerox 3325. The manufacturer has implemented it in two variations: physical and virtual. The liquid crystal display and a lot of buttons on the plastic panel of the case allow you to fully control the printing device, but with convenience all owners will certainly have problems, since the user is given only 5 seconds to perform the operation, after which the MFP goes into standby mode.
But the virtual panel, working on the networkinterface, more convenient. Having set the IP address to the device, you need to go to it using any browser (login is admin, password is 1111). The control panel will satisfy even the most demanding customer: all the functionality is clear without instructions. The menu has the support of the Russian language, and each item contains a description of the settings.
Finally
Multipurpose device Xerox 3325 canIt’s safe to call the best purchase in the domestic market, because the manufacturer brought together all the existing technologies in the world and created the perfect printer that will perform any user task.
