in search of 11x17 laserprinter - multifunction?

[Anonymous]

I've looked for a comparison site on the internet, but I cannot find one
that compares features including paper size..... so I ask here:

For a new field office, we need 11x17 laser quality printing - volume will
not be huge but it probably would consume about a 500 sheet ream each week
(projected worst case - most often less than this). We'd like to spend
<$1000 but this is not set in stone if a solution materializes at a
reasonably higher cost. I greatly prefer laser printers - but will
entertain inkjet suggestions if there's a bulletproof model out there whose
ink system is reliable & whose line quality is truly equivalent to 600dpi
laser.

Lastly... is there a black & white multifunction machine (fax, scan, print &
copy) that will handle 11x17 paper? While I'm shooting for the moon, how
crazy would it be to add color output w/ laser b/w quality?

TIA

[Anonymous]

You're asking for a low quality printer that will break in a year....

Spend the bucks and get a good quality laser 11x17 printer from HP. Then
find an inexpensive fax/copy/scanner for about $400. The HP will last for
many many years and if you want the fax, scanner, and copier to last many
years also, you'd get individual, quality, products there as well. Or you
could get a high quality all in one center, but you're looking at at least
$8000 (starting price) for one of those.

Those multi-function (all-in-one) stations are fine for home use, but at
even ~26,000 prints a year (that's just prints not copies, faxes, scans,
etc) those all-in-one stations will just fall apart. They are not intended
for corporate use and IMO, they barely make it into the SOHO market.

We just got a color laser here. It was about $4000-$5000 for one that
handles 17x11 (basically when you are talking about these corporate laser
printers, it's just a matter of adding a tray). We got the Lexmark C910.
The color cartridges (there's 3 of them) are about $300 each and can handle
about 14,000 copies each. The B&W cartridge is about $200 and can handle
the same capacity. So for you and depending on how much color you printed,
you'd be spending about $1000 every 6 months just for cartridges.

Hit www.hp.com, www.epson.com, www.lexmark.com and www.xerox.com and see
what is available as well as pricing info. Once you decide on what you want
you can search the web for better pricing most of the time.

--
Kevin Nehls

[Anonymous]

We are using a HP5000 Laserjet for 11x17 & 8.5x11, works great, good
quality.


"Kevin Nehls" wrote in message
news:BF3B37E1DD8B9C19A44AB10F9388E52A@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> You're asking for a low quality printer that will break in a year....
>
> Spend the bucks and get a good quality laser 11x17 printer from HP. Then
> find an inexpensive fax/copy/scanner for about $400. The HP will last for
> many many years and if you want the fax, scanner, and copier to last many
> years also, you'd get individual, quality, products there as well. Or you
> could get a high quality all in one center, but you're looking at at least
> $8000 (starting price) for one of those.
>
> Those multi-function (all-in-one) stations are fine for home use, but at
> even ~26,000 prints a year (that's just prints not copies, faxes, scans,
> etc) those all-in-one stations will just fall apart. They are not
intended
> for corporate use and IMO, they barely make it into the SOHO market.
>
> We just got a color laser here. It was about $4000-$5000 for one that
> handles 17x11 (basically when you are talking about these corporate laser
> printers, it's just a matter of adding a tray). We got the Lexmark C910.
> The color cartridges (there's 3 of them) are about $300 each and can
handle
> about 14,000 copies each. The B&W cartridge is about $200 and can handle
> the same capacity. So for you and depending on how much color you
printed,
> you'd be spending about $1000 every 6 months just for cartridges.
>
> Hit www.hp.com, www.epson.com, www.lexmark.com and www.xerox.com and see
> what is available as well as pricing info. Once you decide on what you
want
> you can search the web for better pricing most of the time.
>
> --
> Kevin Nehls
>
>
>

[Anonymous]

We have both the HP5000 and HP8100 ... both are great (and use the same ACAD
drivers) HP8100 has a much higher duty cycle.
"Paul Houlker" <666paulh@rimex.com666> wrote in message
news:F77328CB9228C16A880AEFEE8271B991@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> We are using a HP5000 Laserjet for 11x17 & 8.5x11, works great, good
> quality.
>
>
> "Kevin Nehls" wrote in message
> news:BF3B37E1DD8B9C19A44AB10F9388E52A@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > You're asking for a low quality printer that will break in a year....
> >
> > Spend the bucks and get a good quality laser 11x17 printer from HP.
Then
> > find an inexpensive fax/copy/scanner for about $400. The HP will last
for
> > many many years and if you want the fax, scanner, and copier to last
many
> > years also, you'd get individual, quality, products there as well. Or
you
> > could get a high quality all in one center, but you're looking at at
least
> > $8000 (starting price) for one of those.
> >
> > Those multi-function (all-in-one) stations are fine for home use, but at
> > even ~26,000 prints a year (that's just prints not copies, faxes, scans,
> > etc) those all-in-one stations will just fall apart. They are not
> intended
> > for corporate use and IMO, they barely make it into the SOHO market.
> >
> > We just got a color laser here. It was about $4000-$5000 for one that
> > handles 17x11 (basically when you are talking about these corporate
laser
> > printers, it's just a matter of adding a tray). We got the Lexmark
C910.
> > The color cartridges (there's 3 of them) are about $300 each and can
> handle
> > about 14,000 copies each. The B&W cartridge is about $200 and can
handle
> > the same capacity. So for you and depending on how much color you
> printed,
> > you'd be spending about $1000 every 6 months just for cartridges.
> >
> > Hit www.hp.com, www.epson.com, www.lexmark.com and www.xerox.com and see
> > what is available as well as pricing info. Once you decide on what you
> want
> > you can search the web for better pricing most of the time.
> >
> > --
> > Kevin Nehls
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

Yep, excellent printer. We probably would have gotten that one if we where
going to go for just B&W. We are replacing an old 6+ year old ~500,000
copies HP 4MV with the Lexmark C910.

--
Kevin Nehls


"Paul Houlker" <666paulh@rimex.com666> wrote in message
news:F77328CB9228C16A880AEFEE8271B991@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> We are using a HP5000 Laserjet for 11x17 & 8.5x11, works great, good
> quality.
>
>

[Anonymous]

If you can't afford ~$1500 for a new HP LaserJet 5000 you might want to look for
a refurbished LaserJet 4V at about a third to half that. That takes care of your
11x17 laser printing. I'd get the fax and color printer as separate items:
all-in-one gadgets are almost always a compromise and there's also the "all your
eggs in one basket" aspect.

[Anonymous]

How about the small laserjets that share an ink system with the large format
plotters? Which model numbers are those & does anyone have experience with
one of these?

[Anonymous]

Take a look at the Ricoh AP2600N. B/W laser printer w/ opt. tray for 11X17.

[Anonymous]

I've got it's predecessor, AP2100 at home. Got it at tigerdirect for $300,
clearance price. It does great. I wish we had it hear at work. It has great
expandability.

Looks like the AP2600 has the same features.

"Coco" wrote in message
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> Take a look at the Ricoh AP2600N. B/W laser printer w/ opt. tray for
11X17.
>
>