New Worgroup networked printer
New Worgroup networked printer
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Looking into purchasing about 6 new workgroup printers. Curious what any suggestions might be as well as some horror stories. Any suggestions helpful regardless of brand.
Thanks in advance,
Thanks in advance,
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RE: New Worgroup networked printer
E.g., if you are replacing local printers, remember that you are paying people to go to the workgroup printer to pick up their print jobs. Is that walk productive?
If you are paying a particular person, or whoever is most desperate when the paper runs out, to walk to a central store and come back with a ream or a case of paper, it may be cheaper to just have the paper delivered to the workgroup printers and stored there. Toner, too.
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I would look at the HL-2270DW for pretty low volumes (it is nice and compact but also does duplex). Or, the HL-5370DW for higher volume, say up to 3000 per month.
If you need something that can copy and fax the MFC-8890DW is a really nice unit. It also does double sided copies.
I would note that you cannot really do envelopes with these printers. They crease them really badly.
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Recently, I installed a Color LaserJet CP2025n for our art department.
The color carts are relatively small, though, although they load easily (open the front, pull out a tray, drop in the cartridge). I have not yet had to do a maintenance kit on it, so I don't know how difficult service is (i.e. changing the fuser)
Honestly, for a high-workload color laser printer, you're not going to find one that is really rugged in the $250-$450 range. At that price range, you're looking at "disposable" printers, and not high-volume, high lifetime workgroup printers.
Just my 2¢
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I was also eyeballing the CP2025N as a possible replacement. If you dont mind, does it have the ability to turn off the toner replacement alarm? I would like to be the one to decide when the toner is out, not the machine. Also, what kind of load does your dept put on it on average?
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The load the Art Department puts on it is higher than I expected; I would say probably 500-1000 pages / week.
They seem to think that paper grows on trees or something. ;)
Just my 2¢
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