The LaserWriter 8500 is Apple's premier, professional-quality work-group printing solution. It's the ideal choice for anyone who wants to print high volumes or complex documents quickly and with superior quality.
Breaking new ground in advanced printing capabilities, the LaserWriter 8500 takes advantage of Adobe's new PostScript 3 language to provide higher performance, enhanced image quality, and advanced page processing. It also offers another Apple first that print professionals will find especially exciting: support for full-bleed printing on various paper sizes, up to ledger/A3. And its blazingly fast, 20-page-per-minute print speed and RISC processor set a new record for LaserWriter performance.
In fact, the LaserWriter 8500 offers a host of features designed to speed -- and enhance -- the efforts of today's busy workgroups. For high-volume printing, it can be configured to handle up to 1,650 sheets. For easy integration into mixed computing environments, it's compatible with Mac OS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, and UNIX systems, and supports most popular networking protocols. And its unique LaserWriter 8.5 IP printing software allows you to print to the LaserWriter 8500 via the Internet. But whether you're printing from right down the hall or all the way around the globe, you'll enjoy the same superior results: impressive photorealistic images and precise, sharp text, using Apple's PhotoGrade and FinePrint technologies.
Finally, the LaserWriter 8500 offers a range of easy-to-install options to meet even the most demanding printing needs. For the ultimate in convenience, you can opt for the LaserWriter 8500 Plus Upgrade Kit, which includes the 500-Sheet Ledger/ A3 Cassette and Feeder, the Duplex Printing Unit, plus an additional 8 megabytes of RAM. Or you can purchase options separately, as needed.
Featuring speed and versatility on a grand scale, the LaserWriter 8500 is -- quite simply --the ultimate choice for users who want nothing less than the state of the art in laser printing features and functionality.
Features
Ground-breaking new capabilities
- Is one of the first printers based on Adobe PostScript 3
- Offers full-bleed printing on various paper sizes including ledger/A3
- Easily print to the LaserWriter 8500 from remote locations using the LaserWriter 8.5 IP printing software feature
High-speed, high-volume printing- Takes advantage of a fast RISC processor and a powerful 20-page-per-minute engine making it the fastest LaserWriter ever
- Optional LaserWriter 8500 Plus Upgrade Kit offers the ultimate in high-volume printing convenience
- Supports an optional Duplex Printing Unit with a job sorting/jogger function
- Uses a high-capacity, long-life toner cartridge (up to 14,000 pages)
Outstanding compatibility and connectivity- Works with Mac OS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, and UNIX systems
- Supports AppleTalk, EtherTalk, Novell NetWare, and TCP/IP networking protocols
- Supports Microsoft Windows Plug and Play for easy PC connection
Superior print quality- Offers improved PhotoGrade and FinePrint technologies for impressive photorealistic images and precise, sharp text
- Offers settings of up to 150 lines per inch for unsurpassed image quality
Flexible paper handling- Includes built-in support for 650 sheets (150 sheets can be up to 13 by 20 inches); and up to 1,650 sheets using additional paper feeders
- Features a range of easy-to-install options such as duplexing and extra paper trays, designed to save you time and money
- Prints on a wide variety of media (from postcards to 13- by 20-inch paper)
Ordering Information
Apple LaserWriter 8500
Order No. M5571LL/A
- Apple LaserWriter 8500 printer
- CD-ROM containing the Apple LaserWriter 8500 printer driver software for the Mac OS and Windows and the following software titles:
- | Nova's Art Explosion Sampler |
- | Now UptoDate & Contact |
- | Adobe Acrobat Reader |
- High-Capacity Toner Cartridge
- User's Guide (printed and online)
Apple LaserWriter 8500 Plus Upgrade Kit
Order No. M6102G/A
- Includes LaserWriter 8500 500-Sheet Ledger/A3 Cassette and Feeder, Duplex Printing Unit, and additional 8MB of RAM
LaserWriter 8500 Duplex Printing Unit
Order No. M5896G/A
LaserWriter 8500 500-Sheet Ledger/A3 Cassette and Feeder
Order No. M5894G/A
LaserWriter 8500 500-Sheet Letter/A4 Cassette and Feeder
Order No. M5895G/A
LaserWriter 8500 75-Envelope Cassette
Order No. M5897G/A
High-Capacity Toner Cartridge
Order No. M5893G/A