Small Business multifunction Printer

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I'm after one for my lab which will be printing invoices and delivery notes, along with some low volume graphics for advertising. It has to have a fax as well. As long as it isn't stupidly heavy on ink, I don't really mind what I get brand wise.

HP seem to have a reputation for poor reliability so I'm a little unsure about them.
The Brother MFC-845CW seems pretty good, but I have no experience with them. Wifi is nice to have, but networking is a must. Budget is £300 or less ex VAT.

Does anybody have something that they reccomend. TBH as long as text is crisp and colour prints are ok, I'll be happy. And operates as a stand alone fax machine. And won't fall apart lol.
 
are canons going to be completely reliable, I have read a few bad things about them. The printer has to be 100% dependable as I will be using it for billing on a daily basis.

how about this: Lexmark X 9350 any takers?
 
SpeedFreak said:
are canons going to be completely reliable, I have read a few bad things about them. The printer has to be 100% dependable as I will be using it for billing on a daily basis.

how about this: Lexmark X 9350 any takers?
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dont touch lexmark (expensive replacement ink)

We use hp ones in work (on building sites) and they are reliable for what the guys give them abuse on a a daily basis)

Did you look at epson, they can be cheap on ink.
 
HP are probably the most reliable.
If the printer is that critical to your business get two identical models. Use one for the fax and the other for printing knowing that they can back each other up. That's what we do in our offices.
 
Ok, now I have a dilema. I have just come across the HP Photosmart C7180.
It seems to be almost the same as the HP Officejet Pro L7680, however a little less economical, and is a bit smaller.

Any more opinions or experience with these devices?
 
SpeedFreak said:
Ok, now I have a dilema. I have just come across the HP Photosmart C7180.
It seems to be almost the same as the HP Officejet Pro L7680, however a little less economical, and is a bit smaller.

Any more opinions or experience with these devices?
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Auto sheetfeeder is very useful for faxes.

Officejet should be cheaper to run.
From HP's own website, comparing black cartridges
Officejet - £22/2580 pages
Photosmart £21/1120 pages
 
Tomsk said:
Auto sheetfeeder is very useful for faxes.

Officejet should be cheaper to run.
From HP's own website, comparing black cartridges
Officejet - £22/2580 pages
Photosmart £21/1120 pages
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that is a good point, but then does the intergrated wifi make up for this. I guess I could always buy a bridge for the officejet. The thing is, the OJ Pro 7760 is almost perfect, but it is stupidly big for my lab.
 
Can you get a seperate printer and fax? If down time is a big no no, in a combined one loosing your printer, the fax goes, and vice versa.
 
Why the 7760?
We use a 6110 (current equiv. 6310) as our main printer/Fax and a 5710 (current equiv. 5780) as a backup. The 6110 has never failed BTW.
Also we NEVER send faxes direct from our PC's, we always print a hardcopy and fax that. It saves having to look up the file again, and hoping that no-one has changed it since it was faxed.
 
I have the c7180 and it prints ridiculously fast. Faster than any laser I've seen anyway. The paper literally flies out of the printer, even with the tray extended. :p
 
Energize said:
I have the c7180 and it prints ridiculously fast. Faster than any laser I've seen anyway. The paper literally flies out of the printer, even with the tray extended. :p
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how is the text in appearance, and is it ver heavy on ink?
 
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