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Savin 8035

I had never heard of Savin until. I started shopping for a multifunction for my office. I had always stuck to the main brands, feeling more secure in their familiarity. I bought the Savin 8035 once I learned that it was a subsidiary of Ricoh, and because it offered everything the other brands did, at a slightly lower price.

It isn’t the smallest device known to man, but seeing as it does the work of four separate machines, I can’t really grumble. I can’t really say how easy it was to configure because we had it installed professionally. It didn’t seem to take them long, and it appeared in our workgroup pretty quickly.

The quality of the prints and copies is the mainstay of any of these devices. As much as we may fax and scan, the copying function is always the most utilized. We don’t print many photos or images, but we did test the capabilities of the Savin 8035 when we first got it, to see what it could do. I copied a magazine photograph of a BMW M3, and the copier rendered it perfectly. The wheels has some sharper edges, I think they call them jaggies, but apart from that, the finish was great.

On our average daily use, the 8035 prints at about 35 pages per minute. Those prints are good quality and are perfectly good enough for internal or external use. Copying is about the same I think, although I haven’t stood over it with a stopwatch, they are plenty quick enough.

The paper drawers and document handlers are perfectly adequate for all sorts of situations. The standard came with 2 500 sheet paper drawers, with the option of 2 more. There was also the option of a bypass tray, document finisher, and another large capacity paper tray. The document feeder on top hasn’t jammed yet, and can handle 80 sheets of legal sized paper. The output tray is in the middle which is odd, but somehow works well. It can handle 125 sheets before getting full.

The touch screen control panel is all we would ever need, although you can control it over the network too. The menu is easy to read, and pretty logical when using it.

Faxing is easy, the dial is on the control panel, or you can fax from your desktop. That feature is nice as it prevents a queue if someone is printing or scanning something.

I like the Savin 8035. I wasn’t sure if I would or not, because it was a departure for me. I’m glad we bought it, as it’s easy to use, the toner is cheap and it’s built to last forever.