* compact * laser AIO - does it exist?

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Andrew Hamilton

I need to get a laser printer + AIO for a small office - literally a
small office. Space, particularly height, is at a premium.

Any suggested vendors and models? Any vendors and models to avoid
like the plague?

I have the impression that Lexmark products are all pretty bad. Is
that true? (honest question, not a troll!)

-AH
 
Andrew said:
I need to get a laser printer + AIO for a small office - literally a
small office. Space, particularly height, is at a premium.

Any suggested vendors and models? Any vendors and models to avoid
like the plague?

I have the impression that Lexmark products are all pretty bad. Is
that true? (honest question, not a troll!)

-AH
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Lexmark inkjets are total garbage. I hear that their moderately priced
lasers are OK but I really am not sure. Stay away from Brother. HP
should be investigated.
 
Andrew Hamilton said:
I need to get a laser printer + AIO for a small office - literally a
small office. Space, particularly height, is at a premium.
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If you can skip the flatbed, there are some smaller models. The Brother
7225 claims to be 14.7" wide by 14.7" deep by 10.3" high. You'd need at
least a little free space over it to reach paper and buttons. Depends
on how far back under a cabinet it might be, too. The 7220 is the same
size, but only GDI and no Ethernet.

These are just specs from web pages; I haven't used either machine.
I have the impression that Lexmark products are all pretty bad. Is
that true? (honest question, not a troll!)
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High-end Lexmark printers are supposed to be very good. The low-end
stuff is very low. Personally, I avoid all Lexmark equipment because
their stance on chipped toner seems anti-customer.
 
Andrew Hamilton said:
I need to get a laser printer + AIO for a small office - literally a
small office. Space, particularly height, is at a premium.

Any suggested vendors and models? Any vendors and models to avoid
like the plague?
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In this part of the world Brother HL 2040 laser printer is on special
for $60, much less than the cost alone of its drum and toner.
Its fooprint is 13 inches square (measured) and it is about 6 inches
high. The paper drawer is underneath (as in HPs) and ouput lies
on top of the case.
 
Lexmark inkjets are total garbage. I hear that their moderately priced
lasers are OK but I really am not sure. Stay away from Brother. HP
should be investigated.
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What I'm finding is that you can have two of three, but not all three
in one (affordable) product. That's why I posted my question.

laser printer
compact
all in one
 
Andrew,
I have a Samsung SCX-4100 AIO. It Prints/Scans/Copies, it does not fax. But

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Size Specs:
The SCX-4100 AIO measures 9.4 by 16.6 by 15.8 inches (HWD) and weighs just
21.1 pounds.
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Thanks. I just read some reviews and the problem for me is that it
doesn't have an ADF. Right now I'm using a Canon MP 530, which is an
inkjet printer AIO. The ADF is a huge convenience factor for
scanning, copying, or faxing.

I'm afraid that if the tradeoff for having a compact AIO is no ADF,
then I'm going to have to find a way to live with an AIO that is not
so compact.

Tradeoffs. Always.

-AH
 
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