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Al Dykes wrote:
In general, the more expensive the printer the cheaper the cost per page for ink. "booklet format" is a function of the application software as far as I know. Maybe something like this comes with some pronter but I haven't seen it. Take a look at "FLipAlbum" http://www.flipalbum.com/products/fa/ It can be in the application, however when it is in the printer's driver...it is much better. :-) So far I have seen this feature in some Canon's. If I want to print a booklet, I do not need any alternative to Ms Word: the printer's driver does all the formatting. Cheers, Fabian |
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Try looking at the HP series of business inkjets or Color LaserJets. I
would look at models that have duplex printing and larger input and output trays. HP seems to have a better line of business printers than the other makers. Fabian wrote: Thanks to you all for your feedbacks. Many different nice suggestions. Maybe it is better I tell you what I need my printer for. For my business, I want/need to print on demand company correspondance (invoices, commercial letters) with letterheads, envelopes with Royal mail digital stamps, a few hundreds leaflets or brochures or business cards when required. I would need to be able to print 200/300 sheets each time and also good quality a bit thick paper. I would also to be able to print booklets (on demand). At the beginning, I will not have to print that much but later on hopefully, I could need to print 2000/3000 pages per month (guess). Cheers, Fabian |
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In message . com,
Fabian writes Thanks to you all for your feedbacks. Many different nice suggestions. Maybe it is better I tell you what I need my printer for. For my business, I want/need to print on demand company correspondance (invoices, commercial letters) with letterheads, envelopes with Royal mail digital stamps, a few hundreds leaflets or brochures or business cards when required. Business letters, leaflets and brochures will be better done on a laser. A laser will need more expensive envelopes (special laser ones otherwise the glue melts when it goes through the printer!) I would need to be able to print 200/300 sheets each time and also good quality a bit thick paper. I would also to be able to print booklets (on demand). If you are going to be doing much of this you will probably need automatic duplexing, and possibly a prog like fineprint that will organise the order of page printing for you. At the beginning, I will not have to print that much but later on hopefully, I could need to print 2000/3000 pages per month (guess). This level of printing is also suggesting to me that you would be better off with a laser. Doubtless people will now tell us how many millions of pages they print on inkjets every month! -- Timothy |
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measekite wrote:
Try looking at the HP series of business inkjets or Color LaserJets. I would look at models that have duplex printing and larger input and output trays. HP seems to have a better line of business printers than the other makers. Hi, I snooped the HP website: very very instructive. I discovered that starting from a colour laser of barely 300$, I need to spend about 1599$ for getting the automatic duplex (and a bit of more speed, a bit of higher printing capacity/month, but who cares). :-( Than, I have also noted that if I want A3 or photo printing, I'd better go to another category of printers as the all-in-one printers (as someone suggested me). So, these huge differences in prices are due not to software, not to electronics, but to mechanics. I know that I am probably saying obvious things for you...ehi, I'm just learning. :-) Thanksa lot. Cheers, Fabian |
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This page: http://www.theprinterdatabase.com/search/index.ehtml Allows you to play with typing in various options and you can see what suggestions it comes up with. The other thing which has been mentioned in passing is running costs. If you end up doing 3000 pages a month a saving of only 1p per page soon adds up. You may also want to consider various leases at a fixed cost per page type thing. -- Timothy |
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In message .com,
Fabian writes wrote: Fineprint? Ok. I saw a few Canon's that had a "booklet" format directly in the (software) drivers. I thought that every brand had its own "booklet" printing format, but apparently it is not. This level of printing also is suggesting me that you would be better off with a laser. Doubtless people will now tell us how many millions of pages they print on inkjets every month! This is a surprise for me: if I want/plan to print millions of pages/months I'd better buy an inkjet? No! I reckon you need a laser but it wouldn't surprise me if someone on here says they manage to print thousands of pages a month with an inkjet, personally I would find that excruciating. I started thinking about a laser because of the better quality of the colour. And because colours are more stable, indipendent by weather conditions (but, is this correct?). If you are wanting to print lots of photos on quasi photographic paper then you probably want an inkjet. If you want to print a batch of a few hundred leaflets/flyers then you want a laser. As you move into the professional end of the lasers they change from halftone dithering to contone and have a much wider gamut - range of colours available. And what about particular kinds of papers and thik papers as the ones for the greeting cards? In the laser you need to use different glossy paper, I tend to use HP's laser soft glossy paper (largely because its fairly cheap and fairly available!) there are others around, Xerox has a very nice single sided glossy (photographic) paper (a sample came with my Xerox Phaser) but I suspect this is rather more expensive, but still cheaper than similar options for inkjets. The lasers tend to have a special tray/side entry for thick stock/envelopes or various other weird things you may want to put through it. -- Timothy |
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In message .com,
Fabian writes wrote: The major expense of printers is the consumables. Why do you think HP can sell the apollo for $50.00? I have used up a color cartridge cleaning the heads on a black cartridge. A tech told me, "If a printer does not cost $300.00, it is not worth fixing." This samsung looks like a good buy. http://www.superwarehouse.com/Samsun...N_XAA/p/406185 Well, comparing to HP prices..it's amazing. However, I have never seen Samsung printers in offices. How's the quality/reliability? I think you will find the Samsung looks remarkably like the Xerox http://www.theprinterdatabase.com/profiles/by-id/6322/ There is also something else that needs to be said about the low end machines: WORK OUT THE RUNNING COSTS If you search the reviews the cost of an a4 colour page from this machine is about 10p more than the Kyocera fs-c5016 if you end up at 3000 pages pre month, thats quite a difference. -- Timothy |
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wrote: This page: http://www.theprinterdatabase.com/search/index.ehtml Allows you to play with typing in various options and you can see what suggestions it comes up with. The other thing which has been mentioned in passing is running costs. If you end up doing 3000 pages a month a saving of only 1p per page soon adds up. You may also want to consider various leases at a fixed cost per page type thing. Thanks very useful link. Just what I was looking for. Cheers Fabian |
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