The benefits of solid ink

From greater ease-of-use to less waste, the benefits of solid ink are numerous. The simple design of solid ink technology means more simplicity for you – simple maintenance, less impact on the environment, fast speed, and less worry.
Easy to Use
  • Drop-in loading of solid ink sticks is as easy as loading a stapler
  • No toner cartridges to unpack, shake, slide in, pull out and dispose of
  • No mess solid ink sticks are safe and clean to handle
  • Save storage space because the packages of solid ink sticks are small enough to fit into a desk drawer
Environmentally Preferable
  • Less waste than color laser printers with no cartridges to dispose of and far less packaging to add to landfills
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  • Non-toxic ink is safe to handle
  • Recycled paper of any kind can be used with the same high-quality results
  • Free GreenPrint software with your new solid ink device saves paper, ink, money, and trees
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  • 2010 ENERGY STAR® qualified (ColorQube 8570 and ColorQube 8870 printers)
  • Intelligent Ready technology feature learns your usage patterns to optimize power consumption and productivity.
High Print Quality
  • Consistent print quality from the first page of a print job to the last and one job to another
  • Any media can be used with the same great results, including recycled paper, heavy stock, transparencies, and envelopes
  • Dense, saturated color in solid fills instead of “banding” or streaking that’s often found in large areas of color
  • Excellent mid-tones and smooth gradients produce great results on tricky areas such as sky and skin
Reliable
  • Virtually jam-free paper path that is short and efficient
  • Simple design with far fewer moving parts means less chance for failure
  • Xerox is committed to solid ink technology for one simple reason: it delivers color printing benefits like no other
Cost-effective
  • Low running cost and comparable cost per print to laser makes solid ink easy on your budget