Printer selection

[Tanner]

Hi,



we've got a sweet Xerox Phaser 8200 in our office now...but we print so much that it's not too cost effective anymore...just wicked expensive. We used to get free black ink from freecolorprinters.com which was sweeeeeeeeet...but, not so much anymore...b/c it's not free now.

so anyhow, we do 15,000 - 20,000 pages/month... probably not a ton compared to some offices. Anyway, we need a good b/w solution that's cheaper than what we're spending on ink.

any suggestions for where to find the BEST information on these...OR any suggestions from your life experience... probably more valuable than anything else to me

I think we do stuff for like 15-20 cents/page. I THINK.... but that's color.

anywayz....any info is helpful!

we're lookin' for a printer able to duplex, 2 trays, and network capability.

TIA!

 

[Arcanedeath]

Just curious what the price range is?

 

[Arcanedeath]

Possibly one of these? HP Laserjet 2300 serries printers

 

[Tanner]

probably under $2000-3000 preferably.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Best HP laserjet in your budget, or maybe even 2 if it's a large office. I don't like their cheap consumer models any more, but the medium to high end office models are solid, dependable, and cheap to run.

 

[Tanner]

those look AWESOME! PERFECT for our situation!

 

[ScrapSilicon]

we use ricoh at work..mostly just feed it paper 500 to 1000+ sheets a day and toner about every 3-4 weeks..in my area it is this one love the scan to network feature..its very sweet ..I try to keep the moroons off it..nothing like a yo trying to copy his paperwork and really imaging it to the billing dept instead ..numerous times

 

[Tanner]

that's CRAZY STUFF MAN! I think we actually HAVE that copier! w/o the network feature...I'll have to check when I get in the office tomorrow morning... I bet it's the same one! WHOA! =)

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: Tanner
that's CRAZY STUFF MAN! I think we actually HAVE that copier! w/o the network feature...I'll have to check when I get in the office tomorrow morning... I bet it's the same one! WHOA! =)

well another company has a rep across the hall who has a 2300DN..she's always using the ricoh tho

 

[Tanner]

bawhahaha

 

[Arcanedeath]

Yeah if your company has a high end copier or fax machine most of them have options that can turn them into printers, that may be worth looking into. but w/ the budget you listed you can get one of these HP LaserJet 4200DTNSL, its got a 225 dollar rebate from hp atm and has everything but the kitchen sink

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
we use ricoh at work..mostly just feed it paper 500 to 1000+ sheets a day and toner about every 3-4 weeks..in my area it is this one love the scan to network feature..its very sweet ..I try to keep the moroons off it..nothing like a yo trying to copy his paperwork and really imaging it to the billing dept instead ..numerous times

How long have you had those? Can anyone else comment on their reliability? I'm presuming it's pretty high at those usage rates but I would like to be sure.

I'm looking at the Aficio 1515MF right now...

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
we use ricoh at work..mostly just feed it paper 500 to 1000+ sheets a day and toner about every 3-4 weeks..in my area it is this one love the scan to network feature..its very sweet ..I try to keep the moroons off it..nothing like a yo trying to copy his paperwork and really imaging it to the billing dept instead ..numerous times

How long have you had those? Can anyone else comment on their reliability? I'm presuming it's pretty high at those usage rates but I would like to be sure.

I'm looking at the Aficio 1515MF right now...

18 months so far.. only have the usual troubles with bad paper feeds. Usually the original is crumpled up(usually a few times a day..quick lift of cover at feed point..remove original..lower lid..machine ready to go) or the new paper feed gets a bad sheet that was loaded in the feed tray(s) crumpled/etc(about 2 times a week)...i.e. operator error.
:roll:

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
we use ricoh at work..mostly just feed it paper 500 to 1000+ sheets a day and toner about every 3-4 weeks..in my area it is this one love the scan to network feature..its very sweet ..I try to keep the moroons off it..nothing like a yo trying to copy his paperwork and really imaging it to the billing dept instead ..numerous times

How long have you had those? Can anyone else comment on their reliability? I'm presuming it's pretty high at those usage rates but I would like to be sure.

I'm looking at the Aficio 1515MF right now...

18 months so far.. only have the usual troubles with bad paper feeds. Usually the original is crumpled up(usually a few times a day..quick lift of cover at feed point..remove original..lower lid..machine ready to go) or the new paper feed gets a bad sheet that was loaded in the feed tray(s) crumpled/etc(about 2 times a week)...i.e. operator error.
:roll:

Thanks for the quick update! Looks like the only things these are lacking in is color scanning for the B&W Multifunction models. But that's not too important.

Hmm, they don't have monthly volume and the only thing they list is low volume. What does that mean?