Printer Spec Review - Xerox's 412

Other than dishing out black-and-white printouts, the Xerox WorkCentre Pro 412 printer can do other tasks. It's also capable of copying, scanning and faxing. However, everything is found in one machine that can fit even on a desktop. The compact body has a 550-pound weight and 21-inch (W) x 17-inch (D) x 18-inch (H) measurement. Now doing several tasks is possible with just one office tool that works fast and reliably, especially when coupled with its Xerox WorkCentre Pro 412 printer toner.

As a laser printer, it's fast enough to yield 12 monochrome pages each minute. With a maximum printing resolution of 1200 x 1200 dots per inch, you can have sharp texts and clear grayscale images each time. Connectivity interfaces available are USB and IEEE 1284 parallel ports. Performing two-sided printing is a snap as it comes with a duplexing unit. It's compatible with a variety of operating systems, so use with a computer is trouble free.

There's an assortment of media types and sizes which can be supported. It can work on regular paper, card stock, envelopes, transparencies, labels, etc. Compatible media sizes include anywhere from as small as 5 inches x 7 inches to as large as 8.5 inches x 14 inches. Combined media handling capacity amounts to 650 sheets, thanks to a 100-sheet capacity bypass tray and a 500-sheet capacity standard tray available.

Make copies of office documents at a rate of up to 12 pages each minute, with the first page ejected in less than 15 seconds. Adjustable platen cover and automatic document feeder allow you to work on thick books or individual pages. Save on paper supplies by making two-sided copies out of single-sided documents. There's also an electronic collation function that spares you from time-consuming manual sorting.

Varying scanning resolutions may be used. Aside from black-and-white documents, it can also scan colored ones at a rate of 120 pages a minute (using 300 x 300 dpi). Color depths available are 10-bit grayscale and 32-bit colored. There's a duo of helpful software around. Edit scanned documents using the Textbridge Pro OCR while managing them with PaperPort on your computer.

Fax transmission speed is set at 3 seconds per page, thanks to the 33.6 Kbps modem around. This machine uses 4MB of its memory for carrying out faxing tasks at an impressive pace. What's more, there are 80 programmable speed dials and group dials available. Create and edit phonebook entries or supervise fax usage with your computer. Such is made possible by means of the Xerox ControlCentre software.

There's a total of 16MB RAM divided up into the various functions of this office equipment. Hooking it up to a network structure is easy with the purchase of an optional Ethernet print server. Allowing you to manage the machine more effectively are two utilities Xerox has thrown in: the CentreDirect and the ControlCentre. There's also a user-friendly control panel which makes operation a snap, despite of its multiple functionality.

The Xerox WorkCentre Pro 412 printer provides you with more than just churning out prints with black-and-white Xerox WorkCentre Pro printer toner. For the price of one machine, you also get a copier, scanner and fax. Multifunctional yet possessing a compact form factor - a variety of your office tasks can now be carried out with hassle-free operation requirements.