Xerox AltaLink C8170

The Xerox AltaLink C8170 is the production-class top of the AltaLink C8100 color tabloid family — a floor-standing A3 color laser MFP built for high-volume departments and small in-house print rooms running 12,000 to 30,000 pages a month with regular tabloid color output and constant scanning. It prints and copies up to 70 ppm in both color and black, runs the 250-sheet single-pass DADF at 135 ppm simplex / 270 ipm duplex, and is rated for a 300,000-page monthly duty cycle. Standard paper capacity with the high-capacity tandem tray is 3,140 sheets, expandable to 6,140 with the 3,000-sheet HCF. The 10.1" tablet-like color touchscreen runs the same ConnectKey stack as the rest of the AltaLink line (Workflow Central, App Gallery, Fleet Orchestrator), and security is enterprise-grade (Trusted Boot, Trellix Embedded Control whitelisting, Common Criteria, FIPS 140-3, McAfee ePO and Cisco ISE integration). With the BR Booklet Maker Finisher and the C-fold/Z-fold unit it functions as a real small print shop (64-page saddle-stitched booklets, multi-position staple, 2/3-hole punch). Connectivity is Gigabit Ethernet plus USB 2.0 standard; Wi-Fi is an optional kit. The thing buyers regret: not budgeting for the dedicated 20A circuit and the floor space — base footprint is already 24.4 x 31.2 x 46 in. and full finisher configurations push width past 90 inches.