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Printers Well Suited to the Office Environs

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Date: February 23, 2010

New York, NY -- PC Magazine released in December 2009 a list of their top printers for business use. The machines chosen cover the entire spectrum both in printing and in the type of office that each would suit. If we have reviewed it at Castle Ink, then you can follow a link to the full review. In finding a printer for your home or home office, one must keep in mind not only the duty cycle (the number of pages your printer can handle each month) and the paper handling capabilities. Here they are:

  • Brother MFC-8480DN
    Highlights: AIO monochrome laser(print, scan, copy, fax), 32ppm print speed, Ethernet connectivity, good output quality, legal-sized scanning glass, 50-page ADF, 300-page input capacity
    Monthly Duty Cycle: 30,000 pages
    Price: $400 street
  • Canon Color ImageClass MF8350Cdn
    Highlights: 4-in-1 AIO color laser(print, scan, copy, fax), 21ppm print speed, Ethernet connectivity, good output quality, 50-page ADF, 550 page input capacity
    Monthly Duty Cycle: 40,000 pages
    Price: $699 direct
  • HP LaserJet P4014n
    Highlights:     Monochrome laser, 45ppm print speed, Ethernet connectivity, good output quality, 600-page input capacity (expandable up to 3,100 pages), optional duplexer available
    Monthly Duty Cycle: 175,000 pages
    Price: $899 direct
  • Konica Minolta Magicolor 1600w
    Highlights: Color laser, 20ppm print speed, USB connectivity, high text output quality, 200-page input capacity, very small footprint
    Monthly Duty Cycle: 35,000 pages
    Price: $180 street
  • Lexmark C544dn
    Highlights:     Color laser, 25ppm print speed, Ethernet connectivity, excellent output quality, autoduplexer, 250 page input capacity (expandable to 900 pages)
    Monthly Duty Cycle: 55,000 pages
    Price: $499 direct
  • Xerox Phaser 6280DN
    Highlights:     Color laser, 31ppm print speed, Ethernet connectivity, excellent output quality, autoduplexer, 400 page input capacity (expandable to 950 pages)
    Monthly Duty Cycle: 70,000 pages
    Price: $649 direct
  • Xerox Phaser 7500/DN
    Highlights:     Color laser, 35ppm print speed, Ethernet connectivity, excellent output quality, autoduplexer, 600 page input capacity (expandable to 2100 pages), prints pages up to tabloid size (11” x 17”)
    Monthly Duty Cycle: 150,000 pages
    Price: $3300 direct

BY ADAM HAIGH, Editor