When I purchased my color laser I was looking for the latest in toner manufacturing technology. I know Xerox and HP have competing technologies re: how their toner material is manufactured. In both cases the material is not pulverized into small, but not always uniform, size as with conventional black & color toner material. Rather, they literally grow the toner material like growing a crystl. The result is the toner material is small and very uniform in size. Tha advantages include less toner being splattered onto the target paper to get consistent coverage, higher yield per pound of toner material, crisper and more consistent output results, and lower cost per pound of toner material. I ended up getting an HP 3600n, which is not duplex - but they have a cousin color laser with the duplex feature (it is not an upgrade option, you must get it when you purchase the printer). I can't recall the name of the HP toner technology with the uniform particles. Also the 3600n comes with fully charged toners, as opposed to "short fill starter" toner that many printer manufacturers provide with a new unit (a clever lot, they think).
Xerox has a similar technology with their newer toner manufacturing process. Be sure to ask about it. I almost got a Xerox color laser before getting the HP unit. But the HP was only $700 last December, whereas the Xerox equivalent back then was about $500 more. I am very pleased with the 3600n, and the USB & built-in Ethernet (with internal Print Server) connectivity was a plus. The Print Server was simple to set up, and my LAN saw the printer immediately once I set the IP up (I use static IPs). I am certain the duplex model is a bit more than the 3600n model, but it ought to be within your target price. Ciao! Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tristan Leask > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [NF] Colour Lasers > > > Hi Guys, > > We are looking to invest in a colour laser printer. I think our > max spend is gonna be about £1000. A must is duplex printing, > plus it shouldn't cost an arm and a leg to buy colour toner cartridges. > > So far I am looking at a Xerox 6350DP where colour cartridges are > about £140 for 10000 pages and black cartridges are £55 for 10000 pages. > > > Has anyone else got any potential winners? > > Thanks > > > Tristan Leask > > Software Developer > Marine Software Ltd > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.marinesoftware.co.uk > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------------------------------------- > This email was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unless otherwise agreed > expressly in writing by Marine Software Limited, > this communication and attachments are to be treated as confidential > and the information in it may not be used or disclosed except for the > purpose for which it was sent. > If you are not the intended recipient of this communication you should > destroy it without copying, disclosing or otherwise using its contents. > Please notify the sender immediately of the error. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------ > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
