All-in-one printer: Suggestions please
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@momurda said in All-in-one printer: Suggestions please:
@thanksajdotcom Yes one thing i will say is I dont use refurbs on big $20k copiers. Those are always under maintenance agreement so the toner comes with that. Only on the All in Ones or desktop printers.
I have never had a refurb cause problems other than not lasting as long or not being read(not a problem on Brother printers). the refurb'd high yield toners are 22.99 where i get them vs 87.99 OEM on amazon for one of my printers.Guessing either the TN650 or TN750? Also, yes, the cost savings can be substantial, but I personally would say if you have a good VAR that you can get good pricing through, it costs more, but I'd still stick with OEM. This might be something that we just have different approaches on, and that's fine. If you have a managed print contract, where they provide the toners, that's great, but I worked at a place that did that and the toners broke more machines than the money was saved. Granted, they were all little HP 1066 laser printers, so not exactly expensive to replace, but still, a headache. Also, if you don't have multiple toners on-hand, and one reman'ed doesn't work, you're SOL. I've seen that happen too.
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Apparently the only product we can choose is Canon as per their hardware catalog! Anyone used a Canon product before?
Available models are
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I had one Canon printer once, never again. Learned my lesson.
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That gives me some confidence!
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@Ambarishrh said in All-in-one printer: Suggestions please:
That gives me some confidence!
Just remember, it is only a printer
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Given that it is just an all in one printer, does the quality or reliability really play into it that much?
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@StrongBad said in All-in-one printer: Suggestions please:
Given that it is just an all in one printer, does the quality or reliability really play into it that much?
It does to your sanity.
When you have users screaming at you all the time that their printer doesn't work, it drives you mad.
While a much larger desktop machine I love our Laniers. They seem to require a minimal amount of maintenance and just do a good job.
https://i.imgur.com/wdQGNbG.png
We have a floor version of a Konica Minolta AIO - the one thing that drives me crazy about it is that you can't enter/edit the configuration while the machine is doing anything other than being idle. Due to our fax volume, this means that I must unplug the machine from the phone line and suspend the print queue to make changes to it.
The Laniers don't suffer this problem, nor has any other brand I've ever used.
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@Ambarishrh said in All-in-one printer: Suggestions please:
Apparently the only product we can choose is Canon as per their hardware catalog! Anyone used a Canon product before?
Available models are
I'm sorry you must deal with this. Canon machines ARE fairly durable, and are known to go basically not die. They are very similar to the HP LJ 4000 series. You still see Canons 15-20+ years later in production. However, you pay a HUGE premium for that, in the form of high-cost toners and the like.
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@Ambarishrh , do you have a limited selection in Canon to choose from, or just that you have to choose Canon?
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Also, is color still a requirement? Or can you go with a just b/w laser?
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Color still a requirement and the model that matches the req is Canon imageCLASS MF621Cn. The price point is big but yeah i guess this is what we can get.
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@Ambarishrh said in All-in-one printer: Suggestions please:
Color still a requirement and the model that matches the req is Canon imageCLASS MF621Cn. The price point is big but yeah i guess this is what we can get.
Just out of curiosity, why is Canon who you're stuck with?
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We have a global hardware catalog which is decided and agreed with vendors all around the world in all offices. I dont get involved in these decisions but the request for such device came from our India office and i was just helping them.
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@Ambarishrh said in All-in-one printer: Suggestions please:
We have a global hardware catalog which is decided and agreed with vendors all around the world in all offices. I dont get involved in these decisions but the request for such device came from our India office and i was just helping them.
Got it. I wasn't arguing it. I was curious but that, at least, I get.
