Posted by Anonymous on 2/12/06 5:55pm
Msg #96541

The Best printer

Could somone please give me some good suggestion on printers to use. You how fast pace things can get with EDOCS! I need a fast printer, but I have no idea on what is the best for the job or inexpensive. Please help!!!!

Reply by RickinVA on 2/12/06 6:11pm
Msg #96546

I use a Brother 5140. I can print only legal size, but no one objects. Another tray is available for around $100. if you think you want to accomodate two sizes of paper. It prints about 21 pages a minute, and works just fine. There are others, but I like this one. YMMV

Rick

Reply by LkArrowhd/CA on 2/12/06 6:25pm
Msg #96547

Re: The Best printer-if you go enter printers once you click

on search, you will find a lot of info on many different printers it may be helpful in your final decision. I have a new brother 5250 DN and love it.

Reply by Elva_oh on 2/12/06 6:30pm
Msg #96548

Brother HL5150DLT which I purchased at Tiger Direct online with a 2 year extended warranty and the second tray for less than $300 total. I have not had any problems with it to this point.

Reply by Mindy_WA on 2/12/06 6:48pm
Msg #96551

I saw this post a couple of weeks ago regarding this printer. Our use HP just died, so we purchased this Brother printer from TigerDirect.com. It comes with the 2nd tray. So far our only gripe is that it doesn't hold as much paper as our old printer. Also, there is no menu on this printer, any setting changes have to be done through the computer. This has been some what confusing for us because we had all the kinks worked out on our old printer. So far, it prints very fast and smooth. Nice printer!

Here's the link: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1609465&Sku=B50-HL5150DLTB

Reply by Pam/MS on 2/12/06 8:40pm
Msg #96575

Check out the Dell 1700,fast and VERY reasonable on Ebay - brand new. 2nd drawer available, also on Ebay very reasonable. So pleased with mine that I bought another one.

Reply by PE on 2/12/06 9:28pm
Msg #96580

I like the brother 8440d plus i have 2 5140 and a brother 7820 all have had a rebate and good prices ovr the past 2 years toner refills are inexpensive if you do some research

Reply by Bob Schick on 2/13/06 1:47am
Msg #96587

Well, while I've never owned any of these other printers.. I have Lexmark (was IBM and also makes for Dell) printers, but 25-30 ppm wasn't fast enough!

I bought a Xerox 4525 refurb printer on eBay for less than $500 delivered! BUT.. once you have it in place will blast out your edocs at 45 PAGES PER MINUTE .. has both Letter and Legal trays, ethernet or USB, Duplex and best of all each tray will hold a full ream of paper!

The toners you can find them on eBay for under $125 ... but the best thing is.. these toners are good for 25,000 copies!!! .. not 2,000 or 7,500 or even 10,000. So your cost per page is very cheap! This type of printers are the workhorses of printshops like Kinko's and many companies.

I just printed off a 110 page edocs legal set in under 5 minutes!

I stil have the Lexmark T522 so I can send two jobs to the printers at once (you know on those last days of the month!)

BEFORE you buy anything.. make sure it can handle PCL5 & 6 (printer control language) commands that most sw print drivers require.

You can even considering leasing one of the high speed copier/printers that include the toner and maint if you have 25 sets per month to print and not ever have to worry about being down for long.

Just my $02 worth!
Bob

Reply by Nd_WA on 2/13/06 4:54am
Msg #96594

Re: The Best printer...Yet,

print speed and cost maybe your main objective in finding a printer that fit your business need. One important detail that everyone doesn't seem to care or pay attention to is the rated workload (Monthly Duty Cycle). A printer rated at 10K pages MDC is recommended by the manufacture for printing of 333 pages per day(10k/30), therefore, excessive use would reduce it's useful life and/or required frequent maintenance.

Reply by MistarellaFL on 2/13/06 11:23am
Msg #96650

I love the Bro 5140, I have 2, but

I have a few printing problems (won't choose proper tray) with certain programs (like Elynx and MRG). Not enopugh to trash them, tho. They are great with adobe and many other programs.
When my 2 Brother HL 5140's peter out, I will be spending my dime on an HP, because theirs are true PLC and the Brother only emulates PLC, therefore some programs do not work well with Bro.

Reply by srnotary_CA on 2/13/06 11:36am
Msg #96655

Re: I love the Bro 5140, I have 2, but

I like my brother MFC 8820D it has the sual trays and I have never had a problem geting it to chose the right paper tray. It prints quickly which is a big bonus.