Should You Buy a Xerox Scanner?
Xerox is one of the most popular scanner brands as well as being well known for its laser printers.
If you are wondering how Xerox scanners compare to other brands, our guide below collates all the key info in a single place. We've compared 380+ scanners by objectively and impartially analysing over 4,000 user and expert reviews and 50+ awards from hundreds of different review sites.
Xerox are recognised for their good selection of mid-range and moderately popular scanners. Their scanners start at $139 for the Documate 152i which is a 600 x 600 scanner, a scanner that has a 216 max scan size and an adf scanner and go up to $1,499 for the 4799 which is a 600 x 600 scanner, a scanner that has a 279.4 x 431.8 max scan size and an adf scanner. The average price of a new Xerox scanner is $563.
Is Xerox the Best Scanner Brand?
So are Xerox scanners any good? We give every scanner a Kagoo Score by analysing its specs, reviews and prices and comparing this to its competitors. By aggregating this data across all scanners we are able to impartially rank all the scanner brands.
Our detailed analysis taking into account all of the above factors found that Xerox is the 4th best scanner brand out there.
| #1 |
Japan
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95% |
95%
1,448 reviews
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| #2 |
Japan
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94% |
94%
596 reviews
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| #3 | 88% |
88%
239 reviews
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| #4 | 86% |
86%
105 reviews
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| #5 |
Japan
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86% |
86%
879 reviews
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| #6 | 82% |
82%
70 reviews
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United States
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81% |
81%
402 reviews
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| #8 |
Visioneer
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78% |
78%
43 reviews
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| #9 |
Iris
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77% |
77%
84 reviews
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I.R.I.S.
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76% |
76%
23 reviews
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| #11 |
Avision
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73% |
73%
7 reviews
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| #12 |
Japan
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71% |
71%
0 reviews
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| #13 |
Japan
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66% |
66%
2 reviews
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| #14 |
Adesso
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62% |
62%
0 reviews
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| #15 |
Veho
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53% |
53%
0 reviews
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| #16 |
Lomography
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51% |
51%
0 reviews
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Let's look at how Xerox scanners compare to the other scanner brands across each of the key facets that make up the Kagoo Score.
| All scanner Brands |
| Xerox Scanners |
Xerox have better reviews than the typical scanner brand, with the average rating of a Xerox scanner being 76%.
There's a smaller selection of Xerox scanners available compared to other scanner brands, with only 12 Xerox scanners currently on the market in the US. Xerox scanners also tend to be more expensive than most other scanner brands making them a less popular choice with consumers.
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| $0 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | $4,500 | $14,499 | ||||||||||
What Do the Xerox Scanner Reviews Say?
We've added up all the reviews for every Xerox scanner to work out the average distribution of reviews for Xerox and then compared this to the other scanner brands.
Expert Reviews
| 5 stars | 5 | |
| 4 stars | 12 | |
| 3 stars | 1 | |
| 2 stars | 0 | |
| 1 star | 0 |
User Reviews
| 5 stars | 43 | |
| 4 stars | 20 | |
| 3 stars | 3 | |
| 2 stars | 4 | |
| 1 star | 2 |
Over 94% of expert reviews and 88% of user reviews for Xerox scanners are 4 stars or higher. This compares to 86% and 86% respectively across all Scanner brands.
In the table below we compare the average review score given to Xerox scanners by some of the most popular technology review sites against their reviews for other scanner brands. The best review score from each review source is highlighted in green.
| Average Review Score | Plustek | Fujitsu | HP | Epson | Xerox |
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64%
12 reviews
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80%
3 reviews
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73%
7 reviews
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80%
6 reviews
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76%
8 reviews
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73%
4 reviews
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80%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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40%
1 review
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90%
2 reviews
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80%
1 review
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60%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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82%
2 reviews
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100%
1 review
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70%
2 reviews
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75%
2 reviews
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70%
1 review
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80%
1 review
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85%
2 reviews
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84%
1 review
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88%
1 review
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72%
1 review
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72%
1 review
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83%
3 reviews
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80%
1 review
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50%
1 review
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83%
1 review
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83%
2 reviews
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70%
2 reviews
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100%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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90%
1 review
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65%
2 reviews
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60%
1 review
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82%
3 reviews
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80%
2 reviews
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80%
1 review
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85%
1 review
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83%
1 review
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85%
1 review
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83%
1 review
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90%
2 reviews
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100%
1 review
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100%
1 review
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86%
1 review
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82%
1 review
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75%
1 review
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63%
1 review
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| Other Expert Sites |
69%
14 reviews
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71%
15 reviews
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64%
7 reviews
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57%
5 reviews
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| Average |
73%
47 reviews
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85%
31 reviews
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76%
23 reviews
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77%
20 reviews
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73%
18 reviews
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How Many Industry Awards Have Xerox Scanners Received?
