Color Laser MFP

[Kwan37]

Hi,
I work with lots of churches and one of them would like to invest in a color laser all in one. Budget $800-1200. They are printing anything from 2000-4000 pages every month. 80% of their needs would be printing, maybe 15% coping and once in a blue moon scanning. Leasing a machine is out of the question. Can anyone recommend a good laser mfp,that support high yield toners for low CPP(cost per page)? They are running a W7 machine and wifi isn't necessary but a Ethernet port would be nice.

 

[angry_geek]

Not within that budget.

I would start contacting local copier companies. See if you can buy a refurb or off-lease machine.

 

[altrenda]

Take a look at this Brother
https://www.brother-usa.com/MFC/ModelDetail/4/MFC9970CDW/spec#.UyIpOT9dUVA
A few of my clients use them, and they seem reliable. Under $700

 

[mr m]

This unit has a 40,000 page/month duty cycle. You want to get a dedicated 120V circuit installed since this unit draws about 500 Watts.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...t/CE863A?HP-LaserJet-Pro-400-color-MFP-M475dn

 

[altrenda]

This unit has a 40,000 page/month duty cycle. You want to get a dedicated 120V circuit installed since this unit draws about 500 Watts.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...t/CE863A?HP-LaserJet-Pro-400-color-MFP-M475dn

But the recommended is only 2500. Other than that, it's a nice printer.

 

[MotzTech]

Take a look at this Brother
https://www.brother-usa.com/MFC/ModelDetail/4/MFC9970CDW/spec#.UyIpOT9dUVA
A few of my clients use them, and they seem reliable. Under $700

I second this, sold one of these to a client and he loves it.

For quick reference.

Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle‡
60,000 printed pages
Recommended Monthly Print Volume‡
750 to 4,000 pages

 

[mr m]

But the recommended is only 2500. Other than that, it's a nice printer.

I just read all the specs and you're right, it claims a monthly page volume of 1000-2500 but the duty cycle is 40,000 pages per month. I don't understand the difference. I always went by duty cycle and never heard of "monthly page volume" until you pointed it out.

I'd be interested HP explanation on how these two specs vary so much.

 

[SprinterTech-WI]

This unit has a 40,000 page/month duty cycle. You want to get a dedicated 120V circuit installed since this unit draws about 500 Watts.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/ho...t/CE863A?HP-LaserJet-Pro-400-color-MFP-M475dn

that machine prints way too slow for my liking, we have one in one of our stores (I didn't buy it, it was bought before we bought the store).

 

[jft135]

I have yet to see a color laser AIO that I really liked. There are some really old ones that make great workhorses if you can find them, but their driver support for anything newer than XP is patchy. I have separate, dedicated machines that work well.

 

[Kwan37]

I was eying that brother but was worried about the many people complaining about page curling when printing. Just wish I could find something like this http://www.printershowcase.com/Ricoh-SP-C320DNV.aspx, with a a low cost per page and reasonable monthly duty cycle. This isn't a MFP but has one of the lowest CPP in the industry for color and B&W

 

[Markverhyden]

To be honest most non-profits I know usually get a managed print service using something like a Bizhub.