Posted by Terrie Sliger on 12/16/09 12:20pm
Msg #314602

dual tray printer

What is a good dual tray printer to buy

Reply by jba/fl on 12/16/09 12:36pm
Msg #314606

there are two camps: HP and Brother

Both have great advantages. A lot will depend on what you want it to do, how long you plan to be in business, amount of business you are doing, going to do, operating costs and how much you have to invest.

There has been much discussion here, many times. Use the orange search button and input printers - go from there.

Reply by enotary/va on 12/16/09 12:46pm
Msg #314613

Re: there are two camps: HP and Brother

I have both, Hp and Brother in case one stops working I can still do docs. One of the things I would check if I was looking for a new printer is the cost of toner. I think you will find the Brother cheaper to print with because of the toner cost. I have two computers so I have the HP on one and the Brother on the other in case of a problem with computer or printer. Not long ago the Brother was on sale...

Reply by PAW on 12/16/09 7:08pm
Msg #314678

Re: there are two camps: HP and Brother

The reason HP cartridges are more expensive is that each cartridge contains a new drum, roller and mat. With Brother, when the drum goes out, you have to replace it, which costs a lot more than a few toner cartridges.

Reply by Stamper_WI on 12/16/09 12:48pm
Msg #314614

Brothers are easy to refill yourself

At about a third of the cost of a new cartridge.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 12/16/09 12:50pm
Msg #314615

Re: Brothers are easy to refill yourself

But didn't I hear the drums are separate? Where in the HP the toner and drum assembly are all one (which is why they're a bit pricier)..I could be off base here but isn't that what someone said here in a previous discussion?

Techie I'm not..expecially with hardware...

Reply by TRG_wy on 12/16/09 1:11pm
Msg #314620

Re: Brothers are easy to refill yourself

you are correct. I have two HPs and a brother. Overall the HPs are much less expensive to use refilling my own toner and also buying new (refilled) cartridges.

My old 2200 bought new in 2001 is still running great and my newer 2300 going strong since 2005. The 2300 is on my network and available for all computers while the 2200 is connected directly to my desktop but is also a shared network printer for emergency backup.

Oh yeah, my Brother is sitting in the corner as a third emergency backup. Too expensive to run fulltime.

- Russ

Reply by Stamper_WI on 12/16/09 1:27pm
Msg #314623

Re: Brothers are easy to refill yourself

Brother drums last quite awhile. Why replace a drum if it's still good? For my Brother MFC8229 2 bottles of toner cost between $27-$30. That is for 2 refills of 5000 pg each. I usually replaced the cartridge afte 3-5 refills. In 4 yrs, I replaced the drum twice @ 160. I just got a brother MFC8480DN and it has increased my page output to 32 pgs a min. Up from 22 on the 8220. It's new enough that I haven't had any problems with it but then I am not expecting any either.
The 8220 is still good. It will be my backup. End of year and I got to looking at my deductions for taxes.

Reply by MW/VA on 12/16/09 3:20pm
Msg #314640

Re: Brothers are easy to refill yourself

I had stayed away from Brother printers because I had heard of the need to replace drums & that they were very expensive. I didn't have great luck with my HP printers, so I bought a Brother HL-5250DNT. It is great. Toner & drums are inexpensive through LP Products. I also took a warrranty, so if I encounter a problem, Brother will replace it. So far I really like it--fast (35 ppm) and very cost-effective to operate. I wish I had done it from the beginning.

Reply by Gary Boehm on 12/16/09 12:41pm
Msg #314610

dual tray printer

My first dual tray was an HP 2200 that I bought used on eBay. I eventually moved up to the biggest and fastest I could find at the time which is the HP 4300.

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 12/16/09 12:44pm
Msg #314611

I still have my 2200 - used on e-bay...3.5 years later still

cranking away....I swear by HP

Reply by NewPhoenix on 12/16/09 4:41pm
Msg #314664

Want my old one for spare parts??? :)

Hey Linda do you want my old one for spare parts? It has been sitting on my dryer since I replaced it with the 4300. I had just opened up a new toner cart for it and printed the first six pages of a doc set when it stopped feeding paper. I'll sell the cart to you anyone for $10 plus ship? Trade for paper? Any takers?

Reply by Ilene C. Seidel on 12/16/09 5:26pm
Msg #314670

I have a hp 2420 and hp 2015 both are good and reliable. The 2420 I've had for years (thru the boom) and just had a major repair but had extended ins on it so didn't pay a thing.

Reply by GOLDGIRL/CA on 12/16/09 5:27pm
Msg #314671

Thanks to someone's post here a few months ago, I converted my single tray HP into a a letter/legal printer, using the tray for legal and the Multipurpose pull-down feeder for letter. It works great - but if you have super uber printing needs, it may not be enough for you. I called HP tech support on how to teach my printer to select the right size paper. I have a P2015d (d for duplex) - It didn't cost much - $100-ish - so I bought two - that way I print both copies at once if I'm in a hurry...

Reply by Jim/AL on 12/17/09 10:51am
Msg #314738

Glad that is working for you Goldgirl. n/m