printer recommendation request

[Steve Parker]

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Subject: Filepro-list Digest, Vol 80, Issue 8




John Esac wrote:


> 1) What would be wrong with the next model up in the series, the 4350?
> Aren't they available... Even after market (unused) if they have been
> disco'd. These are an absolutely fantastic (and FAST!!!!) printer. I'm 
> pretty sure they take 3 trays... I've seen them with 2 500 
> sheet additional trays. I'm guessing you could do three.

> 2) I used to go through the 3 colored sheets thing to 
> imitate and old pre-printed set of colored forms. Yellow, 
> Green and Blue. It was a huge pain. Buying the different colored paper,
> loading one of the trays with reegular white when that was needed, etc.

Nothing is wrong with this model if the volume justifies the investment!
I've implemented this in cases where thousands of pages are printed every
month, so there are multiple 4350TN printers for redundancy, and the cost is
covered in many ways. 

A couple of years ago I implemented two for a client still using Dot Matrix
printers and forms, so the savings in the cost of the forms paid for the
printers pretty quickly. Multiple colored forms saves in sorting them when
it comes time to mail them. Three form commands prints three slightly
different forms from three separate trays in a matter of seconds, with an
optional "packing slip" form that prints on plain paper.

The Invoicing printer has a total of 4 500-sheet paper trays, two white, one
yellow and one pink. Cost per page for toner / drums is less than a penny,
and they purchase the colored paper at close to the same cost as the plain
white paper because of the volume.

The most time consuming portion of the setup was in the setup of the
original form, where the use of Print Codes for the fonts is cumbersome,
trial and error, but the results are great. The forms look great and because
they are generated from internal fonts they print instantly.

The client opted for an extended HP warranty and have had two trays replaced
at no charge so far. No other service issues in three years except normal
cleaning and pinch rollers, which I perform for them.

The second laser is in the office and prints IE reports (eBay and such),
filePro reports, QB Checks, etc. The trays are set up so that the "plain
paper" trays are "linked" so that when the first runs out of paper, the
printer goes to the next tray. The other trays are defined at the printer
with "custom" paper of one type or another, depending on their use. Prevents
checks being over written by filePro.

But for the current example, I believe John's solution is the best and most
cost effective! Just wanted to detail my answer a bit more for someone with
a similar application.

Steve Parker
ABC Computing Services