After checking thousands of expert review websites we found 9 industry awards for Xerox scanners. This means that Xerox has more awards for its scanners than any other brand. The table below compares the number of awards received by Xerox to other popular scanner brands. The largest number of awards provided by each review source is highlighted in green.
Compare all award winning scanners
| Number of Awards | Plustek | Fujitsu | HP | Epson | Xerox |
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2
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1
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2
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3
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3
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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7
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8
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4
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6
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9
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How Reliable Are Xerox Scanners?
We checked over 4,000 reviews to find comments about the reliability of Xerox scanners. 67% of reviews that mention reliability were positive. Therefore the majority of Xerox scanner owners and reviewers thought the product was reliable.
So, most people think that Xerox scanners are good quality. Now let's take a look at some of the reviews for Xerox scanners that mention reliability:
RELIABLE
NOT RELIABLE
What is the Best Mid-Range Xerox Scanner?
Xerox DocuMate 6440
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$424.99
eBay
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600 DPI |
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ADF SCAN
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A great mid range choice, priced at $424.99 is the Xerox DocuMate 6440, which has a Kagoo Score of 85.
A fully featured and award winning 600 x 600 DPI sheetfed / adf scanner, with a low price. It supports colour scanning and has a duplex scanning. Our review analysis indicates that this scanner is reliable, good for scanning documents and compact.
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95
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45 Reviews + 1 Award |
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85
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Fully-Featured |
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87
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Quite Popular |
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79
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Very Good |
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85
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Excellent |
Owners report that Xerox DocuMate 6440 has very good expert reviews and great user reviews with an average overall rating of 89%, based on 45 reviews.
The cheapest price that we could find for the DocuMate 6440 in the US is $424.99 and in total we found 5 prices for it.
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$492.59
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$515.00
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$563.36
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$567.31
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What is the Best High End Xerox Scanner?
Xerox DocuMate 4799
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$1,499.49
Adorama
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Buy Now |
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600 X
600 DPI |
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279.4 X
431.8MM MAX SCAN SIZE |
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112ppm
ADF SCAN
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If you're looking for a high end Xerox scanner then the Xerox DocuMate 4799 takes some beating. It has a Kagoo Score of 78, but is a bit more expensive at $1,499.49.
A classic and fully featured 600 x 600 DPI sheetfed / adf flat-bed scanner. It has a duplex scanning and a multi feed detection and supports colour scanning.
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96
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15 Reviews |
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82
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Fully-Featured |
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68
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Good |
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78
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Very Good |
Our review analysis indicates that Xerox DocuMate 4799 has excellent user reviews with an average user rating of 93%, based on 15 reviews.
The cheapest price that we could find for the DocuMate 4799 in the US is $1,499.49 but in total we found only 1 price for it.
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$1,499.49
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$1,599.49
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$1,699.49
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$1,849.49
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$1,999.49
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$2,399.49
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$3,499.49
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$4,499.49
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$8,995.00
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$9,488.99
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What is the Best Budget Choice Xerox Scanner?
Xerox Documate 3125
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$282.60
Overstock
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Buy Now |
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600 X
600 DPI |
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25ppm
ADF SCAN
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At only $282.60 and with a Kagoo Score of 83 the Xerox Documate 3125 makes a great budget choice.
A fully featured and award winning 600 x 600 DPI sheetfed / adf scanner, with a fair price. It has a duplex scanning and a multi feed detection and supports colour scanning. Our review analysis indicates that this scanner is very easy to use, compact and easy to setup.
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91
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82 Reviews + 1 Award |
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84
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Fully-Featured |
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77
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Quite Popular |
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83
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Very Good |
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83
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Excellent |
Owners report that Xerox Documate 3125 has great user reviews but average expert reviews with an average overall rating of 76%, based on 82 reviews.
The cheapest price that we could find for the Documate 3125 in the US is $282.60 but in total we found only 2 prices for it.
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1 Year Warranty
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$282.60
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eBay Money Back Guarantee
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$329.99
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$357.65
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$423.77
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