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review - review - Xerox WorkCentre PE120i Review
 
Editor's Review
review - review - Xerox WorkCentre PE120i by Mel Meyers 08/31/2010 OVERVIEW:
Standalone multi-functions are swell. You don’t need to go on a computer to make copies, scan, or fax. Unless you have a USB flash stick. Then you’re condemned to walk all the way to your cubicle just to print out a file that’s on your USB. That is, until the Xerox WorkCentre PE120i. The compact unit provides not only color faxing and scanning with monochrome printing and copying, but will directly read and write to USB flash drives, making the USB socket the “5” in “5-in-1”.
Editor's Pros & Cons
PROS: If you don’t want to turn on the computer every time you want to make a copy, a fax, or e-mail a scan, you don’t have to. The PE120i has a complete control panel with a 2-line LCD display for setup and operation without the need for a PC. Twenty programmable keys allow for 1-touch dialing for up to 40 fax numbers. An address book function allows for more frequently used fax numbers to be stored and retrieved, speed dialing of 200 numbers. To protect unauthorized access, 4MB of reserved memory allows for up to 320 pages to be stored; a password can be activated to allow authorized users to print the stored faxes. A pass-through external phone jack on the back of the printer allows for plugging a telephone or an answering machine. If you have a USB flash drive, the PE-120i can directly read from your device for scanning, copying, and printing standard image files. To make configuration recovery easy, information stored in the WorkCentre’s memory can be backed up and restored using a USB Flash drive.
Understanding the printing needs of today’s businesses in providing support for the major software applications, Xerox has installed print emulators that should satisfy the most diverse office. Emulators include PostScript3, HP PCL6 and Samsung’s proprietary print language, SPL. (In case you’re wondering why Xerox would include a Samsung emulator, if you strip the PE120i down to it’s engine, it will be identical to a certain Samsung multi-function.) CONS: The basic printer produces up to 55 of sound copying, and idles at 39dB. To give you an idea of what that means: 60 decibels is the level of normal conversations and 40 decibels is the level of a whisper. If you are only looking to use the USB, the noise may prove to be distracting if the PE120i is sitting next to your desk while used as the office’s shared printer/copier. While you can add additional paper trays and memory, Xerox did not include an option for duplex printing, a nice paper-saving feature for a multi-function with small paper capacity.
A personal pet peeve is when companies offer multi-function machines, and the software is only designed for a single operating system. Most of the advanced printing features touted on Xerox’s brag sheets are only available for Wintel machines. Linux and Mac users can only get similar functions if it’s native to their OS or by buying a 3rd party application. Customer Reviews For review - review - Xerox WorkCentre PE120i
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The drum and toner are integrated into a single cartridge, to make replacement of consumables easier to manage. A 2,000-page starter toner comes with the PE120i, over a third less than the standard 3,500-page cartridge. The PE120i can support either Standard or the 5,000-page High-Yield cartridges. 
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