Epson isn't new to laser technology, but until now, the company has concentrated on ink jets. This is about to change, with the introduction of the Epson AcuLaser CXllNE The laser has a polished feel, but suffers from some minor flaws, in-cluding network installation that's not as smooth as it should be. One of the more pleasant surprises was the CXllNF's performance. Built around a Fuji-Xerox engine rated at 25 pages per minute for monochrome and 5 ppm for color, the CXllNF is the fastest color laser AIO we've tested at this price. Total time on our business applications suite was 18 minutes 30 seconds-far faster than either the Canon MF8170c, at 29:29, or the HP 2840, at 43:19.

It was also the fastest of the three on each indi¬vidual test. Output quality was very good or better across the hoard, but not as sterling as the printer's speed performance. The rat¬ing for text, at the high end of very good, is a touch lower than most color lasers manage. One small issue with the CXllNF is that the driver is modeled on Epson's ink jet printer drivers, with choices that aren't at all clear in the context of a laser printer. This is only a quibble, though. Given the combination of speed, output quality, and price, the CXlINF is clearly the small-office color laser of choice, and the first in its category to earn an Editors' Choice.



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