small business printer recommendation

[krose]

My wife's HP 4250 is dying and I need a recommendation for a replacement. She prints 200+ paychecks a week plus every day stuff. Any mono printers as reliable as the 4250 these days? Brand not important as long as it works well. TIA.

 

[bononos]

How much is the day to day stuff? Check the typical (not max) duty cycle rating for the printer before buying. About 1k pages/month would be ok for cheap consumer models.

 

[almer]

Check out Brother printers. Good quality, not expensive, generic toner is cheap

 

[slackerinabox]

Going to echo brother. Some models are kinda flimsy, but you get a lot of bang for buck, and generics are often cheap. I checked generic ink availability and saved a bundle (on both an ink jet, $10 a whole set of inks, and a laser, $15 toner). Driver issues can be frustrating, I've had a few. Just check the website for latest firmwares before getting frustrated

 

[RecycledElectro]

Buy a used 4250 (or 4200 or 4300 or 4350) off CriagsList.

 

[Puffnstuff]

Take a look at capacity when choosing a model. Many cheaper business models have the same print capacity as the consumer models making them expensive to operate. I would suggest that you stick with HP and shop around for non hp toner cartridges. I get mine from amazon and can get all 4 for around $100 for high capacity toner.