Network Printer - Laser - B/W - Heavy Duty

[Guest]

I am looking for some suggestions on printers that meet the following:

1) NO "win"[mp] printers!
2) Hardware based PCL with PostScript support a plus
3) LASER
4) B/W
5) BUILT IN Ethernet Print Server or option plugin
6) Fax option included or upgrade later
7) At least TWO 8x11 drawers to hold plain paper and the other for forms
8) Should be fairly heavy duty robust for office work and be able to handle
large print jobs easily with page separators between jobs.
9) Small office share among 6-8 users so needs to be fairly robust/heavy duty,
with out being $2,000 either.
10) OS's include Linux and wimpdoze

HP, Lexmark, Brother, others???

I would prefer to have a printer that has an easily slide in board or similar
for the Ethernet Print Server versus an external print server device. Simply to
save clutter space and outlet space.

Any have any good experiences with a printer that meets the above they can
suggest?

Thanks!

 

[Warren Block]

I am looking for some suggestions on printers that meet the following:

1) NO "win"[mp] printers!
2) Hardware based PCL with PostScript support a plus
3) LASER
4) B/W
5) BUILT IN Ethernet Print Server or option plugin
6) Fax option included or upgrade later
7) At least TWO 8x11 drawers to hold plain paper and the other for forms
8) Should be fairly heavy duty robust for office work and be able to handle
large print jobs easily with page separators between jobs.
9) Small office share among 6-8 users so needs to be fairly robust/heavy duty,
with out being $2,000 either.
10) OS's include Linux and wimpdoze

Most of those are pretty easy except the fax option. With that, you get
into MFP territory, which is either low-end or high-end but very little
in the middle. HP used to have a fax receive module that could be added
to some printers, but it's long since discontinued.

This also depends on the workload. If you're printing more than a few
thousand pages a month, the low-end but expensive MFPs (LJ 3027, $1499)
are already out of their league. The high-end ones are above the given
price range.

There are other options: set up a computer as a fax receiver and just
have it print all jobs to the network printer. Or if you don't receive
many faxes, use a small standalone fax machine.

Either of those options would let you use something like an LJ4240 with
an extra tray.

If you're open to used options, any of the LJ4000/5000/8000 printers
would work, have PostScript, and can be had for a fraction of your
budget.

I would prefer to have a printer that has an easily slide in board or similar
for the Ethernet Print Server versus an external print server device. Simply to
save clutter space and outlet space.

All of the HP printers mentioned above take EIO JetDirects or have an
Ethernet interface built in.

 

[Elmo P. Shagnasty]

I am looking for some suggestions on printers that meet the following:

1) NO "win"[mp] printers!
2) Hardware based PCL with PostScript support a plus
3) LASER
4) B/W
5) BUILT IN Ethernet Print Server or option plugin
6) Fax option included or upgrade later
7) At least TWO 8x11 drawers to hold plain paper and the other for forms
8) Should be fairly heavy duty robust for office work and be able to handle
large print jobs easily with page separators between jobs.
9) Small office share among 6-8 users so needs to be fairly robust/heavy duty,
with out being $2,000 either.
10) OS's include Linux and wimpdoze

HP, Lexmark, Brother, others???

Xerox.

They even have a store on Ebay:

http://stores.ebay.com/Xerox-Factory-Outlet

Not much up there right now that meets your needs...so head to Xerox
directly:

http://www.office.xerox.com/printers/laser-printers/enus.html



Me, I went ahead and bought their new color one, the Phaser 6180.

 

[Guest]

Most of those are pretty easy except the fax option.

If it has a fax option, fine, if not no loss. Its not a deciding factor.

into MFP territory, which is either low-end or high-end but very little
in the middle. HP used to have a fax receive module that could be added
to some printers, but it's long since discontinued.

None of the MFP's within the budget will meet the "heavy duty/robust"
requirement.

There are other options: set up a computer as a fax receiver and just
have it print all jobs to the network printer. Or if you don't receive
many faxes, use a small standalone fax machine.

The fax option was just that an option, to have the ability to send faxes on the
network. The volume of fax outbound, is just not warranted to have it be an
issue. We already have a fax machine.

If you're open to used options, any of the LJ4000/5000/8000 printers
would work, have PostScript, and can be had for a fraction of your
budget.

Used, is not even a consideration. New only.