Office All-in-one printer help

[QC]

I manage a small office of ours in Houston part time kinda . . . We just got a very big order and I promised the office clerk lady person that I would buy her a new super duper printer copier if we got this order. Well she's dreaming of some $10,000 behemoth and I was thinking a $500 HP . . . I am guessing I'll need to spend at least $2500, but what I am looking for is a Copier, scanner, fax, printer that can scan 11 x 17 and print in color. Qty. is not a big deal, there are only three people here full time, so this thing will not be cranking out reams by any stretch. I'd like photo quality so that we could do some in-house brochures etc. We are discussing breaking these up if that makes more sense. Like a big scanner and a smaller copier/printer.

Ideas? Recommendations? Experience?

 

[DJ]

Re: Office All-in-one printer help

I just picked up a Brother MFC-5860-CN.

So far, so good. It's not super fast but does print well and works great as a fax and copier/scanner.

It does color fine and will handle larger (legal size) documents.

 

[i386]

Re: Office All-in-one printer help

Good luck with that thing. In the past I avoided the all in one things because they install a brazillion different devices and when one component fails the whole thing is junk. Fast forward to the present, I have found them to be much more reliable than the early models. For the money, it's hard to beat them for a small office even if it did die prematurely.

 

[DJ]

Re: Office All-in-one printer help

Good luck with that thing. In the past I avoided the all in one things because they install a brazillion different devices and when one component fails the whole thing is junk. Fast forward to the present, I have found them to be much more reliable than the early models. For the money, it's hard to beat them for a small office even if it did die prematurely.

It's my second one. The old one went eight years. (Brother MFC 4650). The old one needed a new drum which can be pricey. The old one will still scan and fax. I just decided to upgrade. The new one is easier to use and is color.

 

[QC]

Re: Office All-in-one printer help

Yeah, like I said, we could split it up. The big 10K ones are all-in-ones now too though . . . Gotta have 11 x 17 capability for drawings.

 

[tommays]

Re: Office All-in-one printer help

We do a LOT of copying/printing and allways lease them with service contracts, once your thinking in the 2500 dollar range it works out



Tommays

 

[Bondo]

Re: Office All-in-one printer help

Ayuh,.....

Not really what you're looking for,..
But,...
A couple years ago I bought a Lexmark, X5150, that does EVERYTHING,+ quite well at that, copy, fax, scan, print pictures, etc.....

For $.01,+ the $40.odd shipping....... ebay of course....

The replacement Ink runs only about $80. for a pair of cartridges though.....

 

[SgtMaj]

Re: Office All-in-one printer help

HP 3050 all-in-one might be the ticket... only around $240 according to HP's site. Fairly dependable in my experience, too.

 

[JB]

Re: Office All-in-one printer help

I am always suspicious of multi-task gadgets. If they break down you become a no-task office in a blink.:redface:

Like my tractor. If one hydraulic hose springs a leak I cannot mow, plow, dig, haul, lift, till, grade or joy ride until it is fixed.

On second thought. . . .

 

[Drowned Rat]

Re: Office All-in-one printer help

My office burns though HP products like nothing. But as mentioned above, they're cheap and while they're working, they do the job. When they start to act up, which they will, just chuck it and buy another one. As an experiment about 2 years ago we bought a Brother all-in-one laser printer and it's been going strong ever since. Not one problem. If you have $2,500 to spend I would steer clear of HP or else buy a bunch of them so you'll have spares for when the first one dies.