asked on

Best Multifunction Color Laser Printer

So... I'm getting tired of looking up reviews to try to find a good multifunction color laser printer as most reviews aren't too favorable of any of the printers and I am hearing some people saying that Brother is good and HP is bad, but reading reviews that are more favorable towards HP than to Brother. Would love to hear the opinion of professional users that have had good or bad experiences with them. I don't need to print a ton per month, but would prefer something relatively fast, yet not too expensive per page. I would like something that scans well and software management that organizes scanned documents would be a bonus, but not sure if anything decent comes with them.

David Johnson, CD

Colour Lasers are expensive per page, What is low usage? 1000 pages/month? /week? /day?

G27

ASKER

I won't use color much, but would like it if I need it. I have heard that some printers use the color cartridges when printing black, which would be bad. I am under 100 pages a week, so pretty low. I know that makes the cost of printing almost a non-issue, but I would rather not have to replace toner any sooner than I have to and I really want something that is reasonably fast, cost effective and reliable. It would also be nice to replace my flat bed scanner with something that would auto-feed. Duplexing is important as well.

David Johnson, CD

Each feature adds to the price:
Duplexing, Auto-Sheet Feed Scanning, Separate Black Cartridge,

nobus

i have an HP laserjetPRO 200 color (which is rather low cost) and am very happy with it
maybe something for you?
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Printers/HP-LaserJet/CF147A

G27

ASKER

ve3ofa, I understand that each feature adds to the price. I am just trying to list the features I am looking for and would appreciate some recommendations. I don't expect to pay $200 for a good multifunction color laser printer, but I am also not looking to spend $2,000 for the ability to print 50 ppm. I have seen what look like good multifunction color laser printers for $400 - $700, but they all seem to have their issues based on reviews. The problem is that you never know the experience level of the person doing the review. I figure that experts on here know whether a printer is actually good or bad.

Inobus, I'm looking for a multifunction color printer, not just a color printer.

So.. can I get some recommendations on good multifunction (all in one) color laser printers?

Thanks.

ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION

Joe Winograd

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

G27

ASKER

Joe, Thanks for the info. I saw the review for this and was impressed, but the reviews at Amazon talked about paper curling, which is worse the heavier weight the paper gets. Have you experienced this? How heavy is the paper you use? Also, I can't remember if it was this printer, but I saw a review that if you want to scan a legal sized document you can't use the auto-feeder. Have you tried scanning legal sized documents? Again, I don't recall if it was said of this printer or another one.

SOLUTION

Joe Winograd

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

SOLUTION

Joe Winograd

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial