help with buying a printer

digp

need one for a small office.

needs to be black and white laser.
should be able to print on both sides.
economical to run.
should have or be able to have 2 trays (1 for lttrhead and 1 normal).

narrowed it down to:

HP laserjet P2015x
" " P3005D

views / suggestions invited.

thanks.

ukbill69

Go for the HP one, they are the best built and will last long.

digp

but which one of the two

has anyone used either ....... it's a minefield out there

harryhound

Which? has recently done a survey show that over the life of a printer the major cost is the print consumables.

Check the report then find out if you can get a third party replacement or cheaper still refill the print cartridge.

Harry

PS HP tend to be well engineered robust and reliable - and their UK MD was on the radio the other day winging about cheap refilled Tesco cartridges.

fguk

Well the two printers are separated by a few things....

I think either will do the job for you really well, the big consideration is do you need/want the higher tray capacity, print speeds and duty cycle of the P3005, because you have to pay for it!

I have used many HP printers, and supported many as well, in the end, so long as you specify the right one for your needs, you wont go far wrong.

digp

thanks fg.

what does duty cycle mean?

we print a lot!

fguk

In this context, duty cycle is pages per month.

From memory the P3005 has ten times the duty cycle of the lower model, but at 100,000 pages that is a lot of printing!

Its not that a printer with only a 10,000 page per month duty cycle wont print more, the components just arent designed for it.

Savvy_Sue

fguk wrote: »

Its not that a printer with only a 10,000 page per month duty cycle wont print more, the components just arent designed for it.

Which means if it breaks under guarantee, they'll say you were overusing it ...

had THAT argument with our photocopier supplier!