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| Thread ID: 54026 | 2005-02-02 10:29:00 | Fax/scanner recommendations needed | Mercury (1316) | Press F1 |
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| 320781 | 2005-02-02 23:19:00 | You mean which brand? Another Brother, Due to being the easiest available through my...uh.... internal channels. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 320782 | 2005-02-03 00:22:00 | Our HL730 is getting a bit old. Nice to see that HL1430 is now $216, less than the cost of a new drum for our one ... | TonyF (246) | ||
| 320783 | 2005-02-03 00:25:00 | HL1430 is what i purchased, Seems a little toy like in stature...... $216 is less then it cost me wholesale. Hate it when that happens. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 320784 | 2005-02-03 00:42:00 | $216 is less then it cost me wholesale. Hate it when that happens. You must have a word with your "internal channels" ..... Cheers T |
TonyF (246) | ||
| 320785 | 2005-02-03 00:59:00 | I went through the same task just 3 months ago - first the printer threw a tanty, and then I sold both our fax and 5yr old scanner in the hope of purchasing an all-in-one (thus saving desk space). I settled on an HP PSC 2410 Photosmart all-in-one (h10025.www1.hp.com) which was on special at the time at warehouse stationary. Haven't had any problems with it at all, scans/faxes/prints excellent. I haven't had to buy new cartridges as yet, so can't comment on the price of those. We've also just bought an answermachine, and plugging it in via the multi-function was a breeze (all instructions in the HP manual). I'm not sure if they still sell the 2410 in shops, but can definately recommend the HP range of multi-functions. They also got good reviews in pcworld last year. Edit: it's also nice to be able to receive faxes and copy on copy paper rather than the standard reels that your average fax uses. |
Mary (6534) | ||
| 320786 | 2005-02-03 01:03:00 | Mmmm, off to the Noel Leeming site for a few prices: Cheapest plain paper fax $160 (bet it uses ink) Cheapest laser fax $500 HL 1430 printer $280 Cheapest scanner $200 If I go for ink fax/laser printer/scanner combination that's $640 - and 2 spare drums/cartridges in the drawer. A saving. If I go all laser & scanner that's $980 against $800 for the Brother MFC 9180. Then I'd have to have 2 spare drums in the drawer. (Price Spy found the MFC9180 cheaper but purchasing is still to come) Alternative is just to replace the fax cheaply, regret the on-going cost of ink and dream of opportunity missed. The Cheapest Solution is the One That Works. |
Mercury (1316) | ||
| 320787 | 2005-02-03 06:54:00 | Thanks Mary, yours seems to be in the price range of the one I was thinking about. The Brother has an auto-feeder as well which is quite useful. Options appear to be: 1. Take current fax in for a service, pay out $40 + ? + GST 2. Buy cheap fax 3. Buy multifunction machine. Disadvantages: 1. When technology starts to go it can die fast - the microwave cost $45 to dump in a skip bin. 1a. Quality is usually better in upgrades 2. I'll probably regret the ink cost 2a. New things have a shorter half-life than the old 3. Initial cost 3a. When it goes everything goes at once. 3b. New drums may cost more than a cheap laser printer - with new drum 3c. A vague feeling that some reports suggest that the earlier ones in particular tried to do too much and weren't successful at any of them. (Mary's comment that she is happy with hers helps allay this fear). Thinking over the weekend required. Thanks everyone for helping clarify the thoughts. |
Mercury (1316) | ||
| 320788 | 2005-02-10 01:42:00 | Well after due consideration I went for a Brother MFC 8440 which I hope will work with the answer machine (forgot this one till today. Comes of making rushed decisions - ie in less than a week :) ) It should solve the fax, copying, laser printer problem with a spot of scanning thrown in for good measure. Digital Shop had it at the cheapest price with overnight delivery - subject to the whims of the courier. Ordered it Monday lunchtime and am still waiting. Digital Shop have been on to them on my behalf and it is apparently now on a truck. Our problem is that although it is a 30 minute drive to the Sky Tower in Auckland we have an RD in our address. Couriers happily pick things up from suppliers then head back to base to study their Interplanetary Galactic map. If, 3 days later, you contact them they say they have staffing problems - their Martian translator went out to lunch in 1903 and hasn't yet returned. Great. |
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