The Xerox VersaLink C400DN prints fairly promptly from sleep mode (around 13 seconds for a colour page and 12 for black-and-white) and quite quietly. There is, however, ...

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Xerox VersaLink C500DN (White) at Walmart for $659; Design and build. Even Xerox’s print-only A4 devices tend to be on the large side and this relatively compact model is still a two-person lift.