Need to buy Laser printer, Lexmark optra color 1200???

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I need to purchase a laser printer for my freelance work. It must be
able to output on tabloid paper. I'll probably go with a black and
white only printer but would prefer color. Everything I've seen is way
out of my price range but my inkjet is way too slow. I need to output
text heavy, 70+ page documents. This printer would only be used in my
home office. I do not need a network ready machine.

Any advise would be appreciated.

I've noticed a lot of Lexmark optra color 1200 printers for sale on
ebay that are going really cheap. Does anyone know anything about
these printers? I'm skeptical of such a good deal but can not find any
bad press on them. It appears that the toner for these machines is
still sold and I could download a print driver (I'm running OS 10.2 on
G4 mac).

I don't have a fixed price in mind. I depends on the printer but I
don't want to pay over $1000.

Megan
 
Megan said:
I need to purchase a laser printer for my freelance work. It must be
able to output on tabloid paper. I'll probably go with a black and
white only printer but would prefer color. Everything I've seen is way
out of my price range but my inkjet is way too slow. I need to output
text heavy, 70+ page documents. This printer would only be used in my
home office. I do not need a network ready machine.
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Are you positive you need a laser? Why? If you think you need something
speedy with a low cost of ownership look at HP's Business InkJet range.
Separate printheads and ink cartridges so you only replace what you
need. Fast printspeed and cost-per-page that is lower than HP's colour
lasers.
I don't have a fixed price in mind. I depends on the printer but I
don't want to pay over $1000.
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Look at the HP Business InkJet 3000.
 
Thanks for taking the time to share all this info. I'll keep it in
mind as I shop around. The only reason why I don't want to bite the
bullet and pay a bunch of money for a laser printer is that I am just
getting started in my freelance work and I'm not exactly sure what my
future printing needs will be. It is a risk that I might need to take.
All printers are "network ready", since it's the print server that controls
network access to the printer, not the printer itself.
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What I meant here is that I don't need a printer that is built for an
office full of people all sending jobs to the same printer at the same
time. One of my frustrations in shopping for a printer is that most
large format and/or color lasers are way more printer than I need. If
I could, I'd just buy one of the $200 b/w lasers that I've seen
advertised, but I HAVE to be able to print on tabloid.

Thanks again for your help. I need to make a decision quickly and I
don't want to resort to Kinkos.

Megan
 
I have found someone who has good conections for most things I need. PC
Replay is a company in Michigan that provided me with 2 excellent used laser
printers. I purchased an IBM NP 17 and a Lexmark Optra S 1650 from them.
Both are fully functional and the prices were more than fair. I did not see
any 11 x 17 printers there, but they may still be worth a try.

They have a small website, but it has their phone number on it.
www.pcreplay.com
 
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