Looking for a laser MFP

leehal

I have just started my own business working from home and I am looking for a colour laser printer/scanner/copier/fax machine that works well with both Mac & PC.

My budget is around £500 and I obviously would like the best machine I can buy for this amount. Printing/copying wise I would expect to do no more than 200 pages per week (on average).

Thanks in advance.

Marty999

I have been buying OKI MC-350 machines for my firm, for £230 each with a 3 year guarantee. They do not have the fax function though, but I believe the MC-360 model does. These printers are great and they take compatible cartridges @ £25 each rather OEM cartridges @ £75 each.

diable

do you really need colour?

Owain_Moneysaver

You can usually fax from a PC, which may be cheaper than having a MFP with a fax function. Incoming faxes can be handled by a fax-to-email service.

I would suggest getting one with a built-in double-side printing facility to save paper.

Personally I like Konica Minolta and would suggest the Konica Minolta magicolor 1690MFD. As always when buying a printer, check consumable costs.

Leasing a printer/MFD gives you a fixed cost per page and is fully tax deductable.

Savvy_Sue

Original thread on Small Biz is here, in case you didn't see the final answer there.

We have a couple of HP 1312 MFPs which we're very happy with, but I can't speak to their ability to talk to Macs! Separate toner cartridges, which I get refilled ...

fguk

Can highly recommend the Brother 9000 range. The software is head and shoulders above anything HP currently provide in my opinion.