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From: John Burlington on 3 Mar 2005 13:26
Hello:

The company I work for is seeking a printer/ copier capable of printing
between 30-40 ppm and perhaps up to 1000 ppw (pages per week). To hold down
costs, we only need b&w. Can someone suggest something reliable for less
than $1000 US?

Thank you,
John Burlington


From: Kevin on 3 Mar 2005 13:33
If you are looking for an All-In-One type machine I would suggest staying
away from them. If the copier function of your printer/copier/scanner/fax
machine goes out, that effectively renders the machine useless while it is
being repaired at the shop. We use a Canon PC981 copier and an old (very
old) HP LaserJet Series II printer. Both work perfectly. The Canon is fast
and easy to use and the HP is built like a battleship. If I were looking
for a new printer and copier I would consider machines from HP, Epson and
Canon.

"John Burlington" <burw345gt(a)ex.net> wrote in message
news:jFIVd.370$CW2.275(a)newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> Hello:
>
> The company I work for is seeking a printer/ copier capable of printing
> between 30-40 ppm and perhaps up to 1000 ppw (pages per week). To hold
down
> costs, we only need b&w. Can someone suggest something reliable for less
> than $1000 US?
>
> Thank you,
> John Burlington
>
>


From: Al Dykes on 3 Mar 2005 13:42
In article <zaadnYo63Of4xbrfRVn-uw(a)uci.net>,
Kevin <webman6(a)hot4mail.com> wrote:
>If you are looking for an All-In-One type machine I would suggest staying
>away from them. If the copier function of your printer/copier/scanner/fax
>machine goes out, that effectively renders the machine useless while it is
>being repaired at the shop. We use a Canon PC981 copier and an old (very
>old) HP LaserJet Series II printer. Both work perfectly. The Canon is fast
>and easy to use and the HP is built like a battleship. If I were looking
>for a new printer and copier I would consider machines from HP, Epson and
>Canon.
>
>"John Burlington" <burw345gt(a)ex.net> wrote in message
>news:jFIVd.370$CW2.275(a)newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> Hello:
>>
>> The company I work for is seeking a printer/ copier capable of printing
>> between 30-40 ppm and perhaps up to 1000 ppw (pages per week). To hold
>down
>> costs, we only need b&w. Can someone suggest something reliable for less
>> than $1000 US?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> John Burlington
>>
>>
>
>


I agree. Stay away from multi-function machines in general and
especially if fast reliable printing is critical. Get the best
printer you can justify. Plan on sharing it on a network. If the
printer you like has a network interface option I suggest you get it.

After you have your printing set up look at your scanning, copying and
faxing requirements; FAXs can be sent directly from Windows and
received via services like efax.com so if that meets your requirements
you don't need to buy any gadgets.

If you need to fax the occasional paper document you can keep an old
landline fax machine around on a phone line or use teh software that
comes with any cheap flatbet scanner.

USB scanners (I like the Canon LIDE-30 for under $50) come with
SCAN-to-file and SCAN-to-laser printer (BW or color) software that
meet my needs just fine.

If you need high speed scanning with batch input autofeeders get one
that best fits your needs. You can always program it to print to a
network printer via software.

--

a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m

Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.
From: Al Dykes on 3 Mar 2005 13:48
In article <jFIVd.370$CW2.275(a)newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
John Burlington <burw345gt(a)ex.net> wrote:
>Hello:
>
>The company I work for is seeking a printer/ copier capable of printing
>between 30-40 ppm and perhaps up to 1000 ppw (pages per week). To hold down
>costs, we only need b&w. Can someone suggest something reliable for less
>than $1000 US?
>
>Thank you,
>John Burlington
>
>


Get the best HP printer that fits your need for $900, spend
$50 on a USB flat bed scanner similar to my Canon LIDE-30
and have lunch with the change.
--

a d y k e s @ p a n i x . c o m

Don't blame me. I voted for Gore.
From: Mushroom on 3 Mar 2005 15:24
John Burlington wrote:
> Hello:
>
> The company I work for is seeking a printer/ copier capable of printing
> between 30-40 ppm and perhaps up to 1000 ppw (pages per week). To hold down
> costs, we only need b&w. Can someone suggest something reliable for less
> than $1000 US?
>
> Thank you,
> John Burlington
>
>

THe HP LaserJet 4100MFP is near the end of it's life and you should be
able to get GREAT deals. It has all the features of a standard HP
LaserJet but using it's colour scanner has a copier function, will scan
as PDF direct to e-mail and will scan to fax, all as standard.

If you can go a bit higher then look at the new LaserJet 4345MFP which
has lots of finishing options like stakers, sorters and staplers too.

Get rid of your leased copier and go all in one. The LaserJet range are
built like tanks and are ultra reliable.

--
Mushroom
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