Good high quality, high volume laser printer for around 1000

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 2:14 pm

Just as the title states. My company has been using Lexmark Optra printers for a long time but they stopped making the models we used (T610, S1625, T520 and T522).

We have tried switching to dell's version which is just a repackaged lexmark, but they suck so much its not funny.

Any suggestions from peeps in the industry?

Thanks.

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 4:36 pm

how many sheets of paper you looking to push?

My school had the HP laserjet 4100(or was it 4200) set up in classrooms all over the place, and the only thing muffed about printing at the school were incompent people watching the print queues(they had a NT print queues for all the printers, even tho the printers came with HP's interal print server, and duplexers, which only a few were aware of. I choose to print directly). Printers themselves were excellent workhorses.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 4:48 pm

HP, Xerox and Lexmark(laser only) make good printers. At school, we have the Lexmark Optera T612 and they work great.

I'd believe that HP would be the best in this field.

Honest Bob · Post by **Honest Bob** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 5:08 pm

Yeah the HP 4X00 series rock.

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 5:26 pm

So Jmeat, does your company need someone to haul away the old printers...

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Sat Jan 31, 2004 9:46 pm

If you feel like dumpster diving, you can haul as many away as you want!

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Sun Feb 01, 2004 1:33 am

Just so you know DELL owns Lexmark.... and have so for some time now.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Arial" size="3">Originally posted by JMEaT:
....dell's version which is just a repackaged lexmark</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

All the NEW models since Q4 of 2002 have been Dell printers with a "LEXMARK" badge

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Sun Feb 01, 2004 7:59 am

Does the 4xxx series have an optional add on secondary tray?

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sun Feb 01, 2004 8:45 am

When did this buyout happen? According to the Lexmark.com website it didn't, as Lexmark International Inc. is still an independent, publically-traded company.

Here's the only reference to Dell in Lexmark's 2002 Press Releases.

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Sun Feb 01, 2004 11:18 am

Thanks for the feedback! I'm tired of IT ordring crap without clearing it with the people that have to support it. (IT = not my Dept.)

My boss asked my opinion and it helps that he likes HP printers too.

Honest Bob · Post by **Honest Bob** » Sun Feb 01, 2004 12:42 pm

You can get nearly anything for those HP's. The model number tells you what your getting. A 4200N = 4200 + jetdirect card. I think the 4200TN would be a 4200 + second tray + jetdirect.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Sun Feb 01, 2004 10:26 pm

We have had VERY good experiences with the Brother HL 1470 Laser printer. A page every 6 seconds. Great quality - never broken down in 2 years with 10+ peeps using it.