Printer advice

[MikeHiow]

Looking for something to replace an ageing Brother unit.

It is primarily used for printing customer documentation, so high quality prints are paramount.

Beyond that, it needs to be Laser, capable of Duplex printing and should have a network interface.

Currently looking at the Dell 3130CN (@£376 ex.vat) as the front-runner, but thought I'd check here as I'm sure there are a lot of people here with these sort of printers in use.

Thanks in advance

 

[MikeHiow]

What sort of volumes are you printing?

The initial cost of colour lasers pales into insignificance compared to the running costs in the longer term, especially if you're doing reasonable volumes.

We've stopped buying printers and lease Ricoh MFD's. The lease costs of the smaller machines are pretty low and the running costs are around 4.5p/page colour and 0.5p b/w - regardless of coverage, including full onsite support.

The Dell you've suggested costs over 8p/page at quoted yields - but if your coverage is higher then this will go up.

Where do you lease them from? Any chance you could drop me a trust so I can take a look at the costs?

Xerox MFD's here x10
Dell 3130's x5
HP 2055's x20
Dell 2330CN's x20

How do you find the 3130s?

 

[MikeHiow]

Just the one. Small business.

 

[MikeHiow]

It is a very real consideration. Our photocopier is being ever more problematic, so it may kill two birds with one stone.

 

[MikeHiow]

Right, it now looks like we should be replacing the Copier as well, so a MFP is going to be the way forward I think.

Suggestions?

 

[MikeHiow]

It looks like we're going to opt for the Dell 5130 at the moment. I'm just waiting for Dell to get back to me regarding me finding the printer £160 cheaper elsewhere.

It looks ridiculously fast though!