Xerox Phaser 8860/8860 MFP Magenta Solid-Ink (6 Sticks / 14,000 Pages) - 108R00747

Yes, a retail price of about $286 for what is actually six sticks of black crayon does seem absurd.Of course, you do not want to pay the retail price. At the date of this review, you can get genuine Xerox ink for roughly $200 a box if you search for the best price.Why so costly?Xerox's business model is to sell the printer at a very low price (given the quality and complexity of the machine) and then make their money by selling expensive ink. Under some Xerox programs they will actually give you a Xerox solid ink printer if you sign a contract to buy ink directly from Xerox.You will need to use genuine Xerox ink to maintain your warranty. I recommend the extended warranty.My one brief experiment with third party ink (on an old model 850) was that it produced inferior results. The price break (third party blank ink costs about 30% less) was not worth jeopardizing my warranty and the loss of quality.When the total cost of machine plus Xerox ink is figured over the machine lifetime, the Xerox 8860 is a great bargain. A full set of my company's technical manuals has nearly one thousand color images on black background. Our customers love the color pictures, but we use a LOT of ink. We can only afford to print these on the Xerox solid ink printers. Laser printers would cost many times more and are slow.The net 8860 lifetime cost is the best for a high end color printer, both black and colors are strong, the machines work reliably, and the speed is excellent. Xerox printer support people are the very best.Yes, those black crayons are really expensive; but I do buy the genuine Xerox ink after first searching for the best price.

Would have rated this product a 5 if it was not so expensive. This was the best price I could find. The price for all of the other Phaser 8860 are 50% - 70% less. I find it difficult to believe that this ink could not also be 50% - 70% lower in cost. Since black is the highest usage ink, it seems that the manufacturer is taking advantage of the situation and ripping everybody off!

We had previously used some of the "off-brand" solid ink sticks with poor results. We had to have a repair on the machine that was pretty expensive. The repair technician told us that it was caused by using non-genuine ink in the printer. After that repair, we have only used genuine xerox ink and it has been working wonderfully! Worth the extra cost if you ask me.

Solid Ink!

Works perfectly in my Xerox 8860 printer. Solid blacks. Exactly as described. Each crayon texture "cube" of solid ink is good for about 2000 pages. Would buy again from this vendor.

Item arrived on item in perfect conditions. Thanks.

Couldn't find a date on the box, but these ink sticks seem to have a very long shelf life. Pricing was very good.

Great price! Older printer.. getting harder to find ink..

These were a bargain and I purchaed in larger packs to save money, What can I say? There is only the Xerox printer which uses these and they are great.

Only the Xerox uses these wax blocks but a great printer deserves the best, These are the best, what else is there to say.

Only the Xerox uses these wax blocks but a great printer deserves the best, These are the best, what else is there to say.

Prompt delivery, worked fine.

Very happy with product and great price! Love the convenience of just dropping in the cube and closing the printer door. No wasteful cartridges